Friday, Macbeth Anticipation Guide and Setting

Objective: By the end of class, students will make personal connections to characters and themes in Macbeth and elaborate in order to improve comprehension prior to reading.

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Anticipation Guide and Who Am I in Macbeth?

Direct Instruction

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dont say macbeth - simpsons

GUIDED / Independent

Choose three statements from the anticipation guide. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph for each one explaining why you either agree or disagree. Defend your position. You may refer to personal experiences to support your answers. 

Tuesday, January 23 - Witches

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze historical events in England during the writing of Macbeth as a pre-read excercise in order to improve ability to comprehend the drama.



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Write Down the definitions into your notebooks:

FATE = The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power. Fate is geerally believed to be pre-determined. One's actions cannot change one's fate.

DESTINY = the particular state of a person or thing in the future, considered as resulting from earlier events. Destiny is generally believed to be somewhat influenced by one's actions, therefore, the choices you make throughout life matter.

Direct Instruction

Discuss FATE vs. DESTINY. 

witchcraft in england 


Guided / Independent

Complete historical questions from yesterday. 

Clarification - Queen Elizabeth / England = Protestant
                        Mary Queen of Scots / Scotland = Catholic

After Queen Elizabeth had her cousin Mary beheaded, Mary's son, James, became King James VI of Scotland - and also became Protestant. When Elizabeth chose him to become King James I of England after her death, she hoped he would unify Scotland and England not only politically, but religiously as well.

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dont say macbeth - simpsons

Wednesday, January 23 - Introduction to Macbeth - themes and characterization

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze character traits and16th century England in order to make real life connections.

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Two more themes of Macbeth:

DECEPTION - persuade someone that something false is the                         truth; to trick or fool.

BETRAYAL - to deliver or expose to an enemy;                             disloyalty: to be unfaithful 


Anticipation Guide / Who are you in Macbeth?

Direct Instruction

Characterization powerpoint

Guided 

Read descriptions of characters from NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE  Macbeth. List three character traits each for:
1. Macbeth
2. Duncan
3. Banquo
4. Macduff
5. Malcolm
6. 3 witches
7. LADY MACBETH

Remember that you know about characters from not only what they look like, but what they say, how they act, their effects on others etc (indirect character traits).

Check for Understanding 

Review for test tomorrow.  If you did not finish analyzing traits for above characters, you can do so after the test tomorrow and/or you will have some time on Friday.

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Monday, January 22 - Macbeth background information

Objective: By the end of class students will be introduced to Elizabethan England in order to prepare to read Shakespeare's Macbeth.

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Copy words and definitions into notebooks:

GREED = 1. excessive consumption of or desire for food and/or excessive desire for wealth or power. It has a NEGATIVE, selfish connotation.

AMBITION =1. strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction  // a goal. It has a POSITIVE (not selfish) connotation.

Direct Instruction

macbeth intro

Guided / Independent 

website where following information can be found

Historical background questions : Explain:
1. The relationship between England and Scotland
2. Who was Queen of England and who was Queen of Scotland and what happened and why.  
3. What did Queen Elizabeth do on her deathbed? What year was that? Why did she do that?
4. What religion was the Queen of England and therefore the whole country of England (remember the church and state acted as one)
5. Who is James VI and Who is James 1? What was his religion? 
6. What year did Shakespeare write Macbeth and why did he write it?
7. What message did Shakespeare want to send to the people of England by writing Macbeth?
8. According to Shakespeare, why was it important to support the king?
9. The story of Macbeth was written by Shakespeare in 1606, however, the drama takes place in the 11 century (between the years 1000 -1100). Who was King of Scotland at that time? 
10. What was happening in Scotland at that time?




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dont say macbeth - simpsons

witchcraft in england 

Tuesday, January 9 , Non Fiction and Figurative Language

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze figurative language and theme in NON-FICTION in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

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Take out STICKEEN STORY and get either a NEO or a graphic organizer for your constructed response.

Direct Instruction

Remember some of the themes in STICKEEN are:

TRUST / LOYALTY  / DETERMINATION / OVERCOMING FEAR / PRIDE / CONFIDENCE

Hopefully you annotated for the following types of figurative language in the story already:

1. Similes
2. Hyperboles
3. Personification
4. Allusion
5. Alliteration

Now, look back at some of the figurative language used and review the possible themes.  Then choose one or two specific examples of figurative language that match ONE theme and answer the CRQ below.

ANALYZE how Muir uses figurative language in Stickeen in order to communicate the theme of ___________________.

(TRUST / LOYALTY  / DETERMINATION / OVERCOMING FEAR / PRIDE / CONFIDENCE)

Monday, January 8 - Non-fiction and figurative language

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze figurative language in non-fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills

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Allusions - practice 

Direct Instruction

Figurative Language is also used in NON-FICTION.


Put the following ideals (thematic ideas) in the order of importance to YOU:

TRUST / LOYALTY  / DETERMINATION / OVERCOMING FEAR / PRIDE / CONFIDENCE

Guided

Read Stickeen and identify multiple uses of figurative language in this TRUE story:
1. Similes
2. Hyperboles
3. Personification
4. Allusion
5. Alliteration

Independent

Answer the eight questions related to Stickeen and figurative language in this short piece of non-fiction.

CRQ

ANALYZE how Muir uses figurative language in Stickeen in order to communicate the theme of ___________________.