1. Topic-
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| Aim:What is the difference between reading Shakespeare and performing
the play? |
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2. Content-
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| Students will overcome the fear of understanding Shakespeare by
engaging with the language of Macbeth through performance and not
by merely reading the play at their desks. They will review character
traits, role playing |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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| This lesson will help students overcome this fear by having them
engage with the language of Macbeth through performance and not by
merely reading the play at their desks. By moving from their seats
to their feet, students will understand that Shakespeare wrote plays
to be performed. |
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4. Objectives-
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After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
Read complex texts carefully and closely since all of their staging
decisions must emerge from what the text suggests;
Understand characters' emotional and psychological states based not
only on what they say, but on how they speak;
Discover the differences between Shakespeare on the page and Shakespeare
performed;
Write about Shakespeare's play in specific and textually supported
ways. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Character Name Cards
Computer/Smartboard |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Review Macbeth vocabulary on Smartboard.
2.Discuss Reading vs. Performing a play.
3. Elicit personal examples of acting/performing experiences. |
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B. Development-
1.Teacher will relate a personal story regarding the joy of acting.
2. Students are broken into small groups of 3-4 to practice identifying
character traits and performing simple tasks in front of each other.
3. Teacher models an example from former novel read, Animal Farm. |
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C. Practice-
1.I am..." "Who am I?' Activity
**Using Character Charts and Character traits notes, students will
identify characters by describing who they are in relation to their
part in the Macbeth.
2. Students will watch a video where actor, Ethan Hawke discusses
reading vs. performing the dagger scene from the play. |
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D. Independent Practice-
| In small groups, the students will choose and stage a scene from
Shakespeare's Macbeth . |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1.Students are grouped with a strong role model in each to lead.
2. Directions repeated for those with processing issues. |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Students are monitored by the teacher and teacher assistant during
group activity.
2. Students self monitor each other as they perform tasks.(Answers
are on Character cards) |
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G. Closure-
1.Students watch an excerpt of an actor reading and then performing
the dagger scene in Macbeth.
2. Students discuss their reaction to the video. |
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7. Evaluation-
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1.Identification of character by traits.
2.Able to share knowledge of characters to classmates independently. |
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