Analysis of Lady Macbeth's Persuasive Techniques in Act 1 Scene 7 of Macbeth

This one-hour lesson is designed to guide students through Lady Macbeth’s persuasive techniques in Act 1, Scene 7, focusing on how she manipulates Macbeth to commit murder. Ideal for key stage 3 or key stage 4 classes studying Macbeth, this resource is tailored towards developing students language and literature skills and providing them with a range of practice opportunities.

What’s included:

• Complete PowerPoint with step-by-step teacher instructions—ready to download and teach.
• Ready-to-print worksheet for students to label and explain Lady Macbeth’s use of persuasive techniques.

Learning Objective:
Students will analyse how Lady Macbeth persuades and manipulates Macbeth using powerful rhetorical techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the persuasive strategies Lady Macbeth uses.
• Practice applying these techniques in both analysis and through writing your own examples.
• Write an analytical paragraph exploring the effects of her language.

Lesson Outline:
Do It Now Activity: Persuade the teacher for extra game time.
Starter: Introduction to key persuasive techniques.
Activity 1: Annotate the worksheet, labeling persuasive methods and explaining their effects.
Activity 2: Write an analytical paragraph answering, “How does Lady Macbeth manipulate Macbeth?”
Peer Assessment to evaluate analytical writing.
Activity 3: Write a persuasive letter using Lady Macbeth’s rhetorical techniques.
Plenary: Reflect on the power dynamics between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

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