Shakespeare Lesson Plan:

Iowa Standard: Reading Literature.6.2

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular
details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Students will be working toward the learning goal by analyzing examples of complex pieces of text,
internalizing it and summarizing
Learning Target/Objective Success Criteria Potential Evidence

Students understand what Groups are able to come Performances

happens in a scene from
Macbeth and able able to
accurately summarize it.
*Act V scene 8*
together and create raps or Comprehension questions
continuous flow spoken word Answers
pieces about the scene that Written pieces
accurