Teaching Julius Caesar successfully in the classroom depends on the teacher understanding the context, themes, idioms, symbols, allusions and imagery in the Shakespearean play. This course will help you get a deep appreciation and understanding of all these aspects.

In addition, in the course, you will learn how to plan engaging classroom activities, that will keep the children engrossed in the play and stimulate their learning.

The course will also help you make thematic links to contemporary times to make the play relevant to students studying it now.

The initial part focusses on:

● Understanding the political, historic, social contexts.

● Exploring Shakespeare’s examination of universal rational and emotional aspects of human behaviour.

● Key note summaries, quotes and references in each Act of the play.

● Classroom strategies & activities to generate interest in the students.

● Planning and sharing work across grades in 8/9/10.

The latter part focusses on:

● Discussion on major & multiple themes in the play with links to contemporary times.

● Figures of speech, symbols, imagery, metaphoric language, leitmotifs, and emotions.

● Elements of tragedy and character study.

● Reflection on man as a political being with ideologies and natural propensities.

● Aligning content with Board expectations and questions, with strategies for preparing students to respond analytically.

After completing this course, you will gain rich insights for teaching Caesar to your students.