September 30, Act 1 test and Act 2 scenes 1-2

Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to analyze and be assessed on act 1  with a focus on developing writing and literacy skills in order to prepare for keystones and make real life connections

DO NOW

Check the wall and add anything you don't have into your notebooks. Take note of the concluding sentence on the sample analysis on wall.  Remember to include that today when you write.

Direct Instruction

Multiple choice/ true false test  - 50 points

Use three steps to ANALYZE the following (30 points): 

Analyze how Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to accept her plan to murder King Duncan. (pages 43 and 45).


Guided 

Read ACT 2 scenes 1-2.

Independent - you may work in groups of 2-4

Act II

1. What is Macbeth's lie to Banquo about the witches' predictions?

2. What is the signal Lady Macbeth is to give Macbeth to let him know that she has taken care of the guards (grooms)?

3. What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?

4. After Macbeth kills Duncan, he goes to Lady Macbeth and is concerned about not being able to say "Amen." What is her advice to him?

5. Then, Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying, "Macbeth does murder sleep." What does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do?

6. Why won't Macbeth take the daggers back to the scene of the crime?

7. Who was knocking?

Closure / check for understanding 

review answers to questions

Exit pass

Are the witches really supernatural beings or are they just manipulating Macbeth by appealing to his greedy nature? explain