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SA: What made the scene writing difficlut? How did you overcome the obstacles? What made it fun? How will you act it all out?

Finalize skits
Act out skits
Continue reading in class
Film?

Homework

Finish the play! Journals are due on Wednesday!

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SA: Who is to blame for the corruption of Macbeth?

Class discussion
Skit work
Acting out skits/film

Homework

Catch up on reading and journaling - journals are due Wednesday of next week!

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SA: How are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth dynamic characters? What has caused the change?

Reading of scenes
Character charts
Assign skit writing project
Time to write

Homework
Finalize skits
Read and journal through Act V, scene vi

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SA: Predict how one of the prophecies may come true

Class discussion
Continue memorization projects
Continue in-class reading/discussion
Continue film

Homework

Read and journal through Act V, sc iv

Yesterday's Agenda

Sorry for the Delay!

Agenda

SA: Quiz - explain the three prophecies given to Macbeth

Begin memorization presentations
Continue in-class reading
Continue film

Homework

Act V sc i and ii

Today's Agenda

Welcome Back!

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SA: Which scene did you memorize? What made it difficult? What strategies did you use to overcome the obstacles?

Continue reading in class (Act IV)

Complete Character Pages - updated perspectives

Continue viewing Macbeth video

Homework

Read Act IV, scenes ii and iii
Continue memorization project - due dates begin tomorrow!

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SA: Which scene did you select for your memorization project? How will you go about memorizing your lines?

Small group work: Animal Lore in Macbeth
Discussion
Begin film version

Homework

Catch up on reading and journaling (through Act IV, scene i) and memorize your lines!

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SA: Write a prediction as to the fate of Macbeth

1. Discuss predictions
2. Finish scene translation activity
3. Acting of scenes
4. Begin Macbeth film

Homework

Read through Act IV, sc i - bring in your journals tomorrow!

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SA: How is nature responding to the events of the play?

1. Characterization inquiry
2. Scene translations
3. Class discussion

Homework

Finish reading and journaling through Act III

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SA: Summarize the meaning of the three sonnets we explored yesterday and last Thursday.

1. Discussion of behavioral policy
2. Assessment: Shakespearean Sonnet Test
3. If time - continue group reading of Macbeth

Homework

Read and journal through Act III, sc iv

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SA: What makes a poem a Shakespearean Sonnet?

1. Completion of "expert group" analysis
2. Class presentation of expert groups
3. Return to Macbeth - class reading

Homework

Read and journal through Act III, sc ii

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SA: Why does Macbeth see a floating dagger? Discuss appearance versus reality in your analysis.

1. Group reading of Act II, scenes i and ii
2. Group skit writing: the murder of Duncan. Shakespeare never shows the murder (a pivitol scene in the play) - your job is to take the story Macbeth tells his wife and turn it into another scene from the play.
3. Acting of the scenes
4. Continue reading Macbeth

Homework
Read and journal through Act II, scene v

Today's Agenda

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SA: Why did Shakespeare use so much imagery? What effect does it have on the play?

1. Finish interpretation projects
2. Presentations
3. Continue reading the play
4. Small group interpretations of II.ii

Homework

Read and journal through Act II, scene iv

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SA: What makes Shakespeare's language so difficult? Why is it sometimes hard to read?

1. Present character pages
2. Continue group reading through the end of Act One
3. Begin language representations

Homework

1. Read and journal through Act II, scene i