Question

Step One: Gathering Your Evidence
Revisit your notes, graphic organizers, and worksheets from the play. Write key points of evidence in the chart below. What did Brutus do and say that shows him to be a patriot? What did he do and say that makes him a betrayer? Then, decide what claim you will make.

Place your evidence from the play in the correct spaces.
Evidence for Brutus as a Patriot Evidence for Brutus as a Betrayer












Step Two: Writing Your Claim
Complete the following sentence: I plan to prove that...




Cross out "I plan to prove that." What remains is your clearly stated position.




Complete the following sentence: This matters because...




Cross out "This matters because." What remains is your purpose for writing.




Combine these two thoughts into one coherent sentence; this is your claim.




Your finalized claim:



Step Three: Identifying the Counterclaim
Complete the following sentence: My claim states that...




Cross out "My claim states that." What remains is your clearly stated position.




Complete the following sentence: Some may disagree with me because...




Cross out "Some may disagree with me because." What remains is the opposition's point of view.




Combine these two thoughts into one coherent sentence; this is the counterclaim.




Your finalized counterclaim:



Step Four: Planning Your Introduction
In this section of the organizer, you will plan your own introduction based on the prompt in the lesson. You may refer to the sample introduction from the lesson if needed.

Using the claim and counterclaim you have developed in steps 2 and 3, plan your introduction below.

Hook:


Bridge:


Counterclaim:


Bridge with transition:


Claim:


Step Five: Writing Your Introduction
Copy and paste your sentences from the plan in step four into paragraph format here. Read your completed paragraph to yourself and add transitions and domain-specific words to make your introductory paragraph flow from one idea to the next.

Answer 1

Answer:

We can say that Brutus was a patriot because he was fighting for the rights of the roman citizens, even though he made a plot against Ceasar. A sentence that supports the idea is: "With this I depart: that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death.". Two Ideas that counterpart the idea that Brtus was a patriot: 1) "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?" probably stating how he wanted caesar to be dead. and 2) "Caesar you can rest now, I didn't kill you half as willingly" expression that also denotes hate for the person who was governor.

Explanation: