After the brilliant blog post by James Theobald here, I am sharing my Knowledge organisers as I make them... I will not share his - follow the link for many, many more, and I will add mine to his collection. Here …
Category: Shakespeare
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 …
“O sweet and lovely wall…”
Year 11 created a spectacular learning wall for open day with ideas building for MAAN and TKAM... It will not be available in the classroom indefinitely, so here are the key elements in PDF... new-doc-50 Read More "“O sweet …
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 …
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 …
Macbeth and the Great Chain – task planning
As I consider my eventual IGCSE coursework essay for Year 10 this year, I am working through ideas for myself. Here I am looking at the material I will want students to explore to enable them to access an essay …
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