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Editing the Conspiracy: Julius Caesar
Young scholars 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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Caesar II
Students create virtual Roman Empire by playing Caesar II CD-ROM game to support class reading of Julius Caesar.
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True and Honorable Wives?
Students 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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What? Did Caesar Swoon?
Students discover the "dumb show," a scene that enacts a story silently while focusing on an example from Hamlet. Divided into groups, they act out the silent scene from the play. Again, in groups, they create a "dumb show" from Julius...
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Restaging Julius Ceasar
Young scholars 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...
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Ancient Rome
Students investigate information about the leaders of Rome. In this ancient Rome lesson, students research Roman warfare and military leaders in order to write and present their own one-act plays based on Scipio, Hannibal, Julius Caesar,...
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The Art of Subtle Persuasion
Young scholars examine a scene from "Julius Caesar." After watching commercials and political ads on TV, students explore the intention of the commercial. They compare and contrast the forms of persuasion used. Young scholars share...
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Knock, Knock, or Whose Line is it Anyway?
Learners compare two versions of Macbeth and participate in improvisational acting. In this improvisational lesson, students read and discuss the text before watching two different versions of the film. Learners roleplay a scenario and...
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Calling All Directors
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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Paradigm Education: My Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 1
The text of Act IV of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, accompanied by audio narration. Be sure to advance to scenes 2 and 3 (or to other acts of the play) using the buttons at the top. Includes audio narration, performance clips, discussion...
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Folger Shakespeare Library: Close Reading the Conspiracy in Julius Caesar, Act 2
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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Lit Charts: Julius Caesar Act 2, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis
A summary and analysis of Act 2 Scene 1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The analysis includes a discussion of themes that arise throughout the act. The reader can advance to scenes 2, 3, and 4 using the buttons at the top or bottom.
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Emc Corporation: Emc Paradigm: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act 2
Discusses how theater was performed during Shakespeare's life, his use of blank verse, the historical background of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, and gives suggestions for how to read Shakespeare. Includes biography of Shakespeare,...
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Lit Charts: Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis
A summary and analysis of Act 1 Scene 1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The analysis includes a discussion of themes that arise throughout the act. The reader can advance to scenes 2 and 3 using the buttons at the top or bottom.
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Clever Prototypes: Storyboard That: Julius Caesar Act 3 Summary
This is an example of a student's storyboard that summarizes Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The free edition allows one to create two storyboards a week.
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Julius Caesar Paraphrase
A scene-by-scene paraphrase of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in two formats. You can proceed act by act through the paraphrase, or you can view the original text and the paraphrase side by side in a PDF document. RL.9-10.4 Word choice, Tone
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Wenatchee High School: Study Guide for Act Iii of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Students are presented with three pages of quotations from Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and are asked to identify the speaker, scene, line number, meaning, and significance of each quotation. These are followed by two pages of...