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Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and the Motives of Evil

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students use an online search engine (or a printed concordance) to locate passages that highlight Macbeth's response to fear and his descent into evil. They analyze the motives of Macbeth's increasingly desperate and evil actions.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth by completing the creative activities. For this Macbeth lesson, students discuss the timeline for William Shakespeare and identify the characters for Macbeth. Young scholars read Act One,...
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth through the reading and discussion activities. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act IV and V and then discuss the ending to the play.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth in a variety of creative activities. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act Two, Scene IV and Act Three, Scene I-VI. Students then complete the text given at the link.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in various social studies activities in correlation to William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth instructional activity, students study maps of Scotland, England, and Norway to identify locations mentioned in...
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Students complete activities for the topic on spreadsheets...
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The Portrayal of the Witches

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discover the importance of the fortune teller in Shakespeare's Macbeth. After watching two interpretations of the play, they examine and compare the portrayal of the character. They create their own modern adaptation of...
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So Foul and Fair a Play

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners watch various interpretations of Shakespeare's Macbeth in film. In groups, they examine the setting, characters, music and sequence. They compare and contrast the various films and discuss the differences. They write an essay on...
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Themes In Macbeth

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify recurring themes in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. They research examples of the themes using the Internet. They role play a scene which demonstrates their theme. They write a paper explaining how Shakespeare...
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act Two Scene iv and Act Three Scenes i-vi in the play and complete the test from the given link.
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Macbethan Art

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students review and reproduce an article of Elizabethan styled clothing as a part of an analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  In this Elizabethan art lesson plan, students discuss the fashion of the Elizabethan era and research it...
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Journey Into Self

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the concept of the journey into self through a variety of literary genres. They express the personal notion of self by creating a picture poem and writing a personal reflection esssay.