Teaching Macbeth : a differentiated approach / Lyn Fairchild Hawks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawks, Lyn Fairchild, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth--Study and teaching.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Place of Publication:

Champaign, Illinois : National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), [2022]

Summary:

Macbeth, a story of ambition, terror, and conscience, speaks to our students and our era. Through differentiated instruction, Lyn Fairchild Hawks offers myriad ways to engage students with different readiness levels and interests in this timeless tale of fear and courage, order and chaos, guilt and remorselessness. The book offers a wide range of exciting lesson ideas to challenge your learners, including * key scenes to teach, * big ideas and essential questions, * film analysis activities, * close reading assignments, * performance activities, and * preassessments and summative assessments. Macbeth can come alive for all students through independent reading options linked by theme, activities and projects mirroring professional roles, and relevance "hooks" to meet students' interests. Also included are a unit calendar, DIY tips for lesson design, and a companion website with more than forty ready-to-use handouts.

Contents:

Intro

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. DECISIONS TO MAKE AND CORE COMPETENCIES

2. UNIT CALENDAR

3. BIG IDEAS, ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, AND JOURNALS

4. PREASSESSMENT AND FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

5. HOOK ACTIVITIES

6. KEY SCENES TO TEACH

7. FILM AND GRAPHIC NOVEL ACTIVITIES

8. PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES

9. CLOSE READERS, TRANSLATION, AND ANNOTATION

10. INDEPENDENT READING

11. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

GLOSSARY FOR DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

WORKS CITED

INDEX

AUTHOR.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hawks, Lyn Fairchild Teaching Macbeth

ISBN:

9780814151242

OCLC:

1374431162