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Novel Information and Resources:
Why Teach Shakespeare?
Wilson, Robert F. "Why Teach Shakespeare? A reconsideration." Shakespeare Quarterly.Philip Henslowem Simon Forman, and the Theatrical Community of the 1590's
Cerasano, S.P. "Philip Henslowem Simon Forman, and the Theatrical Community of the 1590's" Shakespeare Quarterly.Teaching Practises
Bergeron, David M. "Teaching Practices." Shakespeare Quarterly.Reconsidering a Folio Reading in Macbeth 5.1
Bishop, T.G. "Reconsidering a Folio Reading in Macbeth 5.1." Shakespeare Quarterly.http://thegateway.org/ (Oct 16, 2000.)
IS A LESSON PLAN SEARCHABLE DATABASE(Oct 16, 2000.)
http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/ ANOTHER DATABASEhttp://library.thinkquest.org/2888/ (Oct 16, 2000.)
http://www.allshakespeare.com/plays/macbeth/sn.shtml (Oct 16, 2000.)
http://www.dolphin.org/erik/nethernet/altskspr.html (Oct 16, 2000.)
Reading Activities (Compiled by Andie Robinson)
|Pre-Reading | During Reading | Post-Reading |Pre-Reading Ideas
1. Brush up your Shakespeare
An activity to introduce students to the characters, themes, and other marks of Shakespeare.
2. Shakespeare’s Plays.
http://englishbanana.com/shakespeare1.pdf
An activity to help students become more familiar with common Shakespearean quotes.
3. Shakespeare’s Plays 2.
http://englishbanana.com/shakespeare2.pdf
An activity to help students become familiar with the plays of Shakespeare
4. Elizabethan England group project.
http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/schools/lchs/english/lewis/elizabethan/
A project to be used in the classroom that allows students to research Shakespeare, his plays, and the culture of society at that point in history.
5. Shakespeare’s Timeline.
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/summarychart.htm
An outline of Shakespeare’s life.
6. Shakespeare’s Characters.
http://www.soita.esu.k12.oh.us/puzzles/Shakespeare.pdf ; answer sheet: http://www.soita.esu.k12.oh.us/puzzles/Shakespeare_ans.pdf
An activity to help students become more familiar with the characters of Shakespeare.
7. Create a Curse.
http://trevorstone.org/curse/curselist.html
A fun activity to help students become familiar with the language of Shakespeare.
8. Shakespeare’s Day: What They Wore.
http://www.bard.org/Education/teaching/whattheywore.html
A description of what the clothing and dress standards were like at the time of Shakespeare.
9. Bill’s Allusive Nature: An Introduction to Shakespeare.
http://www.bard.org/Education/teaching/allusive.html
An activity in which the students are introduced to the popular allusions of Shakespeare that are still used today.
10. If the crime fits … an evaluation.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/macprekf.pdf
An activity to introduce students to the crimes that are committed in Macbeth.During Reading Ideas
1. Memorization Activity.
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.com/classics-shakespeare1.htm#mac
A memorization aid for a quotation from the Three Witches
2. Recreating the scene of the Three Witches.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~kimbo2/lessons/macbeth.htm
An activity that makes text to world connections and allows the students to interpret the three witches by today’s views and standards.
3. Macbeth’s Soliloquy.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/1248stat.pdf
A worksheet that can be used as a study guide.
4. Macbeth Act 1 Scene 3.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/1364.pdf
A good review packet for Act 1 Scene 3
5. The Loony Lady Macbeth?
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/m228loon.pdf
A worksheet that allows the students to interpret Lady Macbeth’s words.
6. Lady Macbeth’s cunning plan.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/m214plan.pdf
A worksheet that reviews Lady Macbeth’s plan.
7. Macbeth and the Apparitions.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/apparitions.pdf
A worksheet that allows the students to interpret and understand the Apparitions.
8. Macbeth and the Themes of Ambition, Power and Corruption. http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/drama/drama5.htm
A lesson plan that includes a fun group activity for the class.
9. Macbeth (1948) Directed by Orson Welles or Macbeth (1972) Directed by Roman Polanski
Video clips can be very useful in helping the students to understand Macbeth.
10. History of King Macbeth. http://www.tartans.com/modules.php.srl.op+modload,name+News,file+article,sid+89,mode+thread,order+0,thold+0.html
A history of the real King Macbeth.Post-Reading Ideas
1. “Macbeth” Lesson Plan.
http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/english/ceclang049.html
A lesson plan that allows students to examine the characters found in Macbeth.
2. Study Questions & Essay Topics.
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/study.html
Review questions and answers for students.
3. Folded Paper Brainstorming.
http://www.bard.org/Education/Teaching/foldedpaper.html
An activity that allows students to analyze the characters of Macbeth.
4. Fill in the gaps to complete the plot outline.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/maccloze.pdf ; answer sheet: http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/maccloze2.pdf
A good review worksheet to check the students’ understanding of the plot.
5. ‘Macbeth’ Wall Display.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/mwall.pdf
A fun classroom activity to increase students’ understanding of Shakespeare and his society.
6. Macbeth ~ Sequencing the Story.
http://www.teachit.co.uk/pdf/macseq.pdf
A review activity to check the students’ understanding of the story line.
7. Cliff’s Notes on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Calandra, Denis.
http://www.netlibrary.com/EbookDetails.aspx
8. Themes, Motifs, & Symbols.
http://sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/themes.html
A brief description of the themes, motifs, and symbols in Macbeth that can be used to begin classroom discussion.
9. Analysis of Major Characters.
http://sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/canalysis.html
A brief analysis of the characters in Macbeth that can be used to begin classroom discussion.
10. There’s No Plays Like Home.
http://www.folger.edu/education/pdfs/www.shakespeare.pdf
A fun closing reading for the students that requires and understanding and familiarity with Shakespeare’s plays.
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