Welcome back and welcome to
vocabulary (just like the other seniors)
• Grab a Vocabulary Chapter 1 packet from the
Outbox (the black wire mesh one)
• Today’s assignment is the “Ten Words in
Context” section
• When finished you can turn them in to the
Inbox if you want me to hang on to them (I
would prefer you show responsibility and keep
up with your work)
• We’ll be using these all week- Keep track of
them!
Vocab Day 2
• Let’s go over your vocabulary words for the
week to make sure we’re on the same page
• On your own, complete the second set of
vocabulary activities (Matching Definitions)
Vocab Day 3
• Get out your Vocabulary Packet and complete
the third installment of work
• Today, you’re practicing using the vocabulary
words in sentences
Anticipation Guide
• Pick up an Anticipation Guide from the Outbox
• You can write on this
• Once you’re finished, hang on to it and we’ll
discuss points 3, 4, 6, & 7
Delving into “Macbeth”
• Split into groups of 5
• Each of you will receive a segment of the play,
BUT the names of the characters, any stage
directions, and any entrances or exits have been
removed.
• Your group’s job is to determine who is speaking
and when, what the stage directions are, and
when anybody arrives to or leaves the scene.
• You will be expected to present these when
you’re finished
Presentation Analysis
• What were some similarities or differences in
how the lines were broken up?
• Why do you think these groups chose to break
the lines up in this way?
• Who staged the scene the best? Why?
• How did their staging of the scene add to the
dialogue?
• How do you think this has improved your
understanding of Shakespeare?
Who’s in the play?
Reading “Macbeth”
• The play begins on pg. 327
• We’ll be reading in a circle and you read for participation
points (so everyone has to read multiple times over the course
of the play)
• Today’s Parts:
• Witch 1, 2, and 3
• Duncan
• Malcom
• Captain
• Ross
• Lennox
• Macbeth x2
• Banquo
• Angus
During Reading
• Scene 1
• What is the weather like at the opening of Act I?
• What atmosphere and tone are created in the opening
scene?
• What characters open the play?
• What do the witches plan?
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Scene 2
How is Macbeth described in this scene?
What does Macbeth do to the rebellious Macdonwald?
What news does Ross bring about the Thane of Cawdor?
Why does King Duncan give Macbeth the new title?
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Reading Questions
Scene 3
What words does Macbeth say that are said earlier?
What makes the day “foul and fair?”
What do the witches tell Macbeth?
What do they tell Banquo?
Where is there an example of dramatic irony?
Which character seems skeptical of the witches and which
seems to believe them immediately?
If “behind” means “to follow,” what is Macbeth thinking
when he says, “Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor; The greatest
is behind?”
What does Macbeth mean when he says, “If chance will
have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my
stir?”
How would you say lines 123-126 in your own words?
Nothing yet has been said about how Macbeth will become
king. What is method is suggested?