Write Your Argument
Preface
So you know, when writing my introduction I thought the prompt was referring to whether Brutus was a betrayer or patriot to Caesar. After creating the outline I considered it might only be referring to whether Brutus was a betrayer or patriot to Rome.
First Draft Worksheet
Instructions: Copy and paste the following text into a document or create a document that contains the same information.
Using your essay in response to the unit's writing prompt, complete the following steps to improve your essay.
Introduction
Insert your introductory paragraph with your central claim. Include any revisions your instructor asked you to make.
Swiftly the blade slides out and plunges through flesh. Warm blood oozes from the wound and covers the hands holding the blade. In Julius Caesar the conspirators devise a plan to kill Caesar before he becomes the king. Each of them end up stabbing him. One at a time they drive their swords into Caesar, ensuring his death. Brutus and the other conspirators were only trying to protect the future of Rome. They wanted to keep the loving and caring Caesar from turning into an ambitious dictator. Caesar who wept for the citizens of Rome when they cried and refused the crown three times. Brutus was a betrayer, he killed Caesar, his loyal, benevolent friend and future ruler of Rome.
Idea Development
Write the body and conclusion of your argument in the space below.
Brutus loved Caesar, they were best friends. He supported Caesar, except in becoming king. Brutus believed that one man should not rule the country. He feared that if Caesar became king the power he gained would cause him to become a dictator. After he had killed Caesar,
Brutus told Caesar’s ghost, “Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will.”
Brutus killed himself because he loved Caesar and wanted him to finally rest in peace. However,
Brutus killed Caesar in the first place because he said he loved him. “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend
So you know, when writing my introduction I thought the prompt was referring to whether Brutus was a betrayer or patriot to Caesar. After creating the outline I considered it might only be referring to whether Brutus was a betrayer or patriot to Rome.
First Draft Worksheet
Instructions: Copy and paste the following text into a document or create a document that contains the same information.
Using your essay in response to the unit's writing prompt, complete the following steps to improve your essay.
Introduction
Insert your introductory paragraph with your central claim. Include any revisions your instructor asked you to make.
Swiftly the blade slides out and plunges through flesh. Warm blood oozes from the wound and covers the hands holding the blade. In Julius Caesar the conspirators devise a plan to kill Caesar before he becomes the king. Each of them end up stabbing him. One at a time they drive their swords into Caesar, ensuring his death. Brutus and the other conspirators were only trying to protect the future of Rome. They wanted to keep the loving and caring Caesar from turning into an ambitious dictator. Caesar who wept for the citizens of Rome when they cried and refused the crown three times. Brutus was a betrayer, he killed Caesar, his loyal, benevolent friend and future ruler of Rome.
Idea Development
Write the body and conclusion of your argument in the space below.
Brutus loved Caesar, they were best friends. He supported Caesar, except in becoming king. Brutus believed that one man should not rule the country. He feared that if Caesar became king the power he gained would cause him to become a dictator. After he had killed Caesar,
Brutus told Caesar’s ghost, “Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will.”
Brutus killed himself because he loved Caesar and wanted him to finally rest in peace. However,
Brutus killed Caesar in the first place because he said he loved him. “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend