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Curated OER

Macbeth News Broadcast

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an authentic assessment task for Shakespeare's Macbeth. Young literature scholars prepare, perform, and record a news broadcast about the major events in the play. For example, groups may choose to report on the death of Lady...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth: Act IV Study Questions

For Students 7th - 12th
The value in this Macbeth study guide is that it asks readers to not only chart events, but to also consider the significance of those events. The worksheets could be used as preparation for a full class discussion or the basis or a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Atmosphere: Macbeth Murder Scene and Dagger Speech

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Shakespeare's Macbeth (Act II, Scenes I and II) lacks explicit details of the murder of King Duncan, yet the author creates an atmosphere that allows us to visualize the event. Readers interpret the "Dagger Speech" by writing stage...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth: The Basics

For Students 10th - 11th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

"Macbeth" Quotes: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth: The Lunatic's (not so) Loyal Legend

For Students 10th - 12th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth From Start to Finish

For Students 10th - 12th
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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Interactive
British Council

Macbeth

For Students 3rd - 7th
Double the fun of studying Shakespeare with an interactive that introduces English learners to Macbeth. After watching a short, animated video that presents key elements of the plot, class members complete a worksheet identifying the...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and the "Dagger of the Mind"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read and analyze Shakespeare's play, 'Macbeth.' They analyze how Shakespeare uses metaphors, imagery and dramatic cues to demonstrate Macbeth's response to fear, and perform without words a scene dramatizing Macbeth's...
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Website
Shakespeare Globe Trust

Macbeth

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Why do characters do what they do? Scholars use the resource to explore character motivation in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. Additionally, they discover pictures, interviews, and videos from the Deutsche Bank production of the play. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Macbeth: Denouement/Falling Action

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shakespeare's Macbeth

For Teachers 10th
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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Activity
Royal Shakespeare Company

RSC Activity Toolkit: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are you looking for great activities to incorporate in a unit study of the Scottish play, Macbeth? You need not prick your thumb leafing through pages of ideas; instead, something marvelous your way comes in a 20-activity toolkit from...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth List 1 Worksheet

For Students 11th - 12th
Even by using context clues, readers won't understand all of the language in Macbeth. Prepare them for some of the tricky language in the beginning by providing them with this two-page vocabulary activity. Twenty new words are introduced...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth List 2 Worksheet

For Students 11th - 12th
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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Worksheet
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Macbeth List 3 Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
Reading Macbeth is tough, especially when such challenging vocabulary appears on every page! Don't send your class in blind; prepare them for intense reading by focusing on some of the more challenging vocabulary terms. Included here are...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Themes and Motifs in Macbeth Act Five

For Students 10th - 12th
How do themes and motifs build and develop through Act Five of Macbeth? With this two-page worksheet, readers record quotations that represent themes like ambition, conscience, and manhood. In addition, they speak to symbols like blood,...
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Worksheet
Prestwick House

Macbeth

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Double the enjoyment of the Scottish play with a crossword puzzle based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. The activity tasks readers to identify characters and events and to fill in the missing words from Shakespeare's tragedy about the...
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Shakespeare Uncovered

“Speak, I Charge You”: Macbeth On Your Feet, Not In Your Seat

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“Is this a dagger which I see before me . . .” As part of a study of Macbeth, class members engage in a series of activities that get them up and moving. Individuals practice, then deliver, a line from the Scottish play. The entire class...
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
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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Interactive
Curated OER

Macbeth Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring the Expository Scenes in Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the function of exposition in play structure. They will be able to develop multiple interpretations and visual and aural production choices for Shakespearean scenes and choose those that are most interesting.
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Lesson Plan
Literacy Design Collaborative

Macbeth: Influence of Supernatural

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Something wickedly wonderful this way comes in a lesson that focuses on Macbeth. After a close reading of the play, class members craft a literary analysis essay in which they use evidence from the text to show how Shakespeare uses the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Macbeth: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
This online, interactive quiz on Macbeth asks basic reading comprehension questions, but fails to require any critical thinking or analysis. For this reason, it may be useful for your class to self-assess their understanding, but has...

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