1. “Beware the Ides of March” Superstitions

2. Goals: I can assess the role superstitions play in my own life. I can assess the role superstitions play in my own life. I can use evidence to predict how superstition will play a role in Julius Caesar. I can use evidence to predict how superstition will play a role in Julius Caesar. I can analyze the development of a theme throughout a text, including how it is shaped by specific details/events. I can analyze the development of a theme throughout a text, including how it is shaped by specific details/events.

3. Quick Quiz 1. To what extent can we control the future? 2. How superstitious are you? 3. Do you have any good luck rituals that you perform before important occasions? 4. Do you watch for omens (signs) before important events? 5. Do you read your horoscope every day, and do you follow its advice?

4. What superstitions do you know? Good Luck Bad Luck Strange Knock on woodKnock on wood Rabbit’s footRabbit’s foot Four-leaf cloverFour-leaf clover “Find a penny…”“Find a penny…” “An apple a day…”“An apple a day…” Cold hands = warm heartCold hands = warm heart Black CatBlack Cat Broken mirror = seven years bad luckBroken mirror = seven years bad luck Don’t walk under a ladderDon’t walk under a ladder Friday the 13thFriday the 13th Don’t open an umbrella insideDon’t open an umbrella inside Shiver = someone walking on your graveShiver = someone walking on your grave Blow out all your birthday candles at once = get wishBlow out all your birthday candles at once = get wish Garlic protects from vampiresGarlic protects from vampires WishboneWishbone Cats have 9 livesCats have 9 lives

5. What superstitions are associated with the theater? “Break a Leg” “Break a Leg” “the Scottish Play” “the Scottish Play”

6. “Beware the Ides of March” Ides = A division of the calendar based on the phases of the moon. Ides = A division of the calendar based on the phases of the moon. In some months, the Ides is on the 15th, and in others, it is the 13th. It's supposed to be on the day of the full moon. In some months, the Ides is on the 15th, and in others, it is the 13th. It's supposed to be on the day of the full moon.