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Primary
SparkNotes

Spark Notes: No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of Macbeth by William Shakespeare in the original language and in modern English side-by-side. It also provides short bios for each of the characters in the play and an explanation of how to cite No Fear...
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Macbeth: Full Scheme & Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A complete unit on Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fear and the "Dagger of the Mind"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan accompanies a reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth and lets learners explore Macbeth's "response to fear" through studying metaphor, imagery, and dramatic cues and by performing a scene.
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Primary
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Supernatural Elements in Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this self-paced lesson, students explore how Shakespeare uses supernatural elements in Macbeth. It begins with an exploration of beliefs about the supernatural and witchcraft in Shakespeare's time as presented in a segment from...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Shakespeare Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read the full text of Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth." The text of this tragedy is organized according to scene.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare Unlocked: Macbeth Teacher Pack [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth including lesson plans, video links, workshops, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: The 32 Second Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan features a hands-on activity for uncovering the major plot points of "Macbeth."
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Shakespeare for the Developmental Reader

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover how you can open the door of Shakespeare to the developmental reader. This site offers insight into helping students understand Shakespeare's unfamiliar language.
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Teacher's Guide to William Shakespeare's Macbeth [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides background, classroom ideas, and discussion questions, as well as a rich bibliography of outside resources.
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eBook
Other

Wired for Books: Macbeth Audio

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the full text of Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Streaming audio file requires Real Player.
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Handout
Other

Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a searchable glossary of over 2100 words from Shakespeare's works.
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Website
Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Studying Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
A site from the UK on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Complete with information on the historical context, character analysis, thematic elements, and review questions.
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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Interactive
Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Shakespeare Trivia Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, Shakespearean quizzes and Shakespearean trivia collections are found. There are 29 folders of content associated with Shakepeare plays and facts.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare's Macbeth Image Bank

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of 18th and 19th-century images from the Victoria and Albert Museum which includes three images inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth. Ideas for their use is also provided.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Representation of Love in Romeo & Juliet: Resource

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show introduces the assignment to compare Shakespeare's representation of love in Macbeth as compared to Romeo and Juliet. It provides a chart and quotes of love from Romeo and Juliet.
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Graphic
TES Global

Tes: Macbeth: Witches Gallery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos of the witches from the Royal Shakespeare Company's various production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. They can be useful in comparing interpretations and for sparking discussion.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Macbeth: Act 2 Scene 2: Interactive Csi Lesson Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive Macbeth lesson based on investigating quotations to find out if Lady Macbeth should also be charged with Duncan's murder. The video is included on Prezi....
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Theme: Macbeth/julius Caesar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a detailed lesson with activities concerning Macbeth's doubts and uncertainties over killing Duncan. The idea of this resource is to compare Macbeth's doubts about killing Duncan with Brutus'...
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TES Global

Tes: Historical Context of Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides the historical context of MacBeth including King James I taking the throne, the Globe Theater, the Gunpowder plot, and the witch hunts.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features links to lesson plans and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
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Unit Plan
Other

Literary Explorer: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Literary Explorer features a language arts unit on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Includes teaching and learning strategies for this powerful play.
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Website
BBC

Bbc History: Historical Figures: Macbeth (Ca. 1005 57)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Mac Bethad mac Findlaich (Macbeth), eleventh-century Scottish king and title character in William Shakespeare's tragedy.