I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

People and Customs

Essential Question:

What are the characteristics of the choices that lead to the downfall of heroes?

Bridge:

Abstractions and Images

Content:

Macbeth 2 of 3

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To introduce students to metaphor, simile, paradox, oxymoron.

Activity: Students free-write reactions to: Picture of an American flag composed of unlit matches about to be lit by a stray match already lit and teacher selected pictures, cartoons depicting metaphor, paradox, oxymoron.

Assessment: Completion of task.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: Students will begin to understand the concept of paradox, oxymoron, metaphor as viewed from a visual perspective.

Activity: In groups, students write captions consisting of similes, metaphors, paradoxes to accompany pictures.

Assessment: Quality of captions.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: Students will begin to understand how abstraction is explained through concrete imagery.

Activity: Teacher distributes a list of words which represent abstractions (truth, justice, ambition, loyalty) with a list of words that represent images (clothing, sleep, dark, light). Students are then asked to match an abstraction with an image and show in a visual way why the two go together.

Assessment: Quality of understanding depicted in the visual as well as the ability to articulate the relationship between the image and the abstraction.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: Students will be able to trace the major images in the play.

Activity: Finish reading Act 1 of Macbeth, tracing the major images. Key scenes will be viewed on R.S.C. version of play. Discussion of how image was depicted on the stage.

Assessment: Quality of discussion.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: Students will begin to see the relationship between the images and themes in the play.

Activity: 1) Students add images to their "essence" lines. 2) Paragraphs on the essence lines and quote test.

Assessment: Quality of writing, ability to identify quotes for speaker, and image.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: