January 17 & 18 (not 5th Block)

What happened during Calpurnia's Dream? How did Caesar react?

What type of relationship does Portia have with Brutus? How is it similar and different from

Calpurnia's relationship with Caesar?

January 19 & 22

What were the conditions under which Brutus agreed to allow Antony to speak after Caesar's

assassination?

How would you describe Shakespeare's view of the commoners of Rome? Use examples from the text

to support your response.

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January 19 and 22

✔ Starter (15 points)

✔ Turn in Act III Study Guide

✔ Complete Group Activity for Act IV

Act IV Group Activity Instructions

Find a Group of three, assign one task to each member, and then complete the task.

1.1. Find biographical information about the real Julius Caesar. Then read it and summarize your

findings in a list of important facts (minimum 25)

2.2. Translate pgs. 774 and 775 into American English

3.3. Answer all of the vocabulary and literary terms on the review sheet for the members of your group

(ALL) 4. 4. Read act four and complete the review sheet

January 23 & 24th

In 5 sentences, summarize the events in Act IV.

Identify a theme of the play Julius Caesar. Be sure to support your answer with evidence from the

text.

January 23 &24

Turn in your Act IV Study guide.As a class, read and listen to Act V.

Complete the Act V study guide.Next class, bring in a few sheets of paper. We will

spend the class period doing an in-class-essay about Julius Caesar.

January 25th & 28th

How is the end of the play like the beginning? What commentary might Shakespeare be making on

politics and “the people?”

Choose one of the following essay topic and write about it for 30 minutes.

Remember to use examples from the text to support your response. 30 points

● Reveal how Caesar remains a vital force in the play after the assassination.

● Compare and contrast Antony and Brutus' funeral orations.

● Delineate at least three instances in which the action of the play hinges on the successful use of flattery.

● Describe the ways in which Shakespeare uses the weather, signs, and augurers to create dramatic tension and to develop character.

● Why is the play called Julius Caesar and not The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus?