Setting the Stage With "Julius Caesar": 6 Week Study of the Play

In this 6 week study, students will explore Shakespeare's play, act by act.

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55 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 6 weeks

13-18

year olds

2-10

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

This interactive class will provide students with a solid foundation for understanding Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Students will read each act of the play, engage in discussion, explore Elizabethan England, and consider the characters and themes of the play. The first class will provide a background, including Rome and its traditions during the time of Julius Caesar and Shakespearean England. 
Class 1: The context for the play and its components will be introduced. This includes...

Students will explore the big four: characters, atmosphere, plot and theme. As well, they will understand the whys of the play: why things are said and done, why the play exists, and so on.

I have studied and taught Shakespeare for most of my life. I will weave together things I have learned formally through my own education, as well as the things I have learned through my own interest. Shakespeare has been a delight to teach over my thirty year career as an English teacher.

After the first class is completed, students will be expected to read one act of Julius Caesar, prior to the next class, for each of the remaining 5 classes.

Students will need to have a copy of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," by the second class. 
If a hard copy is unavailable, an online copy may be used.
One such site is 
https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Students will be invited to participate, throughout each class, as well as to share one thing that they found particularly interesting.

55 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

The play contains the violence of war, revenge, murder and suicide. The play is historical fiction.

Teacher

Anthony Howie, MScA

English Literature, Social Studies, and Coaching Skills

63 total reviews

58 completed classes

About Me

Hello! I mainly teach English in high school. I have been doing this for about 30 years... somehow I got old and experienced. This may be to your advantage...I mean the experienced part. Not the old part. 

I have worked as a professional teacher...