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Ancient Rome

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Ancient Rome. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have...
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Primary History: Roman Invasion

For Students 5th
For this Roman invasion worksheet, 5th graders complete extension activities to help them learn more about the Roman Invasion. Students look research Julius Caesar and write a story about Caesar's life.
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Do the Research! Julius Caesar Becomes Roman Leader

For Students 5th - 6th
In this research worksheet, students find information about Julius Caesar becoming the Roman leader. Students then use this information to answer 4 short essay questions.
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Ancient Rome

For Students 4th - 5th
In these ancient Rome worksheets, students read a passage about the gods and goddesses of ancient Rome and then underline key words from the passage. Students use the words to complete the myth about Ceres, goddess of agriculture.
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This Was the Noblest Roman of Them All

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
High schoolers analyze the problems with staging and character using the play Julius Caesar. They summarize the final scene of the play and view film versions of the scene. Additionally, they prepare a promptbook for the final scene and...
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The Roman Empire-Map Activity

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Roman Empire learning exercise, students complete a map activity in which they label and color civilizations, countries and physical features as instructed. There are no maps included.
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Julius Caesar and Roman History

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write a front page of a newspaper from Ancient Rome dated March 14, 15, 16. 44BC that explains the role of Julius Caesar. They complete is assessment assignment in groups.
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A Day In The Life

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students create an online newspaper documenting the politics and culture of ancient Rome. Using online tools and websites, they conduct research on ancient Roman politics and everyday culture. The informaiton gathered is used to create a...
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Caesar II

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create virtual Roman Empire by playing Caesar II CD-ROM game to support class reading of Julius Caesar.
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Mark Antony’s Oration from Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 12th
"And Brutus is an honourable man." Or is he? Readers of Shakespeare’s tragic Julius Caesar are asked to identify the rhetorical devices Mark Antony uses in his funeral oration and to explain how these devices influence the...
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Beware the Ides of March

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders pretend to be the oracle warning Caesar about March 15th. They write a letter to Julius Caesar warning him of the consequences of going to the Senate building on March 15th. Students identify three causes and effects that...
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What's Rome Got to Do With it?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the government of ancient Rome as well as their home country. They discover the basic structure of the government of Rome, their country, and another country.
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Discussion Questions for Shakespeare's Julius Caeser

For Students 9th - 12th
Do not let Julius Caesar be Greek to your pupils. Rather, make the play a dish fit for hungry minds. Encourage your class members to lend their ears to a series of rich discussion questions so that they can become masters of the play, as...
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Lesson 8: Prithee, Pause!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High school learners examine primary source materials on history and the supernatural which relate to Julius Caesar. They then act out a scene based on different historical understandings and identify facts, theories, and similarities in...
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Persuasive Speech in Julius Caesar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After reading Julius Caesar 1.2 and 1.3, break your class into pairs for this role-play. Each pair will receive one of four prompts (or more, if you create additional examples), in which one person tries to persuade the other to do...
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Building Background

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, define qualities of friends and leaders. The groups define how far a friend or leader should go to protect their friendship or country. They research Julius Caesar, Marc Anotony and Shakespeare and read Julius Caesar.
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Julius Caesar Quotes

For Students 9th - 12th
Usually, these Fun Trivia quizzes have little educational merit; however, this quote identification interactive learning exercise could prove useful for testing your class' understanding of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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Unlocking Soliloquies and Unleashing "the Dogs of War"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is a soliloquy, and who is Julius Caesar? Explore soliloquies with this instructional activity that gets your kids up and moving! Learners line up, facing each other. Then they read the soliloquy (one side reads one line, and the...
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Et tu Brute?: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
A unique format for a reading comprehension quiz, the questions for this test give a brief statement as if spoken by Marcus Brutus which asks readers questions about major characters and plot elements in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar....
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Julius Caesar: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This online interactive quiz tests reading comprehension and asks a few questions about figurative language in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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Julius Caesar List 2 Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
Even for an honors class, there are a lot of difficult vocabulary words in Julius Caesar. Provide your class with this two-page vocabulary guide (text selection unspecified). Two exercises encourage a deeper understanding of words like...
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The Unraveling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the role of tone in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this literature instructional activity, students perform scenes from the play inflecting the tone that they believe Shakespeare intended. 
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

For Students All
In this world history instructional activity, students find the words in the puzzle related to the ruler Julius Caesar and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Special Edition Newspaper on the Trial of Julius Caesar

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the multiple perspectives held by the participants in the trial relative to the conduct and outcome of the trial. Practice writing pertinent and penetrating interview questions for oral interviewing. Take a...