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TES Global

Tes: Guide to Shakespeare for Gcse English Enrichment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides teacher guides to 10 film adaptations of Shakespeare plays to teach students to become critical viewers including Macbeth, Lion King, She's the Man, Caesar Must Die, William...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tales From Shakspeare by Charles Lamb

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tales from Shakspeare Designed for the Use of Young People by Charles Lamb (1887). This book features a biography of Shakespeare, a chronological list of his plays,...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features links to lesson plans and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
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Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Studying Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
A site from the UK on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Complete with information on the historical context, character analysis, thematic elements, and review questions.
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Other

Literary Explorer: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Literary Explorer features a language arts unit on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Includes teaching and learning strategies for this powerful play.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Theme: Macbeth/julius Caesar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a detailed lesson with activities concerning Macbeth's doubts and uncertainties over killing Duncan. The idea of this resource is to compare Macbeth's doubts about killing Duncan with Brutus'...
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TES Global

Tes: Macbeth: Witches Gallery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos of the witches from the Royal Shakespeare Company's various production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. They can be useful in comparing interpretations and for sparking discussion.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare

For Students 10th - 12th
Spurred by ambition and spiritual prophecy, Macbeth, and his wife Lady Macbeth, come up with a scheme to murder King Duncan and take his throne. Their actions force them to commit more murders and eventually leads to their downfall....
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TES Global

Tes: Macbeth: Act 2 Scene 2: Interactive Csi Lesson Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive Macbeth lesson based on investigating quotations to find out if Lady Macbeth should also be charged with Duncan's murder. The video is included on Prezi....
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Teacher's Guide to William Shakespeare's Macbeth [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides background, classroom ideas, and discussion questions, as well as a rich bibliography of outside resources.
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TES Global

Tes: Historical Context of Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides the historical context of MacBeth including King James I taking the throne, the Globe Theater, the Gunpowder plot, and the witch hunts.
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BBC

Bbc History: Historical Figures: Macbeth (Ca. 1005 57)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Mac Bethad mac Findlaich (Macbeth), eleventh-century Scottish king and title character in William Shakespeare's tragedy.
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Macbeth: Lady Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
This varied series of activities is designed to encourage learners to exercise independence of thought when exploring the presentation of Lady Macbeth throughout the play. The tasks draw learners' attention to the varied ways in which...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Shakespeare Uncovered: Collection

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The Series 3 resources:...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Macbeth: Discovering Literature Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to various resources such as collection items, articles, and teaching activities for Macbeth. It includes a 16th-century pamphlet on witchcraft, alongside character analyses of the weird sisters and Lady Macbeth....
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 10: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the ideas of ambition and failure. They learn that conflicts serve as the basis of a text's meaning and that identifying the internal and external conflicts of a story reveals the motivations of complex characters. They...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Shakespeare Trivia Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, Shakespearean quizzes and Shakespearean trivia collections are found. There are 29 folders of content associated with Shakepeare plays and facts.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is analyzed in detail in this intriguing site. Read about the characters and their motivations. Important quotations from the play are provided as well as a list of helpful study questions.
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Organization for Community Networks

Ofcn: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever read any of Shakespeare's work that you don't quite understand? This site features a lesson plan for "Macbeth" that will help your students understand and enjoy his work.
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BBC

Bbc Education Scotland: Bitesize Revision on Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
This "Bitesize Revision" of "Macbeth" provides summary, discussion, and review of the Shakespearean tragedy. Also includes a "Craft of the Writer" section that discusses the use of blank verse, rhyme, dramatic irony, and imagery.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Creative Twist to the Tragedy of Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Creative Twist to The Tragedy of Macbeth is a project that gives students an opportunity to express their understanding of Macbeth through their artistic ability. The activity appeals to the learning style of all students by allowing...
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Other

Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a searchable glossary of over 2100 words from Shakespeare's works.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Modern Day Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As students work in small groups to compose scripts and produce videos recreating a selected scene, they demonstrate an understanding of Macbeth and the elements of drama.

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