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Reading the Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare. In groups, they identify the instances of similes, metaphors and personification. They use the Internet to compare and contrast the events in the play with historical facts....
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Roman Baths / Plumbing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore interactive tutorial about Roman baths on a NOVA website. For this social studies lesson, students compare and contrast Roman and current system of bathing. They write a journal entry about what it's like to live and...
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Sophocles' Antigone: Ancient Greek Theatre, Live from Antiquity

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze Antigone and its universal issues as well as explore ancient Greece. In this Antigone and Ancient Greece lesson, students read and complete activities for Sophocles' Antigone. Learners reconstruct the experience of a...