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Year 5/6 English Teaching Resources: Macbeth

This UKS2 ready to teach unit of work made up of a 150 slide PowerPoint presentation and 29 worksheets.

The resource is an ideal introduction to Macbeth for children at UKS2. All lessons follow a four part lesson structure (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all have been carefully planned and designed to enhance and develop knowledge and understanding of the play. Within the PowerPoint slides you will find a mix of activities for children of different abilities including:

A brief outline of Shakespeare’s life and times and the Elizabethan theatre

‘Understanding the plot’ activities

Key features of a drama text (stage directions etc)

Detailed analysis of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Exploring the play’s central themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc)

The play’s context – both social and historical – witches, witchcraft and the presentation of women

How to write about Macbeth

Analysis of Shakespeare’s language and key soliloquys

Dramatic devices - the use of tension and suspense in the play

Hot-seating tasks

Sequencing activities

Writing in role - empathy writing tasks including diaries and letters

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