Ways Into Shakespeare - Julius Caesar

Subject: English Literature
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 5020

Ways Into Shakespeare

Do your pupils grimace and groan when you take a set of Shakespeare plays into the classroom?

Is the unfamiliar language and inaccessible texts a barrier with modern pupils?

This set of worksheets is designed to provide flexible and innovative ways to help teachers before the introduction the Shakespearean text.

Each pack consists of 20 sides of pupil activities, pupil support material and guidance notes.

• Suitable for all secondary school levels
• Includes photocopiable master worksheets and full teacher's notes
• All based on successful classroom practice
• Uses literature sources both contemporary with and prior to Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

Initial work focuses on the idea of loyalty, encouraging students to look at the issue in a wider context before the play is introduced. Later work includes a worksheet on epitaphs from outside the play, as well a the key speeches after Caesar's death, which can be used for inspiration for language work. This pack focuses on the persuasive power of language.