Looking for teaching resources for Macbeth? In search of activities for the Shakespearean tragedy? These 12 resources make Macbeth easy.
This BUNDLE includes all my Macbeth resources for teaching Shakespeare. Character, theme and symbolism visuals + theme analysis activities and no prep lessons! Bring visual thinking into your secondary or high school classroom with my 21st century resources. These activities and tools can be worked into your preexisting Shakespeare unit or you can use everything here to guide your lesson planning. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✋ I've got you covered for Macbeth - Check out my modern, EDITABLE, no-prep lessons! • Macbeth Anticipation Guide Activity • Macbeth Death Tracking Activity • Macbeth Play vs 2015 Movie Comparison Activity • Macbeth Scene Summary Notes Worksheet • Macbeth Symbols and Motif Visuals • Macbeth Theme Icons for any activity • Macbeth Theme Lesson and Analysis Activity • Macbeth Visuals Bundle for Characters Theme and Symbols • Macbeth Worksheets and Activities Bundle • Macbeth Character Cards • Macbeth Analysis One Pager activity for any act ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☑ Click here to follow my store for new product alerts ☑ Leave feedback to receive TPT credits that can be used on future purchases! ☑ Have you grabbed your FREE Shakespeare Folder for Macbeth? ❤️ ✍ Reach me: [email protected]
Yes, Macbeth is dark and gruesome and not the easiest Shakespeare story to relate to. The Scottish thane Macbeth listens to witches who clearly should not
Looking for teaching resources for Macbeth? In search of activities for the Shakespearean tragedy? These 12 resources make Macbeth easy.
A compilation of my most popular Macbeth GCSE revision resources onto one word document to make for easy printing. All the resources are aimed at students aiming towards grades 7-9 Includes: Character revision cards Theme revision cards Revision timelines Top 20 and top 100 quotation revision sheets 6 grade 9 exemplar responses Planning sheets Sample exam questions Key Extract analysis sheets And lots more. Can be printed in A3 or simply change your printer settings to print in A4. Also includes 5 essay plans for 5 different Macbeth questions. This PowerPoint guides students through how to plan and structure 5 exam responses. Each plan has click-activated animations to talk through the process of constructing an answer. The plan is written in short hand to help students with note-taking. Each plan guides students to work through the text chronologically. Each question plan includes: Thesis Context 4 topic sentences for 4 content paragraphs Quotations for each paragraph Inferences and methods (A02) Conclusion considering authorial purpose and universal truths (A03) The 5 questions cover the following topics: How is Banquo presented? (2023 prediction) How is Macbeth presented as a violent character? How does Shakespeare present Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage? How do the witches influence the play? How does Shakespeare present hallucinations? I also offer a discounted package which contains my best resources collated into 4 revision booklets on Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict. After purchasing the resource, you can download the resources instantly in the app or via the download link via email. If the email doesn't appear instantly check your junk folder. Any questions, please use the message system. I will always reply within 24 hours.
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Engage your high school ELA students with these creative activities and enhance your Macbeth unit. Students love to demonstrate their understanding of literature in untraditional, creative ways. These differentiated activities for Shakespeare's Macbeth include creative writing, drawing, performing, and collaborating. These are engaging ways to assess students' understanding of plot, characterization, symbolism, imagery, and much more! Model projects and scoring rubrics included. No-prep. Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity FIVE resources: MACBETH Act 1 CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY Assume the Persona of a Character Studying characterization in the first act of Macbeth is essential for students’ understanding of the dynamic transformation of characters throughout the play, Shakespeare’s universal illustration of the influence of ambition and the destruction of guilt. This creative writing activity requires students to adopt the persona of a character and think the way he or she does. To begin, there is a scenario describing the night of Duncan’s arrival at Inverness. Students are to imagine that Duncan is preparing a speech to honor his warriors, Macbeth is writing in a journal, Banquo comments in a log, and Lady Macbeth is entering thoughts in her diary. There is a definition of persona and its etymological origins. Following are directions for the activity which require students to assume the persona of Macbeth, Banquo, or Lady Macbeth and complete the entry described. For each character, students are provided with three important points to cover. For example, for Macbeth include thoughts about the witches’ prophecies, Duncan’s kingly graces, and his love for his wife. Students are required to include a quote from Act 1. I’ve included directions about quoting: slashes for line ends, brackets for omissions or clarification, block quotes, and citation format (MLA). Students are also required to provide a graphic, art, photo, bitmoji…anything that portrays their characters’ state of mind. The composition requirements include length (250-300 words) and a reminder to follow class format requirements. As a model, I’ve included a speech by Duncan, which illustrates the various requirements of the activity. (I really enjoyed writing that!) I include the graphic which is Sleep and his Half-brother Death by John William Waterhouse. Finally, there is a