Dramatic Reading

Students are currently working on the following project:

Macbeth
Audacity Project
30pts

Using Audacity, you and your group must complete a dramatic reading of one of the speeches/scenes from Macbeth. Your grade will be based on how well your reading conveys the tone of the scene. This includes tone of voice and background effects. You must also include appropriate background music. Each member of the group must speak. You have total creative control.

Macbeth essays were collected today. Students who did not turn in a paper will lose 10% for turning it in tomorrow.

Today we read Act V, scenes 1-3.

Act IV

Today we read Act IV, scene 3 in class.

rough draft

Rough drafts need to be completed by the end of the period tomorrow.

Today we covered the conclusion.


Explain why your argument is relevant outside of the work.

Essay

Students continued working on their essays. We will begin the conclusion on Monday.

Essay

Today we continued working on the outline for our essay. Tomorrow I will cover how to write an intro and body paragraph. Students will begin drafting their essay.

Macbeth-Essay

Students began writing an outline for the following essay:

Macbeth
Essay-50pts
1. Some believe that Lady Macbeth acted as a man (according to what she thought a man was). Support or refute this statement with examples.



We will complete the entire paper in class.

Macbeth

Today we read Act IV, scene 1 and began responding to the following:

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 Act III

Today we finished reading Act III, scenes 1-3. Students completed the handout and turned it in. We then read the same scenes in the graphic novel.

Macbeth

Today we finished reading Act III, scene 1 in class. We are still working on the handout covering scenes 1-3.

Macbeth

Today we viewed Act II scenes 3 & 4 of the Macbeth film. We then began reading act III and working on the following handout which we will complete in class next week:

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”