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Victor Valley College: Notes on Rome: The Roman World 509 b.c. To a.d. 180

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the beginnings of the Ancient Roman civilization-- touches on the Greek (Hellenistic) influences in forming the civilization.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Imperial Fora

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of public spaces in Rome called fora were built by Roman emperors and contained monumental art and architecture. View examples and read descriptions of Imperial fora built by Julius Caesar and Augustus.
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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Close Reading the Conspiracy in Julius Caesar, Act 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students create a prompt book of Act 2, Scene 1. Each group of students will focus on a specific emphasis as they edit the scene.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Tragedies

For Students 9th - 10th
From Hamlet's melancholy to Juliet's eloquence; and from Othello's misunderstanding to Doctor Faustus's damnation, discover the richness of Shakespearean and Renaissance tragedies.
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Activity
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting Julius Caesar in Context: A Summary of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for Julius Caesar - from early modern views on ghosts and tyrannicide to later readings of the play in light of fascist ideas. Included are ideas for activities and...
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A&E Television

History.com: How Julius Caesar's Assassination Triggered the Fall of the Roman Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
In the first weeks of 44 B.C., Caesar was proclaimed "dictator for life." His life, though, wouldn't last much longer. Fearful that the concentration of absolute power in a single man threatened the republic's democratic institutions,...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Other

Shakespeare Is Elementary!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Designed as a resource for teaching Shakespeare to elementary students, this site includes student work, ideas for teachers, a PowerPoint of Shakespeare's life, some Shakespeare Web site links and recommended plays.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
A seven-part learning module with links to slides, websites, images, and videos to use while reading William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Julius Caesar

For Students K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart using ActiVote to present ten questions about the life of Julius Caesar as it relates to his invasion of Britain.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ides of March

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a game to learn about Julius Caesar and have a little silly fun, including Pin the dagger on Caesar.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
Julius Caesar, one of Shakespeare's great tragedies is analysed in detail in this fascinating site.
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Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Julius Caesar.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Dictator for a Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a lesson plan for better student understanding of life in ancient Rome. Students experience and analyze the pros and cons of a dictatorship.
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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Silent Caesar Scenes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will create "silent scenes" of Caesar rejecting and then accepting the crown, in order to better understand the story and its significance. Students will use the Folger edition of Julius Caesar which is provided via a link....
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Other

Utah Shakespeare Festival: The Truth About Julius Caesar

For Students 10th - 12th
Shakespeare understood that most people in the audience of Julius Caesar were familiar with the story, so he had to offer them something different - his powerful language to bring his version of history to the stage. This essay describes...
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Other

Utah Shakespeare Festival: Julius Caesar: This Was the Noblest Roman of Them All

For Students 10th - 12th
Who was the noblest Roman of them all? Brutus? Antony? This essay compares the traits of several characters in Julius Caesar to answer this question. Do you agree?
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Made From Media

Made From History: The Life of Julius Caesar in 55 Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn 55 facts about Julius Caesar and his rise to power. Includes numerous pictures of artifacts and maps of conquests.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Julius Caesar Facts

For Students 6th - 8th
Did you know Julius Caesar wanted to become a priest before joining the military? This is just one of the pieces of information included in this list of Caesar facts.
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Franco Cavazzi

The Roman Empire: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Roman Empire.net, gives a biography of the victorious Roman general, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great.
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Handout
Other

Livius: Caesar's Calendar Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection from Plutarch that highlights Caesar's desire to reform the calendar and how he came about with the changes he enforced.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the biography of Julius Caesar from Ancient Rome on this site. Study the first Christain Roman emperor.