Lesson Title: Viewing Julius Caesar FILM & Analyzing Rhetoric

Lesson Objectives: We will watch the 1953 film Julius Caesar with closed captions. By the end, students should understand the plot. Students will answer the questions and take notes on characters' rhetorical strategies, key moments, and speeches; and focus on how characters use ethos, pathos, and logos. Afterward, students will reflect on their observations.

Key Concepts:  Central Idea, Characterization, Claim-Evidence-Warrant, Comparative Analysis, Comparison, Dual Representation, Different Mediums/same text, Film Companion, Movie Notes, Rhetorical Analysis, Rhetorical Devices, Shakespeare Translation, Viewing Guide

Student Level: This lesson is appropriate for grades 9-12, when teaching to grades 9-10 adjust CCSS to reflect lower grades.

Texts:

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: 1953 film adaptation of the Shakespearean play, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Standard(s):

CCSS.ELA.RL.11-12.7

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