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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act Two Scene iv and Act Three Scenes i-vi in the play and complete the test from the given link.
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Macbethan Art

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners review and reproduce an article of Elizabethan styled clothing as a part of an analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  In this Elizabethan art instructional activity, students discuss the fashion of the Elizabethan era and research...
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Writing Process

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read Macbeth and work in groups to organize and create an outline for a persuasive essay. In this persuasive essay lesson, students work in tiered learning groups to organize their thoughts for a persuasive thesis about the...
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The Play's the Thing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the life and works of William Shakespeare. They investigate the art of playwriting and write a play of their own.
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This Was the Noblest Roman of Them All

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
High schoolers analyze the problems with staging and character using the play Julius Caesar. They summarize the final scene of the play and view film versions of the scene. Additionally, they prepare a promptbook for the final scene and...
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Literature: It's a Mad, Mad Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how the themes expressed in Macbeth are also applicable to contemporary society. They complete a series of written assignments demonstrating their comprehension of theme, content, and interpretation of the play....
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An Actor's View of Shakespeare

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research characters from different plays. In this Shakespeare and performing arts instructional activity, students discuss the portrayal of characters from the perspective of real actors. Students work in groups to examine the...
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Macbeth Presentations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students make Powerpoint presentations or Web pages about Macbeth. Their presentations must include at least three elements from a provided list. They write reflective papers about their learning experience.
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And. . . Freeze!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read a short section of a scene very closely and develop a tableaux as a start to the performance process. They write a paragraph in the voice of a character. They present their beginning, middle and end tableaux to the class.
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Othello's Father of the Bride

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze Act one of the play Othello. They examine the themes of love and marriage and interpret Brabantio's words by using different subtexts.
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Othello's Predecessors: Moors in Renaissance Popular Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers gather textual citations from Othello, discuss stereotypes that they hold, examine primary source materials, and write character profiles.
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The Concept of the Hero

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the symbolic implications for the concept of the hero with a focus on the Beowulf theme. In this hero concept activity, students find specific examples of monsters from Beowulf to complete the chart. Learners list the...

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