Macbeth Act V

Today we viewed the first half of Act V. The students must complete the following assigment for hw:

Macbeth
Act V
Scenes 1-4

After viewing the film, use the book and respond to each of the following in complete sentences.


Scene 1
Pg 163
Explain lines 44-47, and 53-55.

Pg 165
Provide a line that shows the doctor believing he cannot help Lady Macbeth.

Scene 3
Pg 173
Provide a line that shows why Macbeth feels he has nothing to fear.

Scene 4
Pg 175
Explain the line “Thereby shall we shadow the numbers of our host and make discovery err in report of us.” Explain why this scene is included in the play.

Macbeth HW

Today we viewed Act IV, scenes 1 & 2. The students are to complete the following assignment for tomorrow:

Macbeth
Act IV
Scenes 1-2

After viewing the film, use the book and respond to each of the following in complete sentences.



Pgs 125-127
Provide a line for each of the 3 prophecies. Macbeth doesn’t appear too worried after he hears the prophecies. Provide a line that shows this.

Pg 131
Provide a line that explains what Macbeth wants done to Macduff and his family. Why does he want this done?

Why is scene 2 included in the play?

Macbeth Projects

Below are the Audacity projects completed by students in period 4 and period 7. The goal of these projects is to examine how tone is created. Simply by listening to these dramatic readings of selected speeches, you will be able to identify the tone of the entire play.

Macbeth (Polanski 1971) -- Banquet Scene

Macbeth

Today we viewed Act III, scene 4 and completed the following assignment:



Macbeth
Act III
Scene 4

After viewing the film use the book and respond to each of the following in complete sentences.



Pgs 103
Examine Macbeth’ and Lady Macbeth’s behavior in this scene. How is Macbeth reacting? Provide a line for support. How is Lady Macbeth reacting? Provide a line for support.

Explain the symbolism of Banquo’s ghost. Why does this scene exist?

How do Macbeth’s facial expressions reveal his emotions in the film?

Macbeth

Today we went over the HW, covering Act III, scenes 1-3 of Macbeth. We then viewed the same scenes in the film.

Audacity/Act III

We are currently working on a project using the audio mixing software Audacity. This should be completed by the end of the period Friday. Students are reading selected speeches from Macbeth, with a focus on tone/mood.

The following assignment is due Monday 10/27:

Macbeth
Act III
Scenes 1-3

Use the book and respond to each of the following in complete sentences.

Scene 1
Pg 81
Provide a line that shows Banquo’s suspicion of Macbeth.

Pg 91
Provide a line that explains that Macbeth wants Fleance dead.

Scene 2
Pg 95
Explain the line “Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applauded the deed”

Scene 3
Pg 97
Explain the line “we have lost best half of our affair”

Macbeth

Today we viewed Act II, scenes 3 & 4 of the film, and then completed the following assignment:

Macbeth
Act II
Scenes 3 & 4

After viewing the film, use the book to answer the following questions.

Pg 65
Lines 61-69
Explain what Lennox is telling Macbeth. What is the significance?

pg 67
Provide an example of irony.

Pgs 69-71
Lines 127-137
What is Macbeth’s excuse for killing the servants? What is his real reason?

Pg 75
Provide a line explaining why Malcolm and Donalbain are suspects in their father’s murder.

Macbeth

Today we read Act II, scene 2. We then viewed scenes 1 & 2 of the film.

Audacity

Today we completed a project using the audio mixing software Audacity. The students, as a class, completed a dramatic reading of Act I, scene 1 of Macbeth. We focused on tone and mood. Pick the winner.

Macbeth

We are currently working on Shakespeare's Macbeth. Today we completed Act I. The students have completed several assignments asking them to provide specific lines from the play depicting important events. We are also viewing clips from the Polanski film version of the play.

PhotoStory Projects

Below are the projects the students created based on their Short Story assignment. See if you can tell what the motif in each story is.

Motif Story

Students are currently working on projects regarding their motif stories. The results will be posted here.

Motif/PhotoStory Project
30pts
Due 10/2

Now that you have written your story, it is time to tell it. Using PhotoStory 3 you and your group (3 members total) will create a narrated slideshow of one of your stories. As a group you must decide which story to tell.

Requirements:

Images that relate to the story and are sequenced appropriately

Titles that reflect the use of motif

The entire story must be read

Appropriate background music/sounds