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Power and Loyalty: Using
Investigative Skills to Study Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Unit Overview
POWER AND LOYALTY: USING
INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS TO STUDY SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR
| 10th grade |
| 10 lessons |
| This unit focuses
on reading and interpreting William Shakespeare’s Julius
Caesar. The primary reading material is Julius Caesar. |
| Specific
strategies: Pre-reading strategies, information gathering,
listening skills and strategies, verbal presentation. |
| This unit consists of 10
lessons. The unit is designed to provide students with an
insight into reading Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s characters, plot
development and word choice. |
| Handouts including graphic
organizers |
| Formative and
Summative
Assessment |
| Glossary
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Unit
Plan: Lessons
| Making Connections with History |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Getting to Know William Shakespeare |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| The Globe Theatre |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Shakespeare's Treasure Hunt |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Themes in Julius Caesar |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Shakespeare's Language |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Tips for Understanding Shakespeare |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Character Development |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Power and Loyalty Cause-Effect Graphic Organizer |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Brutus on Trial |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
Essential
Questions:
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Why is it important for directions to be clear and concise? |
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How can you overcome the challenge of not being able to follow
directions? |
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What challenges do you face when asked to compare and contrast
two pieces of literature? |
Summative Assessment and
Scoring Guides:
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PREVIOUS LEARNING
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TARGETED LEARNING |
FUTURE LEARNING |
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Apply pre-reading skills to aid comprehension. Access
prior knowledge, preview, predict and set a purpose. |
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Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend,
analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a
variety of cultures and times. |
R2 Develop and apply
skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and
evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of
cultures and times.
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Write effectively in various forms and types of writing. |
W3 Write
effectively in various forms and types of writing.
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Develop and apply effective listening skills and
strategies. |
LS1 Develop and apply
effective listening skills and strategies.
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Develop and apply effective research process skills to
gather, analyze and evaluate information |
IL1 Develop and apply
effective research process skills to gather, analyze and
evaluate information. |
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