Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - Social Network Assignment - Character Analysis Assignment

This assignment is titled “‘Julius Caesar’: The Social Network.”

We hear a lot these days about how our students enjoy communicating with one another on sites like Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter. This assignment is essentially a 21st century character analysis assignment as a “mock social network.” Students must imagine that six characters from “Julius Caesar” have social networking pages where they post their thoughts, concerns, activities, and more.

There have been many creative ways to teach “Julius Caesar” over the years including mock newspapers, mock trials, and the like. This particular project puts a 21st century spin on those assignments and allows students to express themselves in a familiar medium.

Students may role-play as one of six characters in Shakespeare’s play – Caesar, Brutus, Antony, Portia, Calpurnia, and/or Cassius – and write “status updates” as if they were the character.