Thursday, October 2 - Mood / Foreshadowing in Macbeth

Objective: By the end of class, students will continue to read and analyze Macbeth for theme and literary devices with a focus on developing writing and literacy skills in order to prepare for keystones and make real life connections.

DO NOW

Write in notebooks:

Mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Direct Instruction

practice multiple choice

MOOD and FORESHADOWING 
Review the list of MOOD words and put a mark next to the ones to which you do not know the meanings. 

Act 1 opens with the witches and the mood is:
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 Then through act 2 scene 2 that ends with Duncan's murder - the mood continues to be:
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View the pictures and write down two words for each that describe the MOOD each creates.click here

Guided / Independent

Constructed Responses (5-7 sentences each)

1. Analyze how and why Shakespeare changes the MOOD in ACT 2 scene 3 (pages 63 and 65)? Provide a detailed explanation. Use three words from the "MOOD" word page in your explanation.

2. Macbeth's greedy nature results in the murder of Duncan. Immediately he experiences GUILT. Use the text to identify three occasions in ACT 2 that reveal Macbeth's guilt.

3. Identify two examples of foreshadowing in Act 2. What kind of mood does each of your examples create? Use three words from the "MOOD" word page in your explanation.

Closure

Review answers and make predictions

Exit Pass

If you do something wrong and you know it, do you feel guilty?How does the felling of "GUILT" affect your actions or does it? Provide an example.