Julius Caesar Lesson Plan | Unit Objectives
1. Through reading William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, students will gain a better understanding of the Roman Empire, Rome, and the assassination of Julius Caesar.
2. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive, critical, and personal.
3. Students will look at Rome not only in the past but also in the present.
4. Students will see that political struggles for power within a government are a part of any historical era, not just in modern times.
5. Students will consider many quotations from the text to better appreciate Shakespeare's use of language and to better understand the play.
6. Students will be given the opportunity to practice reading aloud and silently to improve their skills in each area.
7. Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in Julius Caesar as they relate to the author's theme development.
8. Students will enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the play through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the play.
9. The writing assignments in this unit are geared to several purposes:
a. To have students demonstrate their abilities to inform, to persuade, or
to express their own personal ideas
NOTE: Students will demonstrate ability to write effectively to inform by developing and organizing facts to convey information. Students
will demonstrate the ability to write effectively to persuade by
selecting and organizing relevant information, establishing an
argumentative purpose, and by designing an appropriate strategy for
an identified audience. Students will demonstrate the ability to write
effectively to express personal ideas by selecting a form and its
appropriate elements.
b. To check the students' reading comprehension
c. To make students think about the ideas presented by the play
d. To encourage logical thinking
e. To provide an opportunity to practice good grammar and improve
students' use of the English language.