Reading Inventory
Macbeth
by Shakespeare
Lesson 1
Journal Entry for lesson 1
 Has there ever been a time in your life when
someone told you that something improbable
would happen and it did? Did the fact that event
was “predicted” cause you to behave differently
than you would have otherwise and make it more
likely for the event to occur? Or did the even
simply seem to occur without any assistance from
you?
 Recall what happened and include your feelings
when you heard the even predicted and when it
occurred.
Journal Entry Lesson 1
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Lesson 2
…meet the witches Act 1 Scene 3
Lesson 3 1.2 and 1.2
Lesson 3
Listening and then Responding to 1.1 and 1.2
CHARACTERS _ SETTING _ PLOT
 Where does this scene take place?
 What is the weather like?
 How does Macbeth behave in battle?
 How does Duncan View this behavior?
 How does the battle end?
 What pronouncement does Duncan make at the end of the
scene?
Journal Entry for Lesson 3
 Choose two of the characters from
Macbeth that your have met up until this
point.
 Draw a picture of them (or find their
pictures on internet and cut and paste).
 Under each picture, list three words that
describe their personality.
 Are the alike, or are they opposites? Why
do you think this way? (compare or
contrast).
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Lesson 4
I.3 & 4
Questions - lesson 4 Act 1: 3 and 4
 How does Banquo feel about the witches’ predictions?
 How does Macbeth feel?
 Who is the topic of conversation at the start of scene 4?
 How might Duncan’s words to Macbeth, as Macbeth
enters, seem ironic?
 How does Macbeth feel now that Malcolm has been
named the Prince of Cumberland?
 Do we have any clues about how Macbeth will behave in
the future?
PRE JOURNAL WORK:
Lesson 4
Working with Synonyms
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Thin:
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Woman:
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Man:
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Foul
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Fair
Terms:
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Synonyms: words similar in meaning
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Denotation: Dictionary meaning
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Connotation: cultural or emotional meaning
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Paradox: contradictory statement that is true.
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Stress: the force a sound or syllable is spoken .
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Inflection: A change in pitch or tone of the voice
Journal Entry
 Write three sentences
often said by someone
close to you: a friend, a
sibling, a parent.
 Indicate the typical
inflection and meaning
for each.
 Then, vary the inflection
and tell how this changes
the meaning.
Journal Entry Lesson 4
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SCENE VII. Another part of the
field.
Alarums. Enter MACBETH
MACBETH
They have tied me to a stake; I
cannot fly,
But, bear-like, I must fight the
course. What's he (note 40)
That was not born of woman? Such
a one
Am I to fear, or none.