Mr.

Morrison English 20-1 2023

Scene Reading

As you have experienced throughout my reading and the scenes we have watched,

Shakespeare is meant to be read aloud and heard. To help you understand and practice this you

will be asked to perform a scene reading from Macbeth. A scene reading means choosing a

scene, or a portion of a scene, and thinking about how the characters might move, how they

might speak, all those choices that a play director or actor would make.

Your scene selection should be at least 20 lines in length, you are welcome to work in

groups if you like, but you need to have 20 lines per group member. This means that if you are in

a group of 3, you would choose at least 60 lines for your reading. You do not need to memorize

your scene but should have your scene on a separate page to make notes, of which I can make

scans of for you.

I am looking for your ability to understand the important words in the scene and give

them emphasis during your reading, as well for you to have a clear reading voice that shows

practice of your scene (limited tripping over words, especially with elisions).

While your classmates are presenting, you will also be responsible for giving feedback

about the parts that you think they did well. This is meant to alleviate some of the pressures of

presenting and also reflecting on what a good scene reading looks like.
Mr. Morrison English 20-1 2023

Course Outcomes:

1 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and

experiences.

1.2 Experiment with language, image and structure

5 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to respect, support and collaborate with others.

1.3 Recognize accomplishments and events

Rubric:

This assignment will be worth 15% of your final grade for the unit.

You will be marked on your reading itself and the notes you hand in.

Glow Criteria Grow

(areas where your work (areas where your work needs
shines) improvement)
Emphasis /10: The student
highlights which words and
lines are important in a scene
both in their notes and during
their reading.

Clarity /5: The student uses a

clear voice when reading and
shows evidence of practicing
difficult words and elisions.