Daily Lessons for Teaching Macbeth

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Act 1, Scene 1 Macbeth is a long play involving a number of intertwining story lines, characters and plot twists. Following this mess of literary devices can be difficult when coupled with the challenging language Shakespeare uses. The objective of this lesson will be to create a plot map of sorts, so following the rest of the play will be easier and enjoyable.

1) 1) Class Discussion:...
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