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Macbeth List 2 Worksheet
The best way to learn vocabulary is to see it in context, right? That's exactly what this worksheet does; it presents 20 terms for Macbeth in context. For part one, learners answer a list of questions that use the target vocabulary. In...
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Macbeth: The Basics
Just as the title states, this quiz covers basic questions related to Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. Test your learners' knowledge with 10 multiple-choice questions. Answers appear when you submit online.
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Literary Response and Analysis
Students analyze the archetype of 'the fall' in Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this literary analysis lesson, students work in tiered learning groups to analyze the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Students use the book of Genesis as...
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Stomping and Romping with Shakespeare
Did you know that Green Eggs and Ham is written in iambic pentameter? Model the rhythm of language using Dr. Seuss’s tale. Direct class members to march about the room tapping their right foot on the first syllable and stomping their...
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Macbeth: Denouement/Falling Action
Readers of Shakespeare explore denouement in Macbeth and track the play's falling action in Act IV, Scene 1. They complete a worksheet/table noting the content and significance of each of the three apparitions granted Macbeth by the...
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Shakespeare's Macbeth
After reading Act II of The Tragedy of Macbeth, give your class this prompt to complete. One other question is listed along with information regarding the divine right of kings. A full plan is not written out here, but the prompt is a...
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"Macbeth" Quotes: Fun Trivia Quiz
Who said that? Test takers are given ten quotes from Shakespeare's well-known play Macbeth and asked to identify the speaker from a list of four possible characters. Useful as a check for understanding or completion of reading, this quiz...
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Macbeth From Start to Finish
Characters in a play drive the action. See if you can name the correct character who performed each action mentioned from The Tragedy of Macbeth. This quiz quickly assesses your learners.
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Macbeth: The Lunatic's (not so) Loyal Legend
Fifteen questions cover the events from The Tragedy of Macbeth. Most are plot-based reading comprehension questions, but a few ask for missing words from a quote. Good luck!
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Macbeth
Students explore and analyze how to approach Shakespeare and create more meaning in a variety of contexts. In groups, they imagine three witches on the heath and trying to play it straight. They study various script extracts to evaluate.
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Macbeth. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Macbeth Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Macbeth. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Acting in Marriage-Is It on Stage or Off?
Learners compare views of marriage in Macbeth and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In this comparative literature instructional activity, students discuss and debate the marriages of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth Brick and...
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MacBeth Activity Using Alanis Morissette's "Wake Up"
Students analyze Macbeth through the lens of a pop song. For this Macbeth lesson, students read Act I, Scene 7 of Macbeth and determine Lady Macbeth's viewpoint. Students read the lyrics to Alanis Morrissette's song 'Wake Up' and work in...
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Hark! The Sounds of Murder
Young scholars analyze the Macbeth murder scene through textual analysis and construct the murder scene of Duncan through the use of sound only. In this Macbeth lesson, students work in groups to analyze the murder scene of Duncan from...
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Anon Methought the Umbrellas Began to Move
Young scholars reenact a scene from Macbeth using umbrellas as props.
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Macbeth: Shakespeare for Elementary Students (Elementary, Literature)
Students act out a fully realized Shakespearean play designed to be utilized by mid level elementary students.
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Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and the Motives of Evil
High schoolers use an online search engine (or a printed concordance) to locate passages that highlight Macbeth's response to fear and his descent into evil. They analyze the motives of Macbeth's increasingly desperate and evil actions.
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Murderous Macbeth
Focus on the murders that occur in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. What are the motivations, and who dies? See what your readers recall with this quiz.
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Macbeth - Analyzing Characterization in Drama
The writing activity in this lesson could be used to assess student understanding of previously taught concepts of how language reveals character.
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Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fun Trivia Quiz
Online quizzes can be fun for readers to test their basic understanding. This Fun Trivia quiz on Macbeth asks ten reading comprehension questions; however, it does not require any analysis. Additionally, anyone can create a quiz at Fun...
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Macbeth...Macbeth...Macbeth: Fun Trivia Quiz
Test readers on their knowledge of Shakespeare's well-known play Macbeth. Including several kinds of questions such as vocabulary, plot recall, character and quote recognition. This could be a useful resource to check for readers'...
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Macbeth: Fun Trivia Quiz
While this quiz on Macbeth is not highly collaborative or academically challenging, you might use it as brief check for understanding or sponge activity. This quiz is composed of ten multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions....
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Shakespeare's "Macbeth": Fun Trivia Quiz
Quizzes basic comprehension of factual information from Shakespeare's play Macbeth and provides immediate feedback. Questions on this quiz in particular are rather simple or easy to deduce so content should be reviewed before the quiz is...