A talk given this morning to a group of boys working on an essay about the 'fiend like queen'. We were preparing Macbeth for IGCSE Literature (Edexcel), though the ideas can apply to examinations quite easily. I try to focus …
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Macbeth coursework support
My support for students writing a coursework essay about Lady Macbeth for Edexcel IGCSE Literature. NOTE to students: this blog is in the public domain. If you cut and paste my writing it is plagiarism. Any teacher checking your work …
Lady Macbeth coursework idea
A powerpoint to support initial coursework thoughts for a class considering this question: How does Shakespeare present Lady Macbeth as a “fiend-like Queen”? Consider the context of creation, language, form and structure in your response. The idea is to support not …
Y10 Macbeth to 1:4 sheets
Please print and save your material from today's lesson - great work for 25 minutes. Keep this up! macbeth-in-act-1-sheet Read More "Y10 Macbeth to 1:4 sheets"
Macbeth – beginning to write using PEARL
As with the war lit post earlier today - I know there are many ways of doing this. My current group need some guidelines...: pearling-macbeth Read More "Macbeth – beginning to write using PEARL"
Out, damned Spot: Act 5.1
A short teaching presentation to help a discussion of the sleepwalking scene... I like discussing the links back to earlier scenes in her apparently mad ravings... LM spot Read More "Out, damned Spot: Act 5.1"
Act 4.3 A scene of Mirrors. Macbeth.
Act 4.3 is the longest scene in Macbeth and seems to abruptly halt the dramatic flow of the play. We have seen fast-paced murder and await revelation and retribution. It comes, but only after 150 lines of dialogue in which …
Banquo in Act 3
Another in my new Year 10 teaching idea. This powerpoint focuses on Banquo in Act 3, links to You Tube clips form 3 versions of the play on film - Welles, Stewart and Polanski - and concludes with a short writing …
Teaching Macbeth in Y10: early ideas
Here are two teaching ideas for my new Y10 Macbeth class - both on PPt. With a small class, I want much of the class teaching to involve round table discussion this term. I have experimented with this and find …
Macbeth coursework Preparation booklet
This is version 1 of the prepbook I will be using for Year 10. It will be used in conjunction with teaching the play in the "usual" way - reading, discussing, acting and generally ensuring engagement and comprehension. I hope …
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