Grade 6 - Read twenty minutes aloud from Julius Caesar to an adult, and have them sign your reading log. Read Act III, Scene 2 in the book. Write a paragraph explaining why Brutus says he helped kill Caesar. Include one short quote from Brutus in your paragraph. Memorize your part in the short version of the play (handout).
Grade 7 - Read twenty minutes aloud from The Tempest to an adult, and have them sign your reading log. Read Act IV, Scene 1. How does Shakespeare portray marriage in The Tempest? Write a thoughtful 1/2 page answer, and use short quotes from Prospero and Ferdinand (using Shakespeare's words, not the translation). Finish your map of Russia, due tomorrow.
Grade 8 - Read twenty minutes aloud from Twelfth Night to an adult, and have them sign your reading log. Read Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2. Write a pledge of allegiance for the tiny country of Fort Bubbly.
