Julius Caesar – Interactive Shakespeare Unit for Secondary English

Engage your students with the power, politics, and betrayal of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar through this interactive and comprehensive teaching unit. Designed for secondary English classrooms, this resource makes Shakespeare accessible while building strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
This unit explores key themes such as ambition, loyalty, power, and persuasion, helping students connect the play’s political intrigue to modern contexts. Through a mix of analytical and interactive activities, students develop a deep understanding of character motivations, rhetorical techniques, and dramatic tension.
What’s Included:
Interactive lesson materials with engaging discussion prompts and activities
Character analysis tasks focusing on Brutus, Cassius, and Caesar
Exploration of key themes including power, ambition, and betrayal
Rhetorical analysis of famous speeches (including Antony’s funeral oration)
Creative and kinesthetic activities such as role-play and hot seating
Visual supports and graphic organisers to scaffold learning
Essay prompts and structured writing support for assessment preparation

You can:
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) and it will automatically convert to slides.
Use in Google Slides: Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides.
Use digitally or print: Upload the PDF to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print it for handouts.
You could also use Canva to upload the PDF and convert and save as a PowerPoint