End of Caesar

September 20, 2019

Standards

RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Obj: I can analyze complex characters and their development throughout Julius Caesar. 

Starter

Free Write

Vocabulary 

Word: Static Character

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: one who doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality or perspective over the course of a story

Your Definition: 

Activity; Give an example of a static character and explain why they are dynamic.

Activity

1.  End of Caesar

Characters

Narrator

Brutus

Young Cato

Lucilius

First Soldier

Second Soldier

Antony

Clitus

Dardanius

Volumnius

Strato

Octavius

Messala

2.  Caesar in Five Minutes or Less

In small groups, you will create a skit based on the entire play.

The goal is to represent the characters based on the traits we've identified throughout the play. 

For each act, create a one sentence summary.

Then, determine how you want to recreate the play based on those ideas. 

You will perform these for the class. 

Closure

What understandings did you gain from acting out the play?