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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Fate Versus Free Will

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students relate legends of lucky objects such as a rabbit's foot and principles of Feng Shui to fate and free will concepts that are expressed in Shakespeare's play, "Julius Casear". In small groups, they redesign the palace of Casear to...
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Following the Blood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students rehearse a scene from Julius Caesar and analyze how the physical aspects of stage direction impact the audience. In this Julius Caesar lesson plan, students use blood in the scene and analyze the direction and where the blood is...
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Choosing Sides

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the alliances in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the play and act out the conflict and controversy among Brutus, Caesar, Cassius, and Marc Antony.
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Good Words are Better than Bad Strokes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research negative campaigns and propaganda and then interpret characters from Julius Caesar in that light. In this negative campaign lesson plan, students take the character and create visual images to depict the...
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Bridging the Language Gap

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students gain an understanding of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the second act of the play and then rewrite the original passages in today's English.
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Editing the Conspiracy: Julius Caesar

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice close reading skills to edit the text of Julius Caesar as they read. They identify the features of the conspiracy. They discuss use of image of dark and light in the text.
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Characteristics of Point of View and Dialogue

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover the impact of dialogue Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama instructional activity, students read selected scenes and note the point of view and dialogue in the scenes.
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Let the Leader Beware

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the tone of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the first two acts of the play and discuss tone of the acts. Students also respond to questions about the characters and their motives.
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Words, Words, Words

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the first act of the play and then rewrite the original passages in today's English.
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Hear, Hear

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students participate in a listening assessment. In this listening skills lesson, students listen to presentations by classmates and then write essays about the use of dialogue in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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Caesar II

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create virtual Roman Empire by playing Caesar II CD-ROM game to support class reading of Julius Caesar.
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Caesar Ciphers: An Introduction to Cryptography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students brainstorm and discuss the concept of cryptography, the science of secrets in today's world and then focus on a system for sending secret messages used by Julius Caesar. They make a Caesar wheel assessing encrypting and...
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True and Honorable Wives?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners discuss whether men or women are smarter. They divide into groups and review Act 2 of Julius Caesar and look for incidents of characters reading or mis-reading "signs", and making either wise or foolish decisions.
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Caesar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine patterns of imagery in Caesar by using online resources. Students compare the patterns they see to those they've found in other Shakespeare plays. Then students draw conclusions about why Shakespeare might have used the...
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Choosing the Best Candidate

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Who would win an election between Napoleon and Julius Caesar? Group your class up to analyze and discuss which of their given choices would make the best presidential candidate, given specific criteria. The potential candidate list...
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It's All About Balance! Parallel Structure

For Teachers 9th Standards
I came, I saw, I conquered! Parallel structure, employed by writers even before Julius Caesar, is the focus of a lesson that teaches young writers the power of this rhetorical device. Class members analyze speeches by Dr. Martin Luther...
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Who Was Marc Antony?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between Marc Antony and Cleopatra.  In this World History lesson, students research Marc Antony, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, then answer specific questions about how they are all related. ...
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Augustus: First of the Roman Emperors

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore how Julius Caesar's military brilliance forged a new Rome, but Augustus' political genius made it an empire for the ages. Despite being Caesar's nephew and adopted heir, Augustus struggled for thirteen years to...
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The Secret life of Minor Characters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Julius Caesar line by line. They discuss what is going on in a particular scene. Each student in a group takes the role of an assassin and comes up with a clear characterization and motivation. They share and watch within...
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Great Caesar’s Ghost

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore ancient Rome. In this ancient Rome instructional activity, students research the Roman social classes and political structure. Students use their findings to write diary entries that describe daily life in Rome.
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Restaging Julius Ceasar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson looking at a major scene of a Shakespeare play. They assume the role play of being the director and apply problem solving skills in order to conduct the scene. Others must switch roles and take on the roles of...
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Lesson 9: Would the Real Portia Please Stand Up?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the subtext of the two scenes in which Portia appears. They compare the language she uses with her husband Brutus in 2.1 with the language she uses with her boy servant Lucius in 2.4. Students use their analysis of...
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Calling All Directors

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Interpret Shakespearian scenes with your middle and high school classes. Groups select scenes from plays that they are familiar with to perform for their classmates. They should attempt to recreate the emotions they think the characters...
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Leap Year

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Leap Year reading comprehension worksheet, can learn about the various types of calendars (lunar, solar, etc.) and answer 7 multiple choice questions. Also included is a word search of key terms.

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