Macbeth full term SOW (incl. resources) mixed ability y7

Full SOW for Macbeth to introduce year 7 to Shakespeare. Suitable for a mixed ability class AWOL levels include 4-8.

SOW includes:

Context research HL - structured questions to suit 'core/ challenge/ super challenge' differentiation
Film and quiz – storyboard HL - link to animated tales and quiz, storyboard for HL
Understanding Shakespeare & writing a prologue - worksheet to introduce key aspects of Shakespeare including iambic pentameter
Act 4 scene 1 – The Witches (creative writing) - Looking at the spell from act 4 scene 1, writing own
Act 1 scene 5 – Lady Macbeth’s plan (PEE) - exemplar, writing frame
Act 1 scene 7 – Lady Macbeth’s plan (PEE) - exemplar, writing frame
Act 2 scene 1 – Macbeth’s madness (acting) - examples on youtube and drama lesson
Act 2 scene 2 – Duncan’s murder (PEE) - exemplar, writing frame
Act 3 scene 4 – The banquet scene (acting) - drama lesson
Act 5 scene 1 – Lady Macbeth’s madness (creative writing) - report writing
Assessment planning - Write about how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in ‘Macbeth’. Planning sheet and exemplar
Assessment - sentence starters/ writing frame
Witches masks and acting - masks for drama lesson
Courtroom trial performance - pack for students to build case against a different character for responsibility. Interactive drama lesson.