scoring rubric, which I encourage kids to use as a checklist when writing and peer editing. The activity is PowerPoint, is editable, and prints out on standard 8.5X11” paper. The format is attractive; clear font; relevant graphics. ________________________________________ MACBETH Blood Imagery in Acts 1 and 2 Identification of Symbolism Activity "Blood" is used 109 times throughout Macbeth. The blood symbolism varies with character and situation; however, I've narrowed the "blood types" to G--Guilt, A---Ambition, and H---Honor. In this activity, students examine a quote and choose the correct test tube: G, A, or H. There are 15 quotes from the first two acts. The first one is completed as an example: Duncan: "What bloody man is that?" (1.2.1). Students would draw an arrow to the test tube labeled blood type "H" for Honor. The soldier's blood represents honor; he's been in battle fighting to keep King Duncan on the throne. I provide a SUGGESTED Key for this blood symbolism activity. Some of the quotes’ symbolism can be interpreted differently, prompting kids to make different selections for blood type. However, in my experience, students benefit from the discrepancies and the opportunity to champion their answers. Additionally, this resource is a great way to review the first two acts of the play because it requires students to put the quotes in the context of the play, recall the point in the plot from which the quote is extracted, note the character’s motivation to make the statement, and study the imagery. ________________________________________ MACBETH Act 3 Four Differentiated Creative Activities to Assess Understanding Four differentiated and creative ways to assess students’ understanding of Macbeth Act 3! Completed collaboratively or used as an assessment. The first activity provides 12 quotes. Students are asked to highlight particular words or phrases, for example: Macbeth: To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo Stick deep, and in his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be feared. (3.1.48-51) Highlight yellow the sentence that reveals feelings of insecurity. Highlight orange the name of the man he fears. Highlight blue the reason he fears this man. Students then rewrite a section of the excerpt in their own words: In your own words: “royalty of nature” The second activity focuses on Banquo’s murder. The scene is written in vernacular with Banquo’s and the murderers’ dialogue left blank for the students to fill in. This is an effective way to review the scene and assess students’ understanding of the language. There are 16 tasks in this section. The third activity’s instructions read: “If Banquo’s ghost could speak…and only Macbeth could hear him…. Imagine what Banquo’s ghost would say. Fill in the missing dialogue.” There are four imagined responses by Banquo that students must produce. Finally, to cover the final summarizing scene in the act, I’ve created a Scottish newscast. Students must fill in the blanks with the names, events, and places that Lennox reports on: Good evening. This is Scotland Update; I’m Lennox reporting. Tonight we report further strange occurrences surrounding the newly established King of Scotland, brave _______________: Macbeth compelled by loyalty to former King ________________, in a righteous rage after finding the gracious King murdered, killed the ______________________of his chamber. Subsequently,__________________, close personal friend of King Macbeth walked too late and was believed to be killed by his son, __________________, who fled the crime scene…. ________________________________________ Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 Analysis of the Witches The witches in Macbeth are intriguing to students. Their association with Macbeth contributes to his characterization. They also add so much to the mood and character motivation. Their messages are symbolic, mysterious, and misleading---tragic for Macbeth. This resource is to be used when students complete their study of Act 4, Scene 1 of Macbeth. This is a creative group project that requires students to study the witches' song, the apparitions' prophecies, and Macbeth's reactions, and complete the following tasks: ---Compose a song listing ingredients that a modern-day witch would drop in the cauldron ---Create a poster of the prophecies noting symbolism and message ---Write a diary entry for Macbeth revealing his musings over the prophecies and his thoughts about the throne. I provide a scoring rubric. I usually give groups three class periods (about an hour and 45 minutes) to prepare their props and "rehearse" their presentation. Kids love this project, and it is a fun way to discuss characterization, plot, and symbolism. __________________________________ MACBETH CHARACTERIZATION CELL PHONE ACTIVITY Fun and Creative! This is a fun and fabulous way to assess students' understanding of Shakespeare's characterization in Macbeth ♦What is Lady Macbeth watching on Netflix? ♦What's on Banquo's playlist? ♦What might Macbeth have in his online shopping cart? Enhance students' awareness of character development. The directions for the activity are as follows: --Imagine that your character exists in our society. --Imagine a phone homepage that displays his or her apps. --Choose apps from the following options, and then complete the illustration/discussion component for each. (Brief description= 150-225 words). ---Be sure to accurately represent your character’s traits. ---You will be evaluated on creativity and evidence of your understanding of the plot and character. I provide a blank cell phone where students draw or paste a background. They must then choose options under categories that include: ---Entertainment ---Social connections ---Shopping online ---Legitimate news ---Self-indulgence (selfies, ringtones, games). Students discuss why their character would have accessed or posted various items. There are many ways to use this activity in your