Something wickedly wonderful this way comes in a lesson that focuses on Macbeth. After a close reading of the play, class members craft a literary analysis essay in which they use evidence from the text to show how Shakespeare uses the characters' interactions with supernatural elements to develop a theme.

Concepts

william shakespeare, macbeth, literary themes, evidence, supporting evidence, textual evidence

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• To save paper, rather than printing the worksheets, share them on Google Classroom 
• Share with class members the traditional tests for witches and the concept of The Great Chain of Being

Classroom Considerations

• Best if students have experience using textual evidence to support their claims
• Set aside extra prep time to explore the many links and tabs in the resource
• A free account is required to access/download some IM

Pros

• Links are provided to both the standard text and an abridged and paraphrased version of the play
• The sequence of tasks scaffolds for the writing assignment

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 W.9-10.2.a