Welcome to the Red Couch Reading Room, and to Julius Caesar! 
In this 5-week course, we are going to learn about rhetoric, about Shakespeare & his Globe Theater, and a fair amount of Roman History as well! Buckle up, and let's get started! 
Week 1 Welcome & Introduction to the Discussion: 

BEFORE you start to read...here is a littler reminder of where we are in history!:

Week 2 - Well NOW we have something to talk about! Now that you have done a little reading, let's think about why and where this play came from, who wrote it, and why he would have chosen this topic for a play! We will go scene by scene as well, digging down into the punny humor and wordplay of the master - the Bard!
​Beginning of class:

Week 2, end of class - let's quickly set you up for this next week's reading!

Week 3, beginning of class discussion - hello...PORTIA & Calpunia are amazing characters, aren't they?  We can see the strain growing in Rome, as Caesar seems to gladly accumulate power. Some find that threatening to the Republic...what do YOU think will happen? Let's review what we know:

Week 3, end of class - Ms Cara will set you up for this NEXT week's incredible Act III - wow! 

Week 4, Beginning of class discussion - do you KNOW the three rhetorical persuasive techniques? Do you know they are all around you? Wherever we look or listen, in advertising, in politics, in all sorts of media - someone is trying to persuade us of something! Let's take a deep dive into the funeral oratories of Brutus and Antony, compare & Contrast them...and see what we find out about persuasion...

Week 4, end of class set-up for our last bit of reading: 

Welcome back to the Red Couch Reading Room for our final session with Julius Caesar! Let's review our reading from this week, and then analyze the entire plot, looking for theme and answers to some deeper questions about character and meaning! 

A quick farewell from the Red Couch Reading Room, and a hope that we get to see each other again very soon!

I hope this course has been enjoyable and full of new concepts and ideas! Please let me know how I can improve or make the course easier to follow – I want to make this a great experience for both students and their parents! I love great literature, and I know you do as well. Hopefully, together, we will form a terrific team to light a fire in the hearts of another generation of students. May this year be a wonderful experience as you begin to walk through the great works of literature! I would like to offer you the discount code below, as well. If you decide to purchase any full-year course on courses.redcouchreading.com, you may take 15% off – my gift to you.

 hope to see you again soon!
Noli Timere!

​Cara
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