Mr. David Eaton--English Department--Research Paper--Julius Caesar

SPQR
abbr. Latin
Senatus Populusque Romanus (the Senate and the people of Rome)

Library Resources
Virtual Reference Collection
ABC-CLIO-World History/ Ancient & Medieval Eras
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Literature Resource Center
World Book Online
Gale Student Resources in Context
Web Collection Plus Online Catalog
Academic Integrity
NoodleTools Citation System
Citation Machine

Before we begin the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar we need to do some research into some of the topics that are covered in the play. Your research paper must be done according to the MLA format, which will be gone over in class. Papers will lose points (and possibly fail) if these guidelines are not met.

Topic one: The Roman form of government
Relevance: The play takes place in ancient Rome and is very political in nature. Therefore it is integral to understand the form of government during this time in order to understand the play.
For this research paper, find out how the Roman Senate was set up and how it compares to our form of government. In the course of your research, find the meanings and functions of the following terms and incorporate some discussion of each into your paper:
Senator, Caesar, Praetor, and Consul.
Topic two: Leadership
Relevance: Arguments are made against Caesar’s ability to lead based on the conditions listed below. It is important to examine how these conditions actually impact a person’s ability to lead.
Examine the effect a leader's domestic relationships, physical condition, and/or athletic ability may have on his or her leadership abilities. Research historical and current leaders who dealt with questions about their leadership abilities because of one or more of these issues and include an analysis and conclusion based on this information in your paper.
Topic three: Elizabethan England during Shakespeare’s time
Relevance: Shakespeare wrote his plays with current events and loyalty to Queen Elizabeth in mind. In order to understand how the play was relevant to his time, and can continue to be relevant in our time, we must examine the political climate of Shakespeare’s time
research the form of government during Shakespeare’s time, and some of the domestic issues that the government had to deal with during his era. Include a discussion of how the issues that the play tackles (governmental overthrow, monarchy vs republic, and civil war) are relevant to Elizabethan audiences.
BEFORE READING
Topic four: Suicide across different cultures
Relevance: During the play, several characters commit suicide. The attitudes toward suicide in the play may differ from those that we hold in our society, or they may mirror them. This topic is serious and we need to understand its gravity before we encounter it in the play.
Research attitudes toward suicide held by the following cultures: ancient Roman, modern Japanese, and modern American. Compare and contrast these attitudes using evidence obtained from reputable sources, and draw some conclusion about the similarities and differences between these attitudes.
This paper will be done in stages: you will NOT be able to move onto the next stage until you have completed the stage before.
1. Stage one – Topic analysis and thesis generation due- Friday 3/25
2. Stage two – Preliminary works cited page due Wednesday 3/30
3. stage three- Introduction and 1st body paragraph due Friday 4/01 (no fooling)
4. stage four- Paper due Wednesday 4/6
5. Stage five- The mystery stage due ???????

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire-----March 25, 1911-----100th Anniversary

Cornell University-Remembering the Fire

                                                               

"It was Saturday, March 25, 1911. The work week was ending at the Triangle Waist Company factory in Lower Manhattan, and the men and women who operated the sewing machines and cut the cloth were pushing away from their tables, with some anticipating a night on the town and all looking toward their one day of rest.
On the 8th floor, flames suddenly leaped from a wastebasket under a table in the cutters’ area.
While workers frantically struggled with pails of water to douse it, the fire hopscotched to other waste bins and snared the paper patterns hanging from strings overhead.
The fire spread quickly — so quickly that in a half hour it was over, having consumed all it could in the large, airy lofts on the 8th, 9th and 10th floors of the Asch Building, a half block east of Washington Square Park.
In its wake, the smoldering floors and wet streets were strewn with 146 bodies, all but 23 of them young women.
The Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, as it is commonly recorded in history books, was one of the nation’s landmark disasters, a tragedy that enveloped the city in grief and remorse but eventually inspired important shifts in the nation’s laws, particularly those protecting the rights of workers and the safety of buildings.
The tragedy galvanized Americans, who were shaken by the stories of Jewish and Italian strivers who had been toiling long hours inside an overcrowded factory only to find themselves trapped in a firestorm inside a building’s top floors where exit doors may have been locked. At least 50 workers concluded that the better option was simply to jump.
Triangle was one of the nation’s largest makers of high-collar blouses that were part of the shirtwaist style, a sensible fusion of tailored shirt and skirt. Designed for utility, the style was embraced at the turn of the century by legions of young women who preferred its hiked hemline and unfettered curves to the confining, street-sweeping dresses that had hobbled their mothers and aunts."  New York Times, Friday March 25, 2011

