Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
* Read a play on the Elizabethan period on the theme "Ambition and Honor"
* Interpret literary elements used in a play
* Write sentences with parallel structure
* Define the concept of honor and explore how it applies to modern life
* Understand persuasive techniques and be able to identify them and explain how they are employed
Literature
King Lear (abridged)
Othello (abridged)
Julius Caesar
Links
Julius Caesar Act IV & V Spark Notes (for acting out in class)
Prezi of Shakespeare
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
Persuasive Commercials
Gender & Media: Society and Persuasive Techniques
NyQuil 1
NyQuil 2