Lesson Plan

Course: ELA Topic: Introduction Presentation Teacher's Name: Miss Klobuchar Grade: 11th Unit: "Macbeth" Time: 61 minutes

Rationale: This lesson will give students an introduction to Sha es!eare and his tragedies" s!eci#icall$ Macbeth% This introduction will be a lead in to the reading o# the !la$" which will ha!!en in the coming wee s% This lesson is im!ortant #or students" because bac ground in#ormation is something the$ need to reall$ gras! hold o# the di##iculties o# Sha es!eare% &ust diving into reading Macbeth would not be use#ul to them at all" because the$ would have no idea the im!ortance behind it" or wh$ the$ need to read it% This lesson will !rovide them with the sca##olding needed to learn and understand the !la$% 'ommon 'ore Standards( ''SS%ELA)Literac$%*L%11)1+%, -etermine the meaning o# words and !hrases as the$ are used in the te.t" including #igurative and connotative meanings/ anal$0e the im!act o# s!eci#ic word choices on meaning and tone" including words with multi!le meanings or language that is !articularl$ #resh" engaging" or beauti#ul% 1Include Sha es!eare as well as other authors%2 ''SS%ELA)Literac$%SL%11)1+%1d *es!ond thought#ull$ to diverse !ers!ectives/ s$nthesi0e comments" claims" and evidence made on all sides o# an issue/ resolve contradictions when !ossible/ and determine what additional in#ormation or research is re3uired to dee!en the investigation or com!lete the tas % Objectives: 4!on com!letion o# this lesson" students will be able to( 1% 'ite bac ground nowledge o# Sha es!eare and Macbeth% +% *ecogni0e common words and !hrases used toda$ that were created b$ Sha es!eare% 5% 6uild u!on a basic nowledge o# the themes and ideas behind Macbeth% Materials: Pre0i 6utcher Pa!er Post)it 7otes E.it Sli!s Procedure: Antici!ator$ Set 1182 Students will be given a #ree)write !rom!t at the beginning o# the class !eriod% The !rom!t will be "ambition"" and students will be as ed to write #or 9 minutes 1at least one #ull !age o# thoughts2 on an$thing the$ can thin o# to do with ambition% The teacher will !rom!t this activit$ with the basic 3uestions o# "who: what: where: when: how:" as well as some e$ ideas li e "has ambition ever a##ected $our li#e:" A#ter the #ree)write" the teacher will as #or students to share what the$ wrote% This will #acilitate a short discussion about ambition" which will lead into some o# the themes seen in Macbeth%

Activit$ ;ne 1182 'onsensogra!h Students will be as ed a series o# 3uestions% A#ter each 3uestion" the$ will write their answer on a !ost)it note" and !lace it on a gra!h at the #ront o# the room% Activit$ Two 1582 The teacher will !resent the !re0i on Macbeth% Students will be as ed to ta e notes that will be !laced in their binders #or #uture re#erence% Students will also be warned that the$ will need these notes #or their e.it sli!s at the end o# class% Activit$ Three 1112 Students will be given e.it sli!s to com!lete to receive !oints #or the da$<s activities% These e.it sli!s will rel$ somewhat on the strength o# the notes the students too to be able to answer the 3uestions e##ectivel$% ssi!nments and Reminders: There would be no homewor assigned #or this lesson" as we would begin reading Macbeth tomorrow% I will as the students to review their notes to be !re!ared% ssessment: I will in#ormall$ assess the students b$ as ing discussion 3uestions throughout m$ !resentation% The e.it sli! at the end o# the class will be a more #ormal assessment o# what the$ learned #rom the !resentation%