Curated OER
The Concept of the Hero
Young scholars explore the symbolic implications for the concept of the hero with a focus on the Beowulf theme. In this hero concept lesson, students find specific examples of monsters from Beowulf to complete the chart. Young scholars...
Curated OER
The Renaissance was a Rebirth
In this Renaissance study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 4 reflection questions.
Curated OER
The Power of Music
Learners analyze the music Shakespeare chose for his play The Tempest. They seek to research why he alluded to popular music and contemporary artists. Students make connections between their own musical knowledge/tastes/interests and the...
Curated OER
Scatterbrained Soliloquies
Pupils reconstruct a famous soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet which the teacher has cut apart and scattered. They piece the soliloquy back together making sense of the passage.
Curated OER
Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Tristam Shandy. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Macbeth"
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including witches and the supernatural, Lady Macbeth and power, and Shakespeare's sources.
Other
Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth 2016 Study Guide [Pdf]
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, historical background about the play, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities and a bibliography.
Other
Legends: Shakespeare's Stories Macbeth
Legends of Shakespeare's stories. Source of Macbeth with links to Holinshed's book and other source material.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: Introduction to the Characters in Macbeth
The main characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth are introduced, described and analyzed with links to additional character information. Character descriptions include: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, Macduff, and the...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Magic, Illusion, and the Supernatural
Mischievous fairies, monstrous apparitions, and scheming witches: examine how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers played with the magical and supernatural.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Macbeth: Introduction
This is the introduction to a unit on the study of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses Shakespeare's modern English and the difficult reading and Elizabethean drama and the Globe Theater; it offers a short biography of Shakespeare and an...
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BBC
Bbc: Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare Unlocked: Macbeth Teacher Pack [Pdf]
A teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth including lesson plans, video links, workshops, and more.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources addresses the themes of ambition and lust for power in Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It includes video clips, synopsis, study guides, and...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Macbeth: Coursework So W Powerpoints
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides PowerPoint lesson plans for teaching Macbeth including act by act and scene by scene lessons with background information, activities, assignments, quizzes, and a final exam.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Language, Word Play and Text
Prose and verse, wordplay, neologisms, and rhetoric: discover how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers developed innovative and experimental uses of language.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a complete set of resources to teach Shakespeare's Macbeth including lesson plans, character studies, activities, research, assessments, quizzes, and writing assignments.
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth by William Shakespeare: The Role of the Witches
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan focuses on the role of the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth including background information about the fear of witches in Shakespeare's time, reading excerpts and answering questions to...
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth (2011) Teacher Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reference pack from the Royal Shakespeare Company provides a variety of activities based around themes in Shakespeare's Macbeth. These include the following: Macbeth's ambition; Malcolm, Banquo and...
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth
This is the complete text of Macbeth by William Shakespeare in the original language and in modern English side-by-side. It also provides short bios for each of the characters in the play and an explanation of how to cite No Fear...
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth Rsc Themes Reference
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a reference guide for teachers of Shakespeare's Macbeth which includes a list of the major themes and motifs within Macbeth and examples of scenes of where to find them.
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Controlled Assessment: Shakespeare's Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show lesson plan to introduce students to Shakespeare's life, the Globe Theater, how Shakespeare attracted his audience, and his work as an actor.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Macbeth Fear and the Motives of Evil
"Why does Macbeth, who knows that his actions are evil and will be punished, continue to choose evil?" Through this study of Macbeth's evil deeds, high school students will not only test their reading and research skills but also explore...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Supernatural Elements in Macbeth
In this self-paced lesson, students explore how Shakespeare uses supernatural elements in Macbeth. It begins with an exploration of beliefs about the supernatural and witchcraft in Shakespeare's time as presented in a segment from...