Welcome to Project on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
This site demonstrates the great advantage in using technology in today's English classroom.In completing the project, each class is divided into four groups, and each group should have at least four students. Each group is assigned to one of the four parts of the project, and members of the same group decide who should be responsible for each sub-component of the mini-project. They need to use the internet as the resource to get information, and in the meantime, the are connected to the students from another school who are also studying Julius Caesar. Through e-mail, they will be able to share ideas or discuss the subject-related topics. This page will be the final result of this process.
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Literary Analysis-- the Study of Themes
- Write two essays discussing the themes of the play.
In each essay, discuss the theme by discribing at least two main
characters,such as Caesar, Brutus, Cassius or
Antony, and explain how
these characters' action and behavior relate to the theme.
- Write two comparative essays
In each essay, discuss how the theme is illustrated through
characterization , imagery, or any other literary elements by
using references from Julius Caesar and another
related literary work you have read.
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Character Analysis
Write two essays based on two different major characters
in the play.
- Tragic Hero
Write an essay arguing who is the real tragic hero in the play.
- Persuasion
Imitate Brutus and Atony's speech at Caesar's funeral and
write a speech to justify what you believe is right--the
righteousness of the assassin of Caesar or revenge on the
conspirators(use presentation strategy,--logic, emotion).
Leadership Skills
- Afterthe assassination of Caesar and the defeat of Cassius and Brutus' army, Antony was in control. If you are among Roman citizens to select a person to be the leader of the country, is Antony the best candidate? Write an essay to support your argument.
- Is there any alternative to violence in government leadership changeover?
- You are one of the people who are concerned
about the system, is the assassin of Caesar the
only method of changing the leader? Write an essay
to support your argument.
- Linking today
Relate to a similar situation in today's world. Is there still power
struggle which involves the use of violence? Write an essay arguing
if violence is the only way to lead to improvement or , on the
contrary, lead to further violence.
- "Is it acceptable, even morally right, to break the
law to end what you perceive to be a greater evil?"