class about what Sugar paper for A01, A02, they believe creating A04, A05, each character posters/family A06 (Lang) will do in the trees. play. What is the 2. either use In If students have researched What have you Fact sheets Students historical A01, A02, laptops to research 1st student: using laptops/pc’s they create learned about about the context of the A03, A04 or are given a What was the context a succinct fact sheet about the Shakespeare and context of the play? (Lit) handout about the at the time Shakespeare context of the play. If they the context of play. setting and wrote the play? have had the handout the the play? A01, A02, historical context of students can gather what they Fact sheets A04, A05, Macbeth 2nd Student: know about the play in a TEEP Class feedback. about context of A06 (Lang) What was the true lesson where information is Elizabethan historical backdrop to outside the room and students England. Macbeth’s reign? take turns to have 1 minute to find a piece of info and bring it Mini plenary... back to their group. 3. Read and act Who are the three Students read and act out (or use witches what out Act 1 1 and What has happened on the – – puppet shows) themes may they scene 2. battlefield? A01, A02, Act 1 scene 1 represent in the Why is Macbeth Class set of A03, A04 and 2. play? Teacher allocates Who has Macbeth been seen as noble at scripts/texts. (Lit) student fighting? What does this say the start of the Students create a about his character right at the play? How does A01, A02, spider diagram of start of the play? this create Space in which A04, A05, possible words that Constant mini dramatic irony as to perform the A06 (Lang) relate to the word plenaries: How do other characters view the play play. and or him? develops? ‘witches’ sisters’. Consistently checking Some crudely ‘weird students understand Ross and Duncan discuss: fashioned
class about what they believe each character will do in the play. Sugar paper for creating posters/family trees. A01, A02, A04, A05, A06 (Lang) 2. What is the historical context of the play? Students either use laptops to research or are given a handout about the setting and historical context of Macbeth In 1st student: What was the context at the time Shakespeare wrote the play? 2nd Student: What was the true historical backdrop to Macbeth’s reign? Mini plenary... If students have researched using laptops/pc’s they create a succinct fact sheet about the context of the play. If they have had the handout the students can gather what they know about the play in a TEEP lesson where information is outside the room and students take turns to have 1 minute to find a piece of info and bring it back to their group. What have you learned about Shakespeare and the context of the play? Class feedback. Fact sheets about the context of the play. Fact sheets about context of Elizabethan England. A01, A02, A03, A04 (Lit) A01, A02, A04, A05, A06 (Lang) 3. Read and act out (or use puppet shows) Act 1 scene 1 and 2. Who are the three witches – what themes may they represent in the play? Students create a spider diagram of possible words that relate to the word ‘witches’ and or ‘weird sisters’. Students read and act out Act 1 – 1 and scene 2. Teacher allocates student Constant mini plenaries: Consistently checking students understand What has happened on the battlefield? Who has Macbeth been fighting? What does this say about his character right at the start of the play? How do other characters view him? Ross and Duncan discuss: Why is Macbeth seen as noble at the start of the play? How does this create dramatic irony as the play develops? Class set of scripts/texts. Space in which to perform the play. Some crudely fashioned A01, A02, A03, A04 (Lit) A01, A02, A04, A05, A06 (Lang)