Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.

1. Guided imagery.2. The trick test and journal reactions.

Objective: Students will begin to recognize the importance of perspective in their own lives.

Activity: 1) Guided imagery: Imagine having something you always coveted, but obtaining it would be hard work. Think of the steps you might take to attain your goal. Imagine the same goal, only this time, obtaining it more easily would require some "shady maneuvering." 2) Teacher distributes a blank test on Act One of Macbeth; in groups, students are asked to come up with strategies they might employ to insure a good grade on this test. At random, teacher collects one group of four tests and announces that this group gets an automatic "A" and will not have to attend class on exam day. After the outbreak of protest is contained, students are asked to record all feelings in their journals they are experiencing at having been presented with such "good" or "bad" fortune.

Assessment: Student involvement, engagement, and quality of student insights as expressed in journal entries.