We Meet Lady Macbeth, Act 1, scene 5

In this powerpoint students are introduced to the character Lady Macbeth initially via portraits of her and a video clip where they are to infer how she behaves towards her husband who's returned from battle before tackling the script. Questions are offered to students to consider within groups and then a colour code is proposed where students identify where Lady Macbeth is being evil or controlling.

All lessons in this series include:

- Links to online videos (see 'Notes' under the powerpoint slides)
- Starter tasks which introduce the main idea of the lesson
- Differentiated tasks
- Opportunities for pair and group talk within activities ('Talk for Writing')
- Handouts of scenes or a selection of quotes from scenes studied
- Alternating opportunities for self and peer assessment
- Essay writing prompts to allow students to write about the scene
- References to the AQA English Literature mark scheme for Paper 1, particularly to the demands for attaining a grade 5 - what is considered a 'good pass' for the qualification.

It's suggested that you download the whole series to appreciate the full learning journey.