Julius+Caesar+2


 * BCS TPACK Academy **
 * Project Focus **

** English II **


 * Group 2 __Julius Caesar__ **

**Members:** Paul, Ed, Patrick, Mary Jo


 * Overview: **

Understanding one of the universal themes of Julius Caesar (struggle for power) and relating it to real world problems, mulitmedia topics, and literary works.

2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
 * Standards: **
 * ** READING FOR LITERATURE ** ||
 * ** Common Core ** ||
 * ** Key Ideas and Details ** ||

** Clear Learning Targets: ** Relate theme to real world problems Understand J. Caesar struggle for power theme Compare and contrast J. Caesar themes with real world problems, and literary works

** I Can Statements: ** I can provide an objective summary of the text/play I can identify the central idea of the text/play I can compare the central idea with modern day equivalents I can identify the theme of the play I can compare and contrast theme with real world problems and literature

1. Students will work in a small-group collaborative environment 2. Students will research comparative themes found in real world problems and relate to literature (computer lab or laptop cart) 3. Utilize the movie __Mean Girls__ or others to link to certain scenes that relate to the play (have scenes available for students to view via personal computers) 4. Discuss as a group the scenes from the movie and how that relates to the play 5. Students discuss how these types of events that surface in the movie relate to aspects of their own lives 6. Students provide 3 different areas: current event, multimedia example, personal example 7. Collaboration and discussion via a wiki or other collaborative tool 8. Students will demonstrate understanding/mastery by completing a project that contains a research evaluation, a group presentation, and an online collaborative component.
 * Project Overview/ Instructional Strategies **



Next steps:

1. Complete the assignment sheet. 2. Complete the rubric. 3. Establish links for //Mean Girls.// 4. Establish moodle forum. 5. This lesson will be implemented during the last quarter (May).