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Julius Caesar Act III writing assignment

As a newspaper reporter for a Roman newspaper, you need to cover Caesars arrival at
the Capitol, his assassination, Brutuss speech, Marc Antonys speech, and the impact
each speech had on events that followed them.

As an objective (just the facts, maam) reporter and a noble Roman citizen, write a
feature article in which you give a factual report of these events.
Report your findings so that intelligent, careful thinking, noble Romans could use
your article as a basis for forming their own opinions.

Requirements
Headline (noun + active verb in present tense)
Lead
o Hooks the reader
o Answers who, what, where, why, when
Body
o Covers
Caesars arrival
Caesars assassination
Brutuss speech (summarize the speech and how he said it
Antonys speech (summarize the speech and how he said it)
Conclusion
o Impact of both speeches
o Prediction of where Rome is headed

Minimum of 1 double-spaced page


Active verbs (no more than three be)
Two sentence-composing tools bolded and identified in end note
Two rhetorical devices bolded and identified in end note
No spelling errors
Free from run-ons
Free from introductory adverb clause punctuation errors

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