classroom. Consider offering kids the following choices or choose one for the entire class: Poster/Collage: This is a great way for the artists in the class to demonstrate their knowledge of characterization while demonstrating mad art skills. Provide kids with a poster board that they can section off for each component of the activity. Completed projects can be displayed for a gallery walk. A variation of this strategy is to offer students old magazines (that pile leftover in the library from days gone by) or have students print images from the internet to glue onto poster boards. They also include the written portion next to their graphics. Hard Copy: Students can create a cover with the phone template and devote a page to each of the components of the activity. I’ve done this often with great success. I then devote some class time to passing them around to appreciate classmates’ work. Digital Copy: You can push the activity out to students so that they can complete the tasks on the computer or devices in whatever format they or you choose (docs, slides, PowerPoint) and submit digitally. These are easily shared with the class as well. Collaborative Presentation: I recently had my seniors complete this activity for Othello in collaborative groups. They all contributed to a slide presentation. It was fabulous because for each component they provided links that took the class to music videos, movie clips, newscasts, etc. It was quite engaging and so much fun! ________________________________________ MACBETH Fun and Creative Activity for Characterization, Theme, and Blood imagery One-Pager Students love this fun and cr
Help your students improve their reading comprehension with this "Shakespeare's Macbeth" activity. Click to view and print for classroom or home use!
OK, let's get this scene-by-scene retelling of Macbeth underway! I set you up with the dramatis personae on Tuesday, so it's time to plunge right into the first scene:
Bring life to Shakespeare with six different activities and games, designed to get your students thinking, moving and having fun! Students can demonstrate their knowledge of Macbeth and get their creative juices flowing. The activities can be used at several points in the play and take about 30 minutes each. You might also like my Macbeth Jumbo Pack or my Macbeth Task Cards. If you'd like more ideas about how to get your students up and moving as they learn, check out Move, Energize and Learn Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and products: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about this store.
Looking for teaching resources for Macbeth? In search of activities for the Shakespearean tragedy? These 12 resources make Macbeth easy.
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This is an engaging and effective activity to use before you begin teaching Macbeth: Use these pre-reading stations to activate students’ prior knowledge about some of the themes of Macbeth. At each one, they will consider ideas that relate to their own lives, allowing you to set the stage for making real-life connections as you study Macbeth. They will do quick-writes to explore their thoughts; then, they will have a small group discussion. Topics covered in the stations: • Ambition • Peer Pressure • Guilt • Fate, etc. • Gender Are you looking for more lessons and activities for Macbeth? I've got many you can check out. Click HERE to view my collection. Connect with me: Real Learning in Room 213 Room 213 on Pinterest Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and products: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to get important updates on new products and sales.
Sociograms are a visual representation of the interactions of characters in a novel. They are a fun and engaging alternative to a final essay.
In this podcast/post, I'm sharing some of my own favorite classroom activities you can use with any Shakespeare plays and the results of my Shakespearean treasure hunt around the web. If you're looking for some fun resources to engage students with Shakespeare, click through to learn more!
Help your teenager review Macbeth, arguably Shakespeare's darkest play, with this worksheet featuring quotes and characters.
Looking for teaching resources for Macbeth? In search of activities for the Shakespearean tragedy? These 12 resources make Macbeth easy.
You don't need a spell to engage students with Macbeth, but a spark of inspiration can certainly work its magic! This complete and editable Macbeth unit plan will help you make Shakespeare's play relevant, rigorous, and FUN! Each act contains interactive notes and creative activities to help bring this drama bubbling to life! So with that... Double, double no toil or trouble Macbeth engagement is going to double! You will get: Macbeth Pre-Reading Activities: ⭐Introduction stations to hook students from the start ⭐A playbill template with character list and notes Macbeth Reading Activities: ⭐Interactive notes for Macbeth Act 1 with prompts to summarize, quote, and explain ⭐Interactive notes for Macbeth Act 2 with the prompts to annotate, contrast, and infer ⭐Interactive notes for Macbeth Act 3 with prompts to analyze, annotate, and illustrate ⭐Interactive notes for Macbeth Act 4 with prompts to characterize, create, and contrast ⭐Interactive notes for Macbeth Act 5 with prompts to explain, illustrate, and paraphrase Macbeth Drama Activities: ⭐Acting troupe group activities for each act that helps bring this play to life! ⭐Act it out activity ⭐Finger puppet play ⭐ Theme Tableau Macbeth Connection Activities: ⭐Informational text pairings ⭐Hand washing experiment ⭐Movie Guide Macbeth Post-reading Activities: ⭐ TED Talk pairing and discussion ⭐Unique essay prompts ⭐50 question editable test (self-grading if using the Google Forms option) ✅ This unit is editable to fit your needs! ✅ This resource can be printed or use digitally in Google classrooms or other LMS providers. ✅ This unit has answer keys!
