Duggan, former director of education for the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, provides ideas for teaching Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to advanced and gifted high school students. Activities and assignments can also be adapted to teach mainstream students. The book does not simply offer a unit plan with sequential lessons; it presents many options for teachers to choose from for a 3-6 week unit. The book includes pre-reading activities, a scene-by-scene reading guide, and ideas for discussion, performance, and writing, aligned with the standards of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the International Reading Association (IRA), and Common Core Standards. Of special interest is a chapter of theater games and ideas for staged readings, choral readings, and multimedia performances. Numerous journal exercises, writing prompts, and student worksheets are included. An extensive resource list compiles books on Shakespeare's life and works, teaching and study guides, essay collections, historical works, online resources, and film adaptations. Duggan coordinates the Secondary Education Program at Northeastern Illinois University. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)