Antony and Cleopatra Lesson Plan

Students should read Act IV in its entirety.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Act IV, Scene One (Before Alexandria, Caesar's camp)

Caesar mocks Antony’s challenge to a one-on-one fight. His forces are even greater than before, as so many soldiers defected from Antony’s army...