1. JULIUS CAESAR: THE DIARY OF M.B. OR C.C. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVES OF THE CHARACTERS,
PUT YOURSELF IN BRUTUS' OR CASSIUS' SHOES. KEEP A DIARY FOR EITHER BRUTUS OR CASSIUS, IN WHICH
YOU WILL SHARE YOUR (HIS) THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND MOTIVES. 

1. Choose either Brutus or Cassius. Title your first page with the name of the character you
chose. 

2. Every day, during the last five to ten minutes of class, you will write a diary entry for the
character you have chosen. 

3. In the diary entry, focus on what you (Brutus or Cassius) felt, thought, and wanted,
explaining why you (Brutus or Cassius) said or did what you did during the scenes read in class
for that particular day. 

4. Try to show in your diary entry how much you under- stand the character (Brutus or Cassius);
avoid merely retelling what he did. 

EVALUATION: 
Entries show understanding of emotions, desires, and motives Entries explain why, rather than
summarize what Entries focus on scenes read for that day, and use the text as evidence in the
explanation given Entries are at least five sentences each Entries are neat, legible, and
mechanically correct 

2. JULIUS CAESAR: ACT I 
"TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP" 

IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE WRITING THE FILM VERSION OF JULIUS CAESAR. BEFORE FILMING BEGINS, THE
PRODUCER INFORMS YOU THAT SCENE 2 IS TOO LONG AND MUST BE CUT BY TEN LINES. AS A GROUP, CONSIDER
SHAKESPEAREšS PURPOSES, USE OF CHARACTERIZATION, AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT. THEN DISCUSS: 
A. WHICH TEN LINES COULD BE LEFT OUT AND WHY? 
B. WHICH TEN LINES ABSOLUTELY MUST REMAIN IN THE SCENE AND WHY? 

3. A group presentation based on speeches in Shakespearešs Julius Caesar, Act 111 

JULIUS CAESAR, ACT111 
FILM AT ELEVEN! 
IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A NEWS TEAM IN 44 BC. CAESAR IS DEAD, ANTONY HAS JUST FINISHED SPEAKING AT
CAESAR'S FUNERAL, BRUTUS AND CASSIUS ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, AND CHAOS PREVAILS! YOUR JOB IS TO
GIVE A LIVE REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF BRUTUS' AND ANTONY'S SPEECHES, COMMENTING SPECIFICALLY ON: 

1. WHAT EACH SPEAKER SAID (USE QUOTES AS EXAMPLES)

2. WHAT STRENGTHS AND/OR WEAKNESSES YOU OBSERVED IN EACH SPEAKER'S MESSAGE OR APPROACH (GIVE
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES) 

3. WHAT MANIPULATIVE TACTICS EACH SPEAKER USED (GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES) 

4. HOW EACH SPEAKER AFFECTED THE CROWD 

5. YOUR PERSONAL EVALUATION OF EACH SPEECH 

6. YOUR PREDICTIONS OF WHAT ANTONY AND BRUTUS AND CASSIUS WILL EACH DO NEXT 

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

**YOUR REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED FOR THE CLASS 
**YOUR REPORT SHOULD BE NO FEWER THAN 3 MINUTES, BUT NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES IN LENGTH. 
**YOU WILL TURN IN A WRITTEN COPY OF YOUR REPORT AFTER YOU PRESENT IT TO THE CLASS. 
***JUST FOR FUN, GET CREATIVE--PERHAPS GROUP MEMBERS COULD ACT OUT WHAT T.V. VIEWERS MIGHT SEE ON
THE SCREEN DURING YOUR LIVE REPORT.
 
Note: you can find more ideas at: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/freshenglish/caesar.html

Have fun,
Laurie Hagberg

Use of Horoscopes and Tarot Cards for all main characters.