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Teaching Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi.

William Shakespeare
Folger Shakespeare Library

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How do we determine whether a person is selfless or treasonous?
STANDARDS:
RL.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RL.2 - Main Ideas, RL.3 - Characters & Plot, RL.5 - Text Structure

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3,4
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