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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners participate in various social studies activities in correlation to William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson, students study maps of Scotland, England, and Norway to identify locations mentioned in Macbeth. Learners...
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Macbeth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the changes the characters go through in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. They discuss the themes of the play write an essay comparing current events to the themes of the play.
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's Tortured Sonnet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read four of Shakespeare's sonnets and determine whether they are read from Macbeth's or Lady Macbeth's point of view. They support their decision using evidence from the text.
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When Fair is Foul: Paradox and Equivocation in Macbeth

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read Macbeth for examples of paradox and equivocation in the text. In this literature-response lesson, students work in groups to analyze Shakespeare's writing for use of paradox using handouts to guide their search. Student...
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Shortened Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the two main ingredients of a play: speech and actions. They then listen to a shortened version of "Macbeth" and write down one sentence to describe what is happening in each of the comic-strip cells.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Young scholars complete activities for the topic on...
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Macbeth: Quotations

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this Macbeth worksheet, students read passages from Macbeth and answer the prompts for each one. Prompts include identifying the speaker, describing the context of the quote, and explaining the significance of one of five literary...
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Screwing Courage in Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read, analyze, and act out the scenes 1.7.29-79 of the William Shakespeare play, "Macbeth." They discuss motivation, tactics, and obstacles, and improvise scenes suggested by the class.
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Parodies of Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video clip about parodies. They identify the characteristics of a parody in Mark Twain's work as well. They practice writing Shakepeare like verses.
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Shakespeare Shows

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study, interpret, perform, and present various Shakespearean works adapted for middle school Students. They choose a scene from one of the plays covered in this teaching unit to reenact with a group.
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Macbeth - Analyzing Characterization in Drama

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The writing activity in this lesson plan could be used to assess student understanding of previously taught concepts of how language reveals character.
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Macbeth: Act Three Questions for Study

For Students 10th - 12th
The 29 specified questions included in this resource cover the climax in Act three of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Test your students by using this activity as a reading check quiz, group work exercise, or to illicit class discussion. If given...
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Macbeth: Act Two Questions for Study

For Students 10th - 12th
There are 21 considerable examinations of the rising action of Act 2 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Use this resource for a productive group-work activity, a quiz, or to spark conversation about the play. Note: If given for homework, the...
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Character Study in Macbeth

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze a Shakespeare soliloquy by writing a prose summary of it. They keep a character journal, following one character through the play and analyzing what the character does and says, as well as, might have done or...
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"What are these...?"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the "witches" of Shakespeare.  For this literature analysis lesson, students research the influence of Macbeth's sisters on his behavior.  They examine various terms used to describe the sisters, and discuss which ones...
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Acting in Marriage-Is It on Stage or Off?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare views of marriage in Macbeth and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  In this comparative literature  lesson, students discuss and debate the marriages of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth   Brick and Maggie's...
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Hamlet Research Paper: Find, Evaluate, and Select Appropriate Research Sources

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Help young researchers find credible sources online. Modeling with a Google search for information about Shakespeare’s Macbeth, use a computer projector or Smart Board to show class members how weak the top three search results are....
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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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Do the Research! Macbeth Becomes King of Scotland

For Students 4th - 6th
In this research instructional activity, students find information about Macbeth the King of Scotland. Students answer 4 essay and short answer questions about Macbeth.
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Make Your Own Soundtrack for Macbeth !

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils create a 10 song soundtrack for Macbeth explaining why the songs are included. They design a tape cover jacket that illustrates the play.
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Performing Modernized Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students select a piece of text from a play and prepare it for performance to the class based on their modern setting.
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The Learning Network Fill-In: Macbeth for Children

For Students 8th - 11th
Help your learners attain vocabulary and practice reading comprehension with this cloze activity. Created by The Learning Network, this resource provides a New York Times article with the words already removed. Pupils can fill in the...
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: A Dual Exploration of Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students emulate a key practice of Renaissance theater: doubling. The goal of this lesson is for students to experience-to see, hear, and feel-the differences between characters. Each group presents scenes to the rest of the class.
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Bloody Business

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students research word frequencies in Macbeth and create a frozen picture inspired by a word.  For this Macbeth lesson, students view Blood Will Have Blood and discuss the dual meaning of the word "blood."  Students identify five major...

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