Draft Sept 2011 MACBETH

COMMON CORE MODULE

Driving Standards Close Reading of Texts RL/RI.11.10 Writing About Texts W.11.1-2, 4-6, 9-10 Research Project W.11.7-9 RL/RI.11.1-10
One Research Project Research The Norman Conquest, Scottish hierarchy, the story behind Scone, or an aspect of The Renaissance

Narrative Writing W.11.3-6

One Narrative

Short Texts

Informational Texts: Midsummer Nights Spectacle by William A. Henry III; Throne of Blood by Daniel Rosenthal

One Extended Text MacBeth by William Shakespeare

Routine Writing

Analysis

Response to assigned readings, including journaling, essay questions on quizzes, and reactions to reading

Prepare a speech or paper considering the quotation: Is it better to be feared than to be loved? Use textual evidence from MacBeth to support your claim. Analyze how the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in his film Throne of Blood transforms MacBeth in order to develop a similar plot set in feudal Japan Write an argument on the persuasive techniques of MacBeth or Lady MacBeth Analyze one of the major characters in MacBeth

Write an interview with one of MacBeths major characters by a local talk-show host

Short Stories: The Censor by Luisa Valenzuela; Like a Bad Dream by Heinrich Boll; One of the Shakespearean sonnets

See ND Common Core Sample Activities ELA 9-12 for more ideas Supporting Standards

Draft Sept 2011 MACBETH

Cite Evidence RL/RI 11.1 Analyze Content RL/RI 11.2-9 SL 11.2-3 Study and apply grammar L11.1-3

COMMON CORE MODULE

Conduct discussions SL 11.1 Report findings SL 11.4-6

Study and apply vocabulary L11.4-6