Act 1, Scene 2 Macbeth: describing Macbeth in battle

This is a lesson focusing on students’ descriptive writing skills whilst studying ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. The learning objective is ‘LO: How can I use a range of imaginative language features to describe Macbeth in battle?’ This lesson could be taught as a one-off lesson or after reading Act 1, Scene 2 of ‘Macbeth’.
Students look at how the play describes Macbeth in battle, then complete an ‘investigate’ style task where they move around the classroom, learning different imaginative language features which could be used in their creative writing to describe Macbeth in battle. They then look at a model of how to use these imaginative language features together in a paragraph to describe the battle (there is a model/ starter sentences provided which the teacher can continue to live model further if needed) and peer assessment at the end. There are ‘Chance to Shine’ tasks throughout the lesson to challenge the highest ability students further.
Suitable for students aged 13+.