Students should read Act V of Antony and Cleopatra.
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
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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 V, Scene One (Alexandria, Caesar's camp)
Decretas presents Antony’s sword to Caesar, and Octavius weeps for his fallen foe and former comrade. A messenger from Egypt arrives, and Octavius tells him to tell...