Macbeth Unit Overview
Monday, January 24th
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Respond in reader-writer
notebook (RWN) to the
question: Are you
superstitious?
Class discussion and
Jamboard activity: What is
superstition?
Pre-assessment: Create a
slide with research about a
superstition and how it’s been
used in various media titled
Superstition in Literature and
Media.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 3: Students
will be able to carry out both
short and prolonged research
interweaving content from
different sources and using
complex searches
productively.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Wednesday, January 26th
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Students will present their
slides on the superstition they
researched to the class.
Introduce and begin a
background research
assignment on topics related
to Macbeth.
Pre-assessment: A
discussion question: What do
you already know about any
of these topics?
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 3: Students
will be able to carry out both
short and prolonged research
interweaving content from
different sources and using
complex searches
productively.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Friday, January 28th
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Have three student
presentations on the Macbeth
background topics.
Formative assessment:
During presentations
students will write two
interesting facts from each
presentation in their RWN’s.
Formative assessment:
Reading and discussing
Macbeth as a class.
Pre-assessment: Occurred
during the class discussions.
First, in the form of probing
questions about play text
features. Then, while reading,
asking students to identify
important features of
Macbeth’s characters, and to
identify its themes.
Going to the library to check
out Macbeth and an
independent reading book.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.

Tuesday, February 1st
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Have three student
presentations on the Macbeth
background topics.
Formative assessment:
During presentations
students will write two
interesting facts from each
presentation in their RWN’s.
Respond in RWN to the
question: If you could know
your future would you want
to?
Formative assessment:
Reading and discussing
Macbeth as a class.
Homework: For the next
class, finish act one of
Macbeth. For Friday,
complete the first Macbeth
Bookmark assignment and
the first Independent reading
assignment.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Thursday, February 3rd Friday, February 4th
Activities/Teaching Homework: The first Macbeth
Sequence: Bookmark assignment and
the first independent reading
Have four student assignment.
presentations on the Macbeth
background topics. Learning Goal(s):
Formative assessment: Learning Goal 1: Students
During presentations will be able to identify
students will write two different themes within a text
interesting facts from each and explain their significance
presentation in their RWN’s. to the plot.
Respond in RWN to the Learning Goal 2: Students
question: If you encourage will recognize how involute
someone to commit a crime characters evolve throughout
and they do, are you guilty a story and how that affects
too? Why or why not? the plot.
Formative assessment:
Reading and discussing
Macbeth as a class.
Homework: For Friday,
complete the first Macbeth
Bookmark assignment and
the first Independent reading
assignment.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 3: Students
will be able to carry out both
short and prolonged research
interweaving content from
different sources and using
complex searches
productively.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.

Monday, February 7th Wednesday, February 9th Friday, February 11th

Activities/Teaching Activities/Teaching Activities/Teaching

Sequence: Sequence: Sequence:

Have final two student Formative assessment: Formative assessment:

presentations on the Macbeth Reading and discussing Reading and discussing
background topics. Macbeth as a class. Macbeth as a class.

Formative assessment: Work time for the video game Work time for the video game
During presentations research project research project, Macbeth
students will write two bookmark two, and
interesting facts from each Homework: Due Friday, finish independent reading
presentation in their RWN’s. act three of the play, Macbeth assignment two
Bookmark act two,
Pre-assessment: A independent reading Homework: Macbeth
discussion question: What do assignment two Bookmark act two,
you already know about video independent reading
games and board games. Do Learning Goal(s): assignment two
you know any games that are
based on books? Learning Goal 1: Students Learning Goal(s):
will be able to identify
Introduce video game different themes within a text Learning Goal 1: Students
research project and explain their significance will be able to identify
to the plot. different themes within a text
Respond in RWN to the and explain their significance
question: When you do bad is Learning Goal 2: Students to the plot.
there a point where you can
no longer do good? Is there a
point of no return? Use a real
life example in your answer.
Formative assessment:
Reading and discussing
Macbeth as a class.
Homework: Due Friday,
Macbeth Bookmark for act
two, independent reading
assignment two
Learning Goal(s):
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.

Learning Goal 1: Students

will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.

Learning Goal 2: Students

will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.

Learning Goal 4: Students

will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.

Tuesday, February 15th Thursday, February 17th Friday, February 18th

Activities/Teaching Activities/Teaching Homework: Due Friday,

Sequence:
Half of the class will present
their video game research
projects.
Formative assessment:
During presentations
students will write either three
Sequence:
The second half of the class
will present their video game
research projects.
Formative assessment:
During presentations
students will write either three
Macbeth Bookmark for act
three.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
interesting facts, surprising
things they learned, or
thoughts they had from each
presentation in their RWN’s.
Summative assessment:
Introduce the unit's final
project. A game pitch based
on a Macbeth adaptation.
Formative assessment: Word
wall analysis assignment
Homework: Due Friday,
Macbeth Bookmark for act
three
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Homework: Macbeth Bookmark act four and independent reading assignment three.
interesting facts, surprising to the plot.
things they learned, or
thoughts they had from each Learning Goal 2: Students
presentation in their RWN’s. will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
Analysis 101 activity the plot.
Formative assessment:
Reading and discussing
Macbeth as a class.
Time to work on the word wall
analysis assignment
Homework: Due Friday,
Macbeth Bookmark for act
three. Due by next class,
finish act five of Macbeth.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
February Break
Learning Goal(s):
 Learning Goal 1: Students will be able to identify different themes within a text and explain
their significance to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students will recognize how involute characters evolve throughout a story
and how that affects the plot.
Monday, February 28th
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Summative assessment:
Work time for final project
Formative assessment:
Conferencing with students to
discuss their final project and
answer questions
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 3: Students
will be able to carry out both
short and prolonged research
interweaving content from
different sources and using
complex searches
productively.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Wednesday, March 2nd
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Summative assessment:
Work time for final project
Formative assessment:
Conferencing with students to
discuss their final project and
answer questions
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 3: Students
will be able to carry out both
short and prolonged research
interweaving content from
different sources and using
complex searches
productively.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.
Friday, March 4th
Activities/Teaching
Sequence:
Summative assessment:
Students will present their
final projects to the class.
Formative assessment:
Using question stems
students will write two
questions or comments about
each presentation in their
RWN’s.
Discussion about where we
are going in our next unit.
Catch-up time.
Learning Goal(s):
Learning Goal 1: Students
will be able to identify
different themes within a text
and explain their significance
to the plot.
Learning Goal 2: Students
will recognize how involute
characters evolve throughout
a story and how that affects
the plot.
Learning Goal 3: Students
will be able to carry out both
short and prolonged research
interweaving content from
different sources and using
complex searches
productively.
Learning Goal 4: Students
will be able to participate in a
number of different
discussions both academic
and casual and present
information in various forms
effectively.