Macbeth- Act 1

Essential Question: Why does Macbeth choose to do evil when he knows it’s wrong and that he will be punished?

Read Act 1 and complete study guide for homework

Link to Macbeth Text

Act 1 Study Guide

Sub Day: Macbeth Viewing

Unfortunately, I will be out today- I know you are all super bummed! I have decided to have you view the film Macbeth in my absence in preparation for the acting that we will be doing next week. I have given the sub a character tracking guide to help you keep track of your character. The purpose of this is to give you ideas for how to play your part next week. See the parts below if you're not sure who you will be playing. Enjoy the film, and I will see you next week!

Eli: Macbeth

Sam S: Lady Macbeth

Brittney: Witch 1

Sam J: Witch 2

Juliette: Witch 3

Liam: Banquo

John: King Duncan

Zack: Macduff

Jake: Malcom

Nate: Hecate

Jeramiah: Fleance

Kaleb: Lennox

Reo: Ross

Colleen: Murderer 1

Juliann: Murderer 2

Austin: Porter

Miranda: Lady Macduff

Jeffrey: Donalbain

The Language of Shakespeare

1. Blog Posting: Choose one of the following themes from Macbeth: The Supernatural, Success, Ambition, or Power. Consider the questions on the Anticipation Guide for your theme and answer in a well developed paragraph on your blog.

Anticipation Guide


2. Literary Devices Activity

Foreshadowing: Brayden, Kaleb
Simile: Austin and Miranda
Metaphor: Liam and Sam J
Personification: Jeffrey and Juliann
Symbol:Melissa and Colleen
Aside: Reo and Nate
Image: Juliette and Sam S
Soliloquy: Jake and John
Paradox: Brittney and Jeremiah
Equivocation: Zach and Eli

View Study Guide Here- Know main characters and literary terms for the Act 1 Quiz

3. Pre-Detecting Key Lines

4. Pick parts, begin Reading!

Link to Macbeth Text

Macbeth Intro

1. Finish Speeches

2. Ethan Hawke's Macbeth

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/video/macbeth-with-ethan-hawke/


The Gist: Actor Ethan Hawke is thinking

about playing Macbeth, and feels he needs

to learn a lot more than he already knows

about the play and the character. “I want to

seek out some truth,” he says, and he knows

how to go about that: “If you want to find

out about something, surround yourself with

smart people.” In his denim jacket and

baseball cap, Hawke works sources in New

York and London, and is full of questions.

HW: Finish Documentary Notes

Speech Writing

1. Persuasive Speech Checklist


Monday, April 28th
1. Kaleb
2. Austin
3. Brayden
4. Jeffrey
5. Liam
6. Sam S
7. Juliann
8. Colleen
9. Melissa
10 Jeramiah
11. Nate

HW: Draft Letter

Keys to a Successful Persuasive Speech

1. Watch Jamie Oliver's Ted Talk on teaching children about food. What rhetorical strategies did you notice? Visual aids? Motivation to action?
http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver#t-256682

• Pair and share discussion points
• What is the purpose of a persuasive speech? 

2. Topic Share

3. Brainstorm- due next class

Introduction to Persuasive Speeches

1. I Have a Dream- discuss speech and take close reading quiz

3. Watch Jamie Oliver's Ted Talk on teaching children about food. What rhetorical strategies did you notice? Visual aids? Motivation to action?
http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver#t-256682

4. Introduce Persuasive Speeches

HW: Choose a topic for your persuasive speech

Topic Ideas:

http://comp.uark.edu/~lmeade/Communication/Persuasive%20Speech%20Ideas.htm

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/