An archived stack of papers: 'Macbeth'
Challenging All Students
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Mar
- 28
- 2007
We’re reading Macbeth. We’ve watched movie clips, acted a few short segments, dissected very few quotations, summarized scenes, started a class blog, drawn 8-panel comics, and written briefly about theme. We have not had many class conversations, nor done any writing of significant length, nor connected the play to current events, nor related the decisions to choices we make. A set... read more
Macbeth Multiple Ways
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Mar
- 16
- 2007
Get yourself copies of three different film versions of Macbeth. Cue each tape/disc/media file up to act III, scene iv. Give your class a handout for notes and very few verbal directions. “Pay attention to how these different directors treat... read more
Witches Vanish
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Feb
- 13
- 2007
My seniors started Macbeth last week. We began the unit by reading I.iii.1-110 several times. Then, groups of seven got up to act the scene out for the rest of the class. Each group had different motivations for Macbeth and Banquo, along with... read more