KS3 Romans - Why was Julius Caesar Assassinated?

This lesson contains:

• A starter to study a painting of Caesar being killed. Students speculate what is happening and to who. You can then ask ‘why’ and see if any of them know already the reasons.
• An activity for students to complete a timeline on the worksheet provided as the teacher goes through the backstory of Caesar. The slides are informative and easy to use and have discussion questions to extend the material further.
• A task for students to then determine the reasons Caesar was assassinated. They study evidence about him and decide if his actions were tyrannical or not. Then attribute different factors to each piece of evidence before deciding the main reason he was killed.
• A final activity to study two different interpretations of the manner in which Caesar was killed. Students complete a table to show where they agree and where they disagree.
• A plenary to create a headline for the assassination and a first paragraph depending on the ‘slant’ of the newspaper writer (themselves).

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 2 x Publisher Files