Reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth, looking at use of imagery, literary devices and themes - especially the way one can make a decision that affects the world around them, for better or worse.
Tasks:
1. Lessons on Literature
a. Dynamic vs. Static Characters
b. Significance (P.A.C.T.S.O.)
i. Introduction
ii. Class Example
iii. Worksheet
2. Lessons on Shakespeare, Greek Plays and Tragedy/Tragic Heroes
a. Structure of a Shakespearean Play
b. Introduction to Shakespearean Tragedy
c. Notes on Shakespearean Tragedy
d. Structure of a Shakespearean Tragedy
f. Shakespeare’s Writing
i. Iambic Pentameter and Trochaic Tetrameter
3. Lessons on Macbeth
6. Start Reading
a. Murder Under Trust (after I.vii)
b. Symbolism of the Second Prophecy (after IV.i)
7. Essay
Formative work to submit:
P.A.C.T.S.O. Worksheet
Folio Act I
Folio Act II
Folio Act III
Folio Act IV
Summative work to submit:
Macbeth essay
Expectations Covered:
B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B1.4, B1.5, B1.6, B1.7, B1.8
B2.1, B2.2, B2.3
B3.2, B3.3
B4.1, B4.2
C1.1, C1.2, C1.3, C1.4, C1.5
C2.1, C2.2, C2.3, C2.4, C2.5, C2.6, C2.7
C3.1, C3.2, C3.3, C3.4, C3.5, C3.6, C3.7
C4.1, C4.2, C4.3
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