Tuesday, March 15 - Roman Empire - Intro to Julius Caesar

Objective: By the end of class, students will be introduced to Roman history and Roman Superstitions in order to introduce Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and make real life connections.

DO  NOW


As a leader, is it better to be feared or respected? Or are both necessary? Explain and provide an example (it can be a leader of a class, a president, a neighborhood leader, a teacher, etc)

Direct Instruction

History of the Roman Empire - pages 750-751- in holt text. 

anticipation guide - ppt

Roman Empire history  -  here

Caesar is stabbed 23 times

Read 754-755 holt text 
Take notes regarding the parallels between ROMAN EMPIRE and ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND and why Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar. 

Guided

Caesar supporters - Marc Antony, Calphurnia, Octavius, Lepidus

Conspirators - click here

List them in your notebooks so you clearly know who supports Caesar and what characters are planning to assasinate him. (Also listed on page 757 in holt text.) Leave room next to each name so you can add character traits as we learn them.


Read this link and write down major character traits of each Caesar, Brutus, Portia, Marc Antony and Casius in notebooks.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Exit Pass