"Macbeth"

by William Shakespeare

Unit Plan

Monday, November 23rd

· essays due; introductory notes and discussion; “Objections to the Elizabethan Theater”; handout biography

· HMWK: read “An Introduction to ‘Macbeth’” (online) and the biography of Shakespeare – take notes as you read; illustrate one item from class notes

THANKSGIVNG BREAK

Tuesday, November 1^st

· vocabulary; intro to Macbeth; char list; main themes; Act/Scene/Line; read I.1 to I.2

· HMWK: read I.3 - I.7; translate 30 lines; Intro to Shakespeare’s language worksheet

Thursday, December 3^rd

· walk through reading; define soliloquy; assign group projects – START NOW!

· HMWK: read Act II; comic book / storyboard - 6 panels from Act II

Monday, Dec 7^th

· storyboards due; discuss; read and stage Act III as a class; sign up for scenes

· HMWK: finsih Act III as needed; read all of Act IV; be sure you are working on your project!

Wednesday, Dec 9^th

· discuss Act IV - stage and walk through; begin Act V

· HMWK: finish play; work on project!

Friday, Dec 11^th

· discuss the end of the play

· HMWK: finish group projects!

Final Exam

· project presentations due – group presentation; self-evaluation; class evaluation