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Julius Caesar: Newspaper Assignment
Task: Create a newspaper about Julius Caesar.
You will be working individually to create a newspaper that reflects what you have
learned/discussed/studied in Julius Caesar. Follow the directions below for each of the
articles you will write. For each Act of the play you will write ONE article. You will also
need to have one final page that reflects the play as a whole, as well as one “Feature
Story”. Your finished product should be a minimum of 7 articles. Each article should be
about 200-250 words. Each article will me worth 5 points each, for a total mark of 35.
*Helpful Hint: Write the articles in a word document first. Once all pieces are written
you can then paste them into Microsoft Publisher so that your assignment looks like a
newspaper.*
1. FEATURE STORY (5 points)
(Setting) Write a feature story on the city- complete with pictures, diagrams, charts,
maps etc. Give a full description of this area of the world, zeroing in on climate,
history, topography, culture, etc.
2. ACT 1 (5 points)
A) NEWS STORY: Report on the Caesar‛s defeat of Pompey. Report on the
crowd/Senators‛ reactions, specific details of the defeat, etc.
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B) LETTER: We never get to see any of the letters that Cassius leaves around Brutus‛
home to convince him to join the conspiracy. Write one of these letters as Cassius to
Brutus. Explain why Brutus should join the conspiracy, and why Caesar deserves to
die.
3. ACT II
A) INTERVIEW: Conduct an interview with a main character involved in the
conspiracy. Touch on her/his background, opinions, reasons for joining, etc...
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B) LETTER TO THE EDITOR: You are a concerned person in Rome who has overheard
the plot to kill Caesar. Detail to the editor what you have heard (conspiracy plot,
members involved, etc) and your concern for Caesar.
4. ACT III (5 points)
A) OBITUARY: Write an obituary for Julius Caesar as if you are either Brutus or
Anthony. The character you choose must be reflected in your writing style, emotion,
and word choice. Make sure to include his successes, details of his death, and any
other important and relevant information.
5. ACT IV (5 points)
A) LETTER: Write Portia‛s suicide note as if it were accidentally sent to the newspaper.
Be sure to include her reasons for committing suicide, her personal beliefs of the events
that led her to commit suicide, etc.
B) GOSSIP COLUMN: Write a gossip column detailing the fight between Cassius and
Brutus, AS WELL as Antony‛s true feelings for Lepidus.
6. ACT V
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A) ADVICE COLUMN: Write an advice column as one character from this Act requesting
advice on a specific issue. Be sure to include the advice given to this character.
B) NEWS STORY This is your chance to break the big news story of the final battle.
You are a reporter who is reporting from the battlefield itself about what you have
witnessed, the outcome of the final battle, etc.
7. ENTIRE PLAY
ONE PAGE WITH A VARIETY OF SPECIAL FEATURES and/or CLASSIFIED ADS: i.e.
horoscope - weather - crossword - comics - public opinion polls - display ads - sports
columns - hobby columns… Insert a number of classified ads ("For sale", Wanted, etc.)
from a variety of key characters in the play. *These cannot be “random”- they must
somehow represent issues, characters, or themes from the play.*
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