Julius Caesar The Good, The Bad, The Quoted Complete a 4-3-2-1 Complete a graphic organizer of notes Create an interview to summarize learning Procedures This presentation is to establish prior knowledge for reading the play, Julius Caesar. Students will create a 4-3-2-1 while viewing. Then, students will share their responses to create a table of Good, Bad, and Terrible Actions of Caesar. Next, students demonstrate their knowledge of the key events in Rome prior to Caesar’s assassination by completing the Interview activity. 4-3-2-1 Write 4 good things Caesar did 3 Bad things he did 2 of the Ugly things he did 1 of your favorite quotes Be prepared to share your answers. The Good • He reformed the calendar, which was badly out of sync. He set up the months we use now. • He never lost a war and even helped Rome’s Civil War end. • He created the first news sheet, which was posted on the forum for everyone to read. Of course, he controlled the information and very few people could read. The Good • He gave citizenship to more people. • He made parks available to the poor. • In his will, he left money to every citizen of Rome. • He redistributed land and jobs to employ the poor. • Conquered France, Spain, and Southern Britain for Rome. The Bad • He was very vain and named one of the months after himself. • He takes other men’s wives for himself. • He bribed governors to do his will. • He established a network of spies to protect himself. • He reduced the powers of the Senate so as to make it an advisory council only. Ugly • He put his own image on the money; a great sign of vanity. • He killed women and children in battle; he had 20,000 women and children starved to death. • He killed or enslaved a third of the population of those he defeated. • When he defeated the French, he cut off the hands of those defeated to demoralize them. Ugly • He walked around town in a purple toga and a crown to remind everyone that he was king -- an act not done before. • He turned his back against his former ally Pompey to conquer Rome. • The Senate warned Caesar to stop marching on Rome. He refused. This created civil war in Rome • He had a child with Cleopatra. Romans feared an Egyptian would become their next emperor. And Now, The Quotes...Famous Last Words “Men willingly believe what they wish.” “It is better to create than to learn. Creating is the essence of life.” “As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than what they can.” “If you must break the law, do it to seize power; otherwise, obey it.” “Cowards die many times before their deaths.” “It is not the well-fed men I fear; it is the lean and hungry looking.” Say Something • Share one of your responses. • We will write these on the board to create a set of notes. Julius Caesar’s Rise to Power Notes Good 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bad Ugly Julius Caesar’s Rise to Power Notes Good Bad Ugly Reformed calendar Vain and named a month after himself Put his image on money Never lost a war, ended civil war Takes other men’s wives for himself Killed women and children in battle Created news sheet Bribed governors Killed or enslaved a third of the people he defeated Citizenship to more people Had spies everywhere Cut off hands of defeated to demoralize them Parks available to poor Took away Senate’s power Wore a purple toga and crown to remind everyone he was king Left money to the poor Fought his former best friend to get power Redistributed more land from rich to poor Marched on his own country Conquered many lands Had a child with Cleopatra, making people fear an Egyptian king Name_________ Create interviews with commoner and a rich Romans. Use your notes to help you. DJB: “Good evening, everyone, this is Downtown Julie Brown reporting live in Rome, where I’ve just learned the Julius Caesar is to be crowned. Let’s interview some locals. Sir, would you please answer some questions?” Cassius: “Absolutely.” DJB: “How do you feel about Caesar’s Rise to Power?” Brutus: I feel that he is a terrible ruler. He has put his image on 1______ to make us love him. He has taken away the power of the 2_______. Finally, he has given 3_____ to non-Romans and he 4_______ on us all the time. He even plans to put his son with 5__________ on the throne. rich Romans. Use your notes to help you. Cinna: “I think he is absolutely great! He has given my family 6_____ so we can finally make more money. He gave my relatives in Spain 7 c_______. He has brought new lands to us and even allows us poor people to visit the 8______. The 9_______ is even fixed with twelve months. He has never lost a 10__________ and even publishes the 11______ so people can read it. I think he is the best Caesar ever.” DJB: “Wow, that is interesting. Let’s talk to one more person. Sir, what are your feelings about Caesar?” rich Romans. Use your notes to help you. Cassius: “He is a tyrant who must be stopped. Just look at the terrible things he has done. He walks around like a king in his 12_______ toga and with a gaudy 13_______ on. He even put his 14________ on the money, which is a great sign of his vanity. He is a total backstabber because he turned his back on his friend 15_______ to become king. People think he brought peace but he actually brought war to Rome. He is a brutal man who kills 16_______ and 17_______ in battle. If you are not killed in battle then you will definitely be 18________. You might even have your 19______ cut off! Worst of all is his son with 20___________. I don’t doubt that he will try and put that child on the throne. DJB: “Well you heard it. There are real reasons some people dislike Caesar, but now I’ve got to break away from my reports because Caesar is about to be crowned.” KEY DJB: “Good evening, everyone, this is Downtown Julie Brown reporting live in Rome, where I’ve just learned the Julius Caesar is to be crowned. Let’s interview some locals. Sir, would you please answer some questions?” Cassius: “Absolutely.” DJB: “How do you feel about Caesar’s Rise to Power?” Brutus: I feel that he is a terrible ruler. He has put his image on 1.money to make us love him. He has taken away the power of the 2. Senate. Finally, he has given 3. citizenship to non-Romans and he 4. spies on us all the time. He even plans to put his son with 5. Cleopatra on the throne. rich Romans. Use your notes to help you. Cinna: “I think he is absolutely great! He has given my family 6 land so we can finally make more money. He gave my relatives in Spain 7 citizenship. He has brought new lands to us and even allows us poor people to visit the 8. parks. The 9 calendar is even fixed with twelve months. He has never lost a 10 battle and even publishes the 11 news so people can read it. I think he is the best Caesar ever.” DJB: “Wow, that is interesting. Let’s talk to one more person. Sir, what are your feelings about Caesar?” rich Romans. Use your notes to help you. Cassius: “He is a tyrant who must be stopped. Just look at the terrible things he has done. He walks around like a king in his 12. purple toga and with a gaudy 13 crown on. He even put his 14 image on the money, which is a great sign of his vanity. He is a total backstabber because he turned his back on his friend 15 Pompey to become king. People think he brought peace but he actually brought war to Rome. He is a brutal man who kills 16 women and 17 children in battle. If you are not killed in battle then you will definitely be 18 enslaved. You might even have your 19 hand cut off! Worst of all is his son with 20 Cleopatra. I don’t doubt that he will try and put that child on the throne. DJB: “Well you heard it. There are real reasons some people dislike Caesar, but now I’ve got to break away from my reports because Caesar is about to be crowned.”
