Lady Macbeth & How to Get What You Want is a detailed lesson on her persuasive techniques (from the British Council). Analyze this Times article about the Scottish Parliament’s efforts to clear Macbeth’s name. Is this a murderous villain I see before me? No, it’s a cuddly, peace-loving king. Highland School’s Study Questions are 85 questions that check recall and comprehension for the whole play. Scene by Scene Questions are more numerous, but less in-depth. Allows multiple ways to organize students into groups as well.Ĭomposition Assignments for each act require a paragraph response, total of 30 for play.

Student Sample Essay (with notes and plan page)Īnalyze the Arguments offers rhetorical topics for each act (developed by Marcie Belgard).Įnvelope Activity includes fourteen close reading topics to focus student note-taking and discussion (developed by Marcie Belgard).

Chart for image references throughout the play - blood, day/night/ light/darkness, animals, fair/foul, clothing, weather, children, nature/natural/supernatural.

Introduction to the major image strands.

(This is my primary emphasis when I teach the play.) Macbeth’s richness in imagery lends itself to analysis. Trial Simulation for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth - in-depth full class activity with detailed directions for two trials.Īnticipation Guide and Pre-Reading Questions introduce major themes addressed in the play. Quoting from Macbeth demonstrates rules for quoting from a Shakespearean play. Performance History covers the historical background and traces the versions and adaptations of the play. Memory Work (“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…” V, v, 22-31) Macbeth Parts lists all the parts in the play so students can sign up for reading aloud. Laying the Foundation Vocabulary - definitions, pronunciations, sample sentences. Holinshed’s Chronicles, the source of Macbeth, is analyzed in detail by Shakespeare Online. Historical Context from Gale Research Literature in Context covers the background of the play. Famous as way to introduce the play.Ħ0-Second Macbeth Newsletter from the BBC.Īct-by-Act Quotations includes the most important quotes in the play. I have put asterisks by my favorite activities and assignments.ģ2-Second Macbeth lesson from the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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