Ms. Debra Benowitz, Mr.Ira Sterne-----Global Studies-----Group Project

Library Resources

Web Collection Plus Online Catalog

Virtual Reference Collection

ABC-CLIO American History; World History/Modern Era

Issues and Controversey in American History

Proquest Historical NY Times (from 1851)

Gale Student Resources in Context

Academic Integrity

NoodleTools Citation System

Citation Machine

Students will be guided to appropriate print selections by the Information Specialist.

Each group will create a display in the form of a graphic organizer. Graphic organizers can be timelines, flow charts, graphs, concept maps, etc. The display must include several pictures, charts, maps, and/or graphs for visual description. The displays will be used oral presentation. All group members must take part in the creation and presentation of the given subject. Excessive absence and/or absence during the oral presentation will result in the expectation of a written assignment. Please let your group’s members know if you will be absent during this time and make alternate plans to get your work to them. Members will be graded individually.

• Group One will label and describe the causes, events and effects of the Space Race during the Cold War Era.

• Group Two will label and describe the causes, events, and effects of the Arms Race during the Cold War Era.

• Group Three will label and explain the causes, significance, events and effects of the Vietnam War. Be sure to connect the war to Cold War issues.

• Group Four will label and discuss the causes, significance, events and effects of the Korean War. Be sure to link the war to Cold War issues.

• Group Five will label and describe the events related to President Kennedy and the Cold War. Be sure to include the causes, effects and significance of Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Group Six will label and explain the causes, effects of conflict, and contemporary issues concerning the Middle East (Israel and Palestine). Be sure to relate events to the Cold War Era.

Celebrate Pi Day-March 14, 2011

"Celebrate Pi Day with Illuminations Lessons and Activities

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What sounds like a delicious dessert but is actually a magical number? Yes, pi. Although the ratio has been around for 4,000 years, the symbol just turned 300 years old in 2006. The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by a Welsh man, William Jones, but it was made popular by Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737. Today your students can learn about pi in lessons and activities from Illuminations with delicious sounding names—Apple Pi and Pi Filling to mention a few—to whet your appetite for math. And for an additional serving of pi activities..."

                           National Counil of Teachers of Mathematics

Ms. Emma Domino--Childcare Lesson/Assignment

Using the websites below or finding your own, your group shouldcreate a math activity that will tie into the themes of the month of March i.e. spring, St. Patrick’s Day, or lions and lambs. Please print and save any important material. This includes instructions, pictures or templates you need to make your activity. Remember this should be challenging for the students. Your math problems should have activities from 1-20. they should incorporate both addition and subtraction.
Here are some websites to use:General March ideas:

http://www.learnnc.org/

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/
http://www.kinderthemes.com/
www.kindergarten2.homestead.com/march.html
www.firstschool.ws/theme/numbers
www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten
http://www.printables4kids.com/

St. Patricks Themes:

http://www.first-school.ws/
http://www.mathisfun.com/

March Is National Women's History Month

National Women's History Project

            Congressional Resolution Designating the Month of March as "Women's History Month"

Every year, the President issues a special Women's History Month Proclamation. The following resolution can be used as a model for your local school district or city council.

Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways;

Whereas American women have played and continue to playa critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home;

Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation;

Whereas American women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation;

Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement;

Whereas American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and

Whereas despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of American history:

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that March is designated as "Women's History Month. The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation each March, calling upon the people of the United States to observe March as Women’s History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

~ This resolution was passed by Congress in 1987 and successive years since then.

For more information about the origin of National Women's History Month, or the activities of the National Women's History Project, contact:

National Women's History Project

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

RL: http://www.nwhp.org/