Table of Contents
Part 1 Welcome to SparkTeach! 5
Tips for Class Planning and Management 6
What's Included in SparkTeach? 7
What Makes Real-Life Lens Lessons Unique? 8
SparkTeach and the Common Core State Standards 11
Guidelines for Student Assessment 11
Part 2 SparkTeach Julius Caesar Lesson Plans 13
Real-Life Lens Lesson: Leadership 14
Poetics Lesson: Understanding Hyperbole and Understatement 25
Film Lesson: Nontraditional Settings 29
Part 3 Worksheets and Handouts 33
Vocabulary Builder List: Shakespeare Speak 35
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Archaic Language 39
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Shakespearean Stage Directions 44
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Film Terms 48
Poetics Worksheet: Metaphor and Simile 53
Contextual Support: Shakespeare, Caesar, and the Roman Republic 61
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Jobs, Vocations, and Archaic Nouns 64
Reading Skills Worksheet: Character Study 69
Reading Skills Worksheet: Irony 72
Reading Skills Worksheet: A Persuasive Letter 79
Reading Skills Worksheet: An Analytical Summary 81
Real-Life Lens Worksheet: Driving Questions 84
Real-Life Lens Worksheet: Rhetorical Devices and Appeals 86
Poetics Worksheet; Hyperbole and Understatement 89
Film Worksheet: Nontraditional Settings 94
Part 4 Postmortem 97
Rubric for Student Assessment 99
Student Reflection Worksheet 102
Teacher Reflection Worksheet 103