1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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1. abhor (verb) "� loathe
2. abjure (verb) "� deny, renounce
3. augment (verb) "� increase in size
4. benediction (noun) "� an expression of good wishes
5. blanched (verb) "� turned white
6. brandish (verb) "� wave in the air
7. bounteous (adj.) "� generous
8. chalice (noun) "� cup
9. chastise (verb) "� punish
10. cistern (noun) "� reservoir
11. clamorous (adj.) "� noisy
12. consort (noun) "� associate, cohort
13. corporal (adj.) "� bodily
14. dauntless (adj.) "� fearless
15. desolate (adj.) "� alone
1. disdain (noun) "� contempt or scorn
2. diminutive (adj.) "� tiny
3. direness (noun) "� evil
4. discern (verb) "� detect
5. entreat (verb) "� plead for
6. equivocate (verb) "� to intentionally deceive or confuse
7. gibbet (noun) "� gallows
8. impedes (verb) "� prevents
9. intemperance (noun) "� lack of moderation
10. incensed (adj.) "� angered
11. jocund (adj.) "� merry
12. judicious (adj.) "� wise
13. malevolence (noun) "� ill feeling
14. mirth (noun) "� gladness that comes from laughter
15. multitudinous (adj.) "� consisting of a great number of individuals
Vocabulary "� Macbeth 3
1. murky (adj.) "� dark, gloomy
2. knell (noun) "� the stroke or sound of a bell
3. palpable (adj.) "� touchable
4. peerless (adj.) "� unequalled
5. pernicious (adj.) "� destructive
6. perturbation (noun) "� agitation
7. plight (noun) "� predicament
8. prate (verb) "� to talk on and on
9. harbinger (noun) "� one who signals the approach of another
10. profound (adj.) "� very deep
11. prowess (noun) "� courage
12. rapt (verb) "� absorbed in thought
13. recoil (verb) "� pull back in a startled manner
14. recompense (noun) "� reimbursement; compensation
15. redress (verb) "� make amends for
Vocabulary "� Macbeth 4
1. repose (noun) "� rest; calmness
2. resolute (adj.) "� form or determined; unwavering
3. sear (verb) "� burn
4. sere (adj.) "� withered
5. stanchless (adj.) "� insatiable
6. surfeit (verb) "� to overindulge
7. sundry (adj.) "� varied
8. surmise (verb) "� imagine, guess
9. tarry (verb) "� linger
10. temperate (adj.) "� calm, even tempered
11. undivulged (adj.) "� unrevealed
12. unruly (adj.) "� wild, untamed
13. upbraid (verb) "� scold
14. valor (noun) "� bravery
15. verity (noun) "� truth
Vocabulary "� Macbeth 5
1. apace (adv.) "� at a rapid pace; quickly
2. assay (verb) "� to evaluate; assess
3. avarice (noun) "� greed
4. bane (noun) "� a cause of harm, ruin, or death
5. compassed (verb) "� surrounded
6. compunctions (noun) "� a strong uneasiness caused by feelings of
guilt
7. disjoint (verb) "� to dislocate; to separate
8. eminence (noun) "� a position of distinction or superiority
9. incarnadine (adj.) "�blood-red
10. interdiction (noun) "� a prohibition by court order
11. mettle (noun)"� courage and fortitude; spirit
12. nonpareil (adj.)"� without equal
13. predominance (noun) "� superior power
14. purgative (adj.) "� cleansing
15. purveyor (noun) "� one that furnishes provisions, especially food
Vocabulary - Macbeth 6
1. prophetic (adj.) - foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
2. direful (adj.) - dreadful; terrible
3. vantage (noun) - a position that provides a broad view of a place
or idea
4. trammel (verb) - to entrap or confine
5. chamberlain (noun) - a person who manages the household of a ruler
or nobleman
6. posterity (noun) - future generations
7. bestow (verb) - to give or grant
8. rancor (noun) - malice; spitefulness
9. appall (verb) - to horrify; to shock
10. laudably (adv.) - deserving praise; commendable
11. blaspheme (verb) - to speak in an irreverent way about sacred
things
12. covet (verb) - to have a strong desire for something
13. fain (adv.) - gladly
14. censure (verb) - to criticize or disapprove severely
15. speculative (adj.) - theoretical |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.read and understand "Macbeth".
2.apply verifying strategies to what they have read.
3.apply prediction strategies to what they have
read.
4. make comparisons between characters as they (& undergo changes
in "Macbeth".
5. apply the themes of "Macbeth" to their lives today.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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copies of "Macbeth" for
each student. There are many different readability
levels available |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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Practice-
1.Students will discuss the changes that each main
character has undergone in the play.(Ex. Lady Macbeth develops a conscience
and
Macbeth loses his conscience.)
2. Students examine the motives that led to the
changes in each main character. This examination
will lead to the discovery of the themes of the play; greed disguised
as ambition and truth disguised as rationalization. (There are other
themes to discover.)
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D. Independent Practice-
After examining historical events and current world affairs, students
are able to write an essay comparing the event to the themes of "Macbeth".
Some events have included the Civil Rights movement, the destruction
of rain forests, the L.A. riots, and the plight of the inner cities.
The age level and experience of the students will lead to more comparisons.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
The students will turn their essays in for an automatic 100. I will
check for mechanics and content. They will then revise their essays
as they choose and they will present their essays to the class in
any format they choose. They may simply read their essays, or they
can choose an alternate way to present their topic. The class will
then discuss the different issues their peers brought up. |
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