Macbeth - Act 1 Scene 2

A full lesson covering Act 1 Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

The lesson is based loosely on the ‘Ready to Teach’ Macbeth book, adapted with activities/information I have found to work well over the years. Similar to my other Macbeth lessons, students are guided by a conceptual ‘big question’ which allows them to track their progress throughout studying the play.

Activities include a retrieval task of A1 S1, before considering how we are initially introduced to Macbeth by a find it, highlight it, annotate it task - crucial in helping students to form their first impressions of Macbeth’s character. A scaffolded version of the task is included. There is also an opportunity for students to engage in a performance of the Captain’s speech if time permits.

The end of lesson task - answering the big question - these are a what, how, why series of questions which directs students’ thoughts and helps them to draw out deeper knowledge.

A Word version of the scene is also included plus an annotated version of the scene for teacher reference.

If you download this resource I’d love a review :)
Thank you!