Boost the engagement in your classroom with this characterization unit for Frankenstein Unit with paper and markers. They decorate character crowns or "hats" using text and symbols, research their characters, and have characterization discussions with other students. This is active learning at its f...
Take the work out of teaching Shakespeare's Macbeth with this engaging student workbook! This resource has everything you need to guide your students through Shakespeare’s Macbeth. With 39 pages of activities, this workbook takes the work out of assigning tasks for Macbeth. Here's what you'll get: A 38 page workbook A detailed answer key Your students will love the activities in this workbook. Each page is filled with meaningful tasks and review elements. You will love how easy it is to teach Macbeth with this workbook. You decide if the activities will be done for homework or in the classroom. I do a combination of both when I use this resource. Prep is quick and easy... Just print and teach! I print each act separately and collect them as we read. Some of the activities included are: Quote analysis Translations Author’s intent Multiple-choice review Artistic description Comprehension Video analysis Prediction And MUCH more
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Get hands-on when you study William Shakespeare's plays with these activities and crafts.
Sybil MacBeth’s 2007 book Praying in Color offers simple instructions on an interesting form of prayer known as “prayer doodling”. For this week’s Friday Five, I decided to …
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Teach Shakespeare in a way that makes his works relevant, engaging, and accessible for high school students. Grab 11 ideas in this post.
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In this podcast/post, I'm sharing some of my own favorite classroom activities you can use with any Shakespeare plays and the results of my Shakespearean treasure hunt around the web. If you're looking for some fun resources to engage students with Shakespeare, click through to learn more!
After you’ve finished reading Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, help your students recall 14 different characters and understand the complicated relationships in this famous tragedy. By filling in the flow chart either in teams of two or as a solo activity, students will be forced to dig back into the text as they build a visual reminder of the drama unfolding in Shakespeare’s play. This also works well as an open-book quiz. This 2-page PDF includes the student handout and answer key. A Google Drive version of the handout is also included. Want more? Click HERE for a scene-by-scene question set to take your students through their study of Macbeth. Click HERE to view my full catalog of Macbeth-related items. Cover background image credit: Pixabay, Public domain
#secondaryshakesale Your students have just finished reading Macbeth. Now what? Are you looking for a writing activity that involves in-depth character analysis? This essay assignment gives students the opportunity to write about a character of choice within the play, and provide some background details and inquiry. What's included? -Assignment instructions -Thesis writing reminders -Character brainstorm -Five-paragraph detailed outline -Essay organizer -Editable rubric *Note: Any generic essay rubric can be used for this activity, but there is an editable rubric included should you choose to use it. © The Classroom Sparrow Clip art by Illumismart.
(Shakespeare, Character Analysis, Characterization) #secondaryshakesale Looking for a fun way to track the various characters within Macbeth? This activity can be completed as students get to know the characters throughout the play, or as an end of unit activity. Their goal is to keep track of the major characters within the play (character tracker sheet included), then create their own trading cards using the information they have gathered on their characters. What's included? • Clear instructions • Character tracker • Card template • Editable rubric • Two activity options You might also be interested in: - Macbeth Essay Check out the FREE preview for a better look at this item! © The Classroom Sparrow
Teaching Shakespeare's language, particularly thou & you, can help students understand characters' rank and relationship. Here are some tips! (blog post)
I've written about Teaching Channel before, and I'll be writing from time to time about a particular great idea I've found there. If you haven't already joined, remember that it's FREE, and signing up takes less than a minute! One of the many great Tch video clips shows middle school teacher Meagan Berkowitz teaching a poetry lesson using the SIFT Method - Symbol, Imagery, Figurative Language, and Tone or Theme. It's less than 5 minutes long, and well worth watching to see her interaction with her students, and the focus they have on the poems they are reading while using bookmark cue cards. Close analytic reading is an important feature of the Common Core; here's a tool for you to try out to see if it fits your needs! Besides the bookmark, you are given the lesson plan, a copy of the two poems used, and a transcript of the lesson. If you're a language arts teacher, you're all set to try this lesson yourself, or to adapt it to your grade level! And don't forget to "pin" the lesson by clicking "Save this in my Lesson Planner." (A note: there is a typo on the SIFT bookmark that you'll want to change before printing - "attitude and author" should be "attitude an author." I changed it in the image above. Since it's an open Word document, it's no problem!)
