Starting Macbeth Scheme of Work

B and D Publishing’s Starting Macbeth Scheme of Work, a short, simple introduction to the play for KS3.

Thirty simple worksheets deal with the main elements of the story. There are extracts from key scenes in Shakespeare’s English for pupils to read and act out in small groups and notes for the director to help students understand the situation and the feelings and motivations of the characters. The pack can also be used by pupils for revision and home learning.

The scheme of work is 51 pages and free sample pages are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/starting-macbeth-ks3-scheme-of-work-sample-pages-12044686

The resource would also make a useful, quick revision resource at KS4. But for an in-depth analysis see our KS4 Macbeth scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-ks4-scheme-of-work-11860607

PowerPoint versions of many of the activities from the KS4 SoW are also available, with commentary on the text, examination of key soliloquies, language notes and differentiated work on character, themes and imagery: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-macbeth-powerpoint-lesson-bundle-12026188

A slide pack focusing on the scenes in which The Witches appear is also available for free download: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-macbeth-the-witches-slide-pack-17-slides-12009565

KS4 Shakespeare SoWs are also available for the following plays: Othello; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing; Julius Caesar; The Merchant of Venice; Twelfth Night; The Tempest; Henry V. These include scene by scene notes, story summaries and differentiated worksheets. The workbooks can also be used by pupils for home learning and GCSE exam revision.

See also the KS3 scheme of work Introducing Shakespeare. This useful resource introduces pupils to Shakespeare’s England and theatre with worksheets on Elizabeth I; Elizabethan clothes, homes, food, festivals and life; Shakespeare’s home and family etc. The pack includes a simple model of the Globe theatre for pupils to make: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-introducing-shakespeare-scheme-of-work-11889714

Also available is the ‘In Focus’ series of classroom display materials and worksheets for KS3 for the following plays: Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Henry V; Twelfth Night; Richard III.

The Starting Shakespeare series also includes: The Merchant of Venice; Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Henry V; Julius Caesar; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard III.

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