Ideas on making "Julius Caesar" POP? - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-28T11:49:32Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/forum/topics/ideas-on-making-julius-caesar?groupUrl=makingshakespearepop&commentId=2665237%3AComment%3A15101&groupId=2665237%3AGroup%3A4637&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJeana, it is so great to see…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2012-09-20:2665237:Comment:1276312012-09-20T21:38:56.258ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>Jeana, it is so great to see folks adding to these older (yet essential) questions. I dunno if you had a chance to watch the HBO/BBC2 mini-series 'Rome.' I REALLY wish they had continued the show. That said the episode when they killed Caesar might be a fun companion (preview it) - here is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rome-The-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000FJH4X2" target="_blank">clip from the last episode of Season…</a></p>
<p>Jeana, it is so great to see folks adding to these older (yet essential) questions. I dunno if you had a chance to watch the HBO/BBC2 mini-series 'Rome.' I REALLY wish they had continued the show. That said the episode when they killed Caesar might be a fun companion (preview it) - here is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rome-The-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000FJH4X2" target="_blank">clip from the last episode of Season 1</a>.<object width="640" height="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7FvgP5hO99o?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7FvgP5hO99o?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="480" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="false"></embed> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param></object>
</p> I have taught Caesar off and…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2012-09-20:2665237:Comment:1276282012-09-20T21:07:05.477ZJeana Rockhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/JeanaRock
<p>I have taught Caesar off and on for 20 years. Although it is dry, my students like it. I use the idea of power in politics to grab them. This is a good year for that. I also introduce the rhetorical triangle and rhetorical devices in this unit. The students find the rhetorical elements in the funeral speeches. I have also put Caesar on trial for tyranny. The kids really liked doing a trial because they could act as various characters in the book and we could prove once and for all if Caesar…</p>
<p>I have taught Caesar off and on for 20 years. Although it is dry, my students like it. I use the idea of power in politics to grab them. This is a good year for that. I also introduce the rhetorical triangle and rhetorical devices in this unit. The students find the rhetorical elements in the funeral speeches. I have also put Caesar on trial for tyranny. The kids really liked doing a trial because they could act as various characters in the book and we could prove once and for all if Caesar deserved to die.</p>
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<p>I don't have any Pop in my lessons yet. This play gets overlooked when it comes to cultural references. I do use the Brando version of the play. I like to show parts before we read the play so the kids can hear how the lines should be spoken and what the characters and setting looked like.</p> EXCELLENT! Thank you!!!tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-21:2665237:Comment:231072010-01-21T23:09:09.140ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
EXCELLENT! Thank you!!!
EXCELLENT! Thank you!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-21:2665237:Comment:231052010-01-21T22:59:27.650ZAllison Branchhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/AllisonBranch
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yerCiByca4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yerCiByca4</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yerCiByca4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yerCiByca4</a> Allison, thank you also for s…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-21:2665237:Comment:230372010-01-21T17:50:06.822ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Allison, thank you also for sharing!! Can you direct us to the Shatner clip? Pleeeasseee :)
Allison, thank you also for sharing!! Can you direct us to the Shatner clip? Pleeeasseee :) Thanks so much, Allison. This…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-21:2665237:Comment:229882010-01-21T13:36:48.692ZLisa Moorehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/LisaMoore
Thanks so much, Allison. This looks great.<br />
Lisa
Thanks so much, Allison. This looks great.<br />
Lisa Hi Lisa! My experience teachi…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-21:2665237:Comment:229722010-01-21T05:34:02.016ZAllison Branchhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/AllisonBranch
Hi Lisa! My experience teaching "Caesar" was not super exciting. I ended up sticking closely to the original teaching method my cooperating teacher used - plus, the students were honors students, so they didn't need a lot of extra fluff to help them understand the play. I did, however, come up with a fun activity that I got to do with one class at the end of the unit. I used clips on YouTube from HBO's "Rome" and the Marlon Brando version of "Julius Caesar," as well as a clip featuring William…
Hi Lisa! My experience teaching "Caesar" was not super exciting. I ended up sticking closely to the original teaching method my cooperating teacher used - plus, the students were honors students, so they didn't need a lot of extra fluff to help them understand the play. I did, however, come up with a fun activity that I got to do with one class at the end of the unit. I used clips on YouTube from HBO's "Rome" and the Marlon Brando version of "Julius Caesar," as well as a clip featuring William Shatner rapping the Mark Antony monologue. We watched the clips, then I gave students time to fill in the worksheet. We discussed the clips in order to help students consider how the filming/acting in the clips made them different. Attached is the worksheet for the clips, which asked students to compare the clips, and a Wordle I made comparing Brutus to Antony. Cool, I was just double check…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-20:2665237:Comment:228762010-01-20T21:04:14.737ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Cool, I was just double checking :) Yeah, it is a fun play - keep us posted:)
Cool, I was just double checking :) Yeah, it is a fun play - keep us posted:) Thanks, Ryan. I did do some r…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-20:2665237:Comment:228692010-01-20T20:51:05.868ZLisa Moorehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/LisaMoore
Thanks, Ryan. I did do some reading and exploring of links. I was just wondering if there was anything the students really responded to. I'm going to be teaching in a very rural area with little technology. Only about half the students are bound for four-year college, so I really need to help them get into it. Fortunately, I love this play.
Thanks, Ryan. I did do some reading and exploring of links. I was just wondering if there was anything the students really responded to. I'm going to be teaching in a very rural area with little technology. Only about half the students are bound for four-year college, so I really need to help them get into it. Fortunately, I love this play. Lisa, thank you for writing -…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-01-20:2665237:Comment:228622010-01-20T20:42:22.709ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Lisa, thank you for writing - were you able to see all the old posts? You're the second page of posts - do you see the<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2767838880?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
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Those buttons at the bottom let you scroll back - I THINK there is some backstory there (can't remember) but we'll see if Allison has some additional info for us!<br />
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RRG:)<br />
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RRG:)
Lisa, thank you for writing - were you able to see all the old posts? You're the second page of posts - do you see the<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2767838880?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
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Those buttons at the bottom let you scroll back - I THINK there is some backstory there (can't remember) but we'll see if Allison has some additional info for us!<br />
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RRG:)<br />
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RRG:)