The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Reading and Homework Schedule
Honors English 10
Date of Class:
Class Activities:
Aug 26-31
*Introducing Shakespeare
Sept 1 & 2
*Shakespeare Sings
Billboard Hits: Tackling the
Language
*Why Rome? Introducing
the Setting of Julius Caesar
*Hand-out Books
*How to/Process Essays
*Was Caesar a good or a
bad leader?
*Act out parts of Act I as a
class
*Discuss the remainder of
Act I
*Writing Strong
Introductions
*Finish Act I Scenes 2-3
*Watch Act I
*Problem-Solution Essays
*Where should Brutus'
loyalties lie?
*Discuss Act II Scenes 1, 3,
4
*Act out Act II Scene 2 in
groups
*Problem-Solution Essays
*Finish Act II
*Watch Act II
*Opinion-Support Essays
*Julius Caesar's
Assassination: Was it
Justified?
*Talk about Act III Scene 1
(Caesar’s Assassination)
Sept 6 & 7
Sept 8 & 9
Sept 12 & 13
Sept 14 & 15
Sept 16 & 19
Sept 20 & 21
Reading/Homework Due:
*Class Syllabus Due with Parent
Signature
*Bring Class Supplies
*Shakespeare Timeline Due
*20-30 Minute Research on
Julius Caesar Due (typed or
handwritten)
*Come with Act I Read and
Turn-in Act I Worksheet
*Come with Act II Read and
Turn-in Act II Worksheet
*Come with Act III Read and
Turn-in Act III Worksheet
Sept 22 & 23
Sept 26 & 27
Sept 28 & 29
Sept 30 & Oct 3
Oct 4 & 5
Oct 6 & 7
Oct 10 & 11
*Direct vs. Indirect
Characterization Worksheet
in partners
*Compare & Contrast
Essays
*Discuss Act III
*Comparing and Contrasting
Brutus’ Speech & Antony’s
*Assign Future Eulogy
Assignment
*Compare & Contrast
Essays
*Comparing & Contrasting
Robert Kennedy’s Eulogy to
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
with Antony’s Eulogy
*Discuss Act IV Scenes 1 &
2
*Paraphrase Act IV Scene 3
in groups
*Definition Essay
*Why is the play called The
Tragedy of Julius Caesar and
not The Tragedy of Marcus
Brutus?
*”Aristotle’s View of
Tragedy and the Tragic
Hero”—What is a tragic
hero?
*Discuss Act V
*Watch Julius Caesar and
review for the exam
*Julius Caesar Final Exam
*Assign Julius Caesar in the
21st Century in groups
*Work on scenes in groups
*Assign Informative Essay &
Check-off Proposals
*Perform Julius Caesar in
the 21st Century in groups
*Lab for Peer-Review
*Come with Act IV Read and
Turn-in Act IV Worksheet
*Come with Act V Read and
Turn-in Act V Worksheet
*Future Eulogy Assignment
Due
*Scribes bring groups’ scripts
typed (to turn-in)
*Informative Essay Rough Draft
Due
Oct 12 & 13
*Share essays
*Informative Essay Final Draft
Due
*This is a tentative schedule. I have the right to change activities, due dates, etc.