Melissa Victoria is a former English teacher with over 15 years' experience in a variety of secondary school settings, including comprehensive and grammar schools. She provides English resources mainly for high-ability students studying for GCSE and A level (AQA).
Melissa Victoria has an MA in English from the University of Birmingham, UK.
Melissa Victoria is a former English teacher with over 15 years' experience in a variety of secondary school settings, including comprehensive and grammar schools. She provides English resources mainly for high-ability students studying for GCSE and A level (AQA).
Melissa Victoria has an MA in English from the University of Birmingham, UK.
A comprehensive scheme of work on Much Ado about Nothing for high-ability GCSE groups aiming for grades 6-9. There are 17 PowerPoints, one for each scene.
Each PowerPoint has discussion, analysis and exploration of at least three themes with very detailed notes under each slide for teachers.
There are further slides on each PowerPoint on Dramatic Comedy Genre; Shakespeare’s Method; and Context. Again, there are comprehensive notes relating to these areas so that you can teach with confidence.
You will find the following…
Themes:
Love and War
Gender and Identity
Appearance and Reality (Constructive, Destructive & Self-Deception)
Private Desire and Social Approval
Legitimate and Illegitimate Behaviours
Theatre of War and Domestic Sphere
Miscommunication
Transformation
Dramatic Comedy Genre:
Metadrama
Metalanguage
Significance of Structure
Pairs and Parallels
Antithesis
Low Comedy
Comedy Endings
Shakespeare’s Method:
Characterisation and conceptualisation
Significance of Structure
Significance of language inc. imagery, symbolism, classical references,
self- reflexive language, malapropism, poetry, and prose
Shakespeare’s use of stagecraft
Shakespeare’s drawing attention to theatre as artifice
Context:
Women, identity, sexual behaviour within the 16th Century
The importance of reputation
Ontological death
Patriarchal Hegemony
Elizabethan Fashion/Significance of Clothing
The social significance of marriage in the 16th Century
Chivalric Love
Renaissance Humanism
The role of the Church within the play and the 16th Century
The importance of legitimacy and the ‘problem’ of illegitimacy
16th Century ‘Police Force’ (The Watch)
Hierarchical structure of society
Twenty-Eight PowerPoints exploring each scene of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoints contain exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; Children; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Guilt; and Kingship
There is also exploration of Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context.
This includes:
Dramatic Tragedy Genre:
Tragic Hero; Tragic Villain(s); Tragic Victim(s); Perpeteia; Anagnorisis; Rising & Falling Action; Catharisis; Endings; Hubris; Hamartia; Overreaching; Limits of Humanity
Shakespeare’s Method:
Shakespeare’s use of Language inc. Phantasmagoria, Equivocation & Lexical Fields/Motifs; Structure; Stagecraft; Dramatic Irony; Characterisation & Foils; Men of Thought/Men of Action; and Setting
Context:
Medieval/Shakespearean/Jacobean Gender Expectations; The Role of Medieval Kings; Elizabethan Great Chain of Being; The Divine Right of Kings; The Body Politic & The Body Natural; Regicide & Sacrilege; Witchcraft; Elizabeth I & James I (VI); Medieval Children; Fathers & Sons; Jacobean Male Friendships; Ontological Death; Insanity; some of Sigmund Freud’s ideas on Macbeth/Lady Macbeth
The above is not exhaustive. PowerPoints are also not definitive. There will be other analysis and interpretations that can be applied alongside as the teacher wishes.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching. These can be shared with students as and when the teacher sees fit.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
Eight PowerPoints exploring Act 4 of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoints contain exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; Children; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; and Kingship
There is also exploration of Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
Seven PowerPoints exploring Act 1,of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoints contain exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; Children; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; and Kingship
There is also exploration of Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene One of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes:Guilt; Gender & Identity; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Character of Lady Macbeth; Significance of Language; and Insanity in the 17th Century
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Eight of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Kingship
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Characterisaton; and 16th/17th Century Conclusions
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Seven of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Characterisation; Stagecraft; Kings & Armies
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Six of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Kingship; Appearance and Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Stagecraft; Medieval Fathers & Sons
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Five of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Gender & Identity; and Kingship
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Characterisation; Mortal Sin
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Four of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; and Kingship; Gender & Identity;
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Significance of Structure; Setting
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Three of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate and Freewill; Guilt; Kingship;
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero; Characterisation; and The Body Natural and The Body Politic
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Two of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition; Gender & Identity; and Guilt
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form and Genre; Struture; and Medieval Fathers & Sons
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
Three PowerPoints exploring Act 4 of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Appearance and Reality; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Gender & Identity; Kingship; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
Six PowerPoint exploring Act 3 ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Children; Appearance and Reality; Kingship; Gender & Identity; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
Four PowerPoints exploring Act 2 of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoints contains exploration of themes: Kingship; Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Appearance and Reality; Gender & Identity; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Seven of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Appearance and Reality; and Gender & Identity
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero; Language & Characterisation; and The Divine Right of Kings & Regicide
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Six of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Kingship; Appearance and Reality; and Gender & Identity
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Victim; Dramatic Irony; and Historical Figures and Dramatic Licence.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Five of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero(ine); Significance of Language/Lexical Fields; and Antinormative Women
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Four of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Appearance and Reality; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre inc. Function of Act 1; Dramatic Irony/Structure; and Medieval Inheritance
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Three of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero; Significance of Structure; and The Divine Right of Kings.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
