Julius Caesar Mini Research Project
Julius Caesar “mini” Research Project
DUE Date: April 23, 2013
This paper will be 2-3 pages long typed. 12 point font. Times New Roman.
Double Spaced. 1 inch margins
What is it about today 's action movies that draw your attention? Murder, Deceit,
Treason, Back-Stabbing Friends? Maybe a little of all of these? But did you know you can find all of these attributes and MORE in a play written in the 1500 's!?
Yes, it 's true!
William Shakespeare was a master of suspense and drama, two elements found in one of his most famous works, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. What was it about the historic Roman, Julius Caesar, that so intrigued William Shakespeare?
As you journey through this research process, you will find the answer to this question and more!
~Assignment~
You will research one of the following topics:
William Shakespeare
A typical upper-class home in ancient Rome,
Renaissance England,
Forms of transportation in ancient Rome.
The Globe Theatre,
The Black Plague,
Julius Caesar,
The art of fencing,
Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius),
Renaissance music,
Queen Elizabeth I of England,
Religion in ancient Rome
Weapons and armor of ancient Rome,
Military strategies used in battle by Roman legions,
Armor of Renaissance England (1510- 1660),
Fashion/clothing of ancient Rome,
After researching your topic, you will write a research paper with internal citations
and a works cited page for 100 points. The objective of this assignment is to learn the research process and gather background information essential to analyzing the play Julius Caesar.
~Note Taking & Working Bibliography~
Once you have a topic, you will begin researching.
● First, you will be given a handout with your topic and websites to use while
researching.
● Once you have received the list of websites for your topic, you should work
to complete the working bibliography handout. This will be helpful for you when you begin writing your paper.
● After completing your working bibliography handout, read the
DUE Date: April 23, 2013
This paper will be 2-3 pages long typed. 12 point font. Times New Roman.
Double Spaced. 1 inch margins
What is it about today 's action movies that draw your attention? Murder, Deceit,
Treason, Back-Stabbing Friends? Maybe a little of all of these? But did you know you can find all of these attributes and MORE in a play written in the 1500 's!?
Yes, it 's true!
William Shakespeare was a master of suspense and drama, two elements found in one of his most famous works, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. What was it about the historic Roman, Julius Caesar, that so intrigued William Shakespeare?
As you journey through this research process, you will find the answer to this question and more!
~Assignment~
You will research one of the following topics:
William Shakespeare
A typical upper-class home in ancient Rome,
Renaissance England,
Forms of transportation in ancient Rome.
The Globe Theatre,
The Black Plague,
Julius Caesar,
The art of fencing,
Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius),
Renaissance music,
Queen Elizabeth I of England,
Religion in ancient Rome
Weapons and armor of ancient Rome,
Military strategies used in battle by Roman legions,
Armor of Renaissance England (1510- 1660),
Fashion/clothing of ancient Rome,
After researching your topic, you will write a research paper with internal citations
and a works cited page for 100 points. The objective of this assignment is to learn the research process and gather background information essential to analyzing the play Julius Caesar.
~Note Taking & Working Bibliography~
Once you have a topic, you will begin researching.
● First, you will be given a handout with your topic and websites to use while
researching.
● Once you have received the list of websites for your topic, you should work
to complete the working bibliography handout. This will be helpful for you when you begin writing your paper.
● After completing your working bibliography handout, read the
Bibliography: entries have a special type of indentation called hanging indentation. To create this type of indentation, type in the information for each entry the way you would a normal paragraph. Then use your mouse to highlight the entry, go up to the top menu, click on format and release on paragraph. In the paragraph popup menu, go down to indentation, to the special scroll window and scroll down to hanging.