''Veni Vidi Vici'' - Ceyda Ece OBA

This lesson will be based on  Simple Past Tense  with an important topic ,  People in History.

An important person in history- Julius Caesar.-  His famous quote is ''VENİ, VİDİ, VİCİ.''

Students' ages is 15 and it is a high school with CLIL classroom.

 Their level is Pre-Intermediate. The class capacity is 20.

This lesson aims to practice students in Simple Past Tense  and  Irregular Verbs.

Students are expected to prepare a poster about Julius Caesar at the end of the lesson.

• It is an in-class activity/ assignment.  You are given three hours to finish these tasks.  Good Luck! 

Watch the video carefully.

Listen the video and take notes for the questions.

There is a link about Julius Ceasar. Read this link and answer the questions.  

You will be provided a link. In this link, there are ''Top Questions''. There are also answers of these questions. Read them and write a brief summary of what you have learned.

Write a list of Irregular Verbs that you used during the summary. 

Listen the Podcast. Discuss your opinions with each other. At the end, record it.

You are divided into 5 groups . Create a poster with a chronological order and use visual aids.

Step 1: 

Watch the video given below. Take notes from the video. Write sentences with Simple Past Tense. You are recommended to use your dictionary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHNVzAapPus

Step 2: 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler

Read the link above. Answer the related questions carefully. 

QUESTIONS: 

1-  Who is Julius Ceasar, his full name, when is his birthday, when he died ? 

2-  What about his family background, was his family rich or influental ? 

3-  Could the Senate prevent Ceasar from being selected as a consul ? 

4-  How was his personal life ? Which characteristic features of him were annoying and make him respected person ? 

5-  Which of the titles attracted you the most ? Why ? Explain briefly. 

Step 3: 

Click this link. You will see ''Top Questions'' and you will see answers of them. Write a short essay about the answers. 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler/The-first-triumvirate-and-the-conquest-of-Gaul

Step 4: 

Create a list of Irregular Verbs from your essay. You are expected to list first, second and third versions of the verbs. 

Step 5: 

Listen the Podcast below. When it is finished, discuss your opinions with your group members and record it. It should be 7-8 minutes long. 

https://player.fm/series/history-of-julius-caesar-by-abbott-jacob-1007068

Step 6: 

Now you know a lot of information about Julius Ceasar. Divide your group so that two people will find pictures, two people will find articles, and one person will combine them, and the whole group will prepare them in the form of a poster. 

At the end of the lesson, students will brainstorm while teacher share his/her ideas about the posters and the tasks. 

In the end, students will use Simple Past Tense properly in four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. 

Students will understand the logic of the Irregular Verbs and memorize them without confusing.   

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler/The-first-triumvirate-and-the-conquest-of-Gaul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHNVzAapPus

• https://player.fm/series/history-of-julius-caesar-by-abbott-jacob-1007068

Further Sources Who Wants to Search More: 

1-  https://fivebooks.com/best-books/julius-caesar-peter-stothard/

2- https://www.biography.com/political-figure/julius-caesar

3- https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/julius-caesar.htm

4- 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nT6ifKkhrY

Go through the students' tasks and posters. 

Brainstorm with students about the discussions. 

Grade students' tasks and posters according to the Rubric. 

Check students' mistakes and correct them. 

Use online and practical tools. 

Observe groups and create a comfortable environment for them. 

Increase students' creativeness.