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Shakespeare’s England
The Scottish Play with Michael Stuhlbarg

Middle Elementary

The Scottish Play has been developed for our older students. Should you decide to use this lesson, you will need to access this chapter via the "MS" or "HS" entry points. You may share your ideas for this chapter with other teachers and parents at our Educator Network.

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Objective: This lesson is designed to help students understand Shakespeare's language in Macbeth. This lesson can be used to examine the selected scene in the video or the entire play.

Lesson: For this lesson, each student will need a copy of Macbeth, Act I scene 7, or you can use the attached PDF of the speech. Have students begin by reading the speech, then view the video. Have students re-write the speech using contemporary language. Printed copies should be available for reference.

Student Assessment: By the end of this lesson you will be able to assess students' understanding of the text and their ability to paraphrase concepts into their own words.

Curriculum Connections: Arts Education, English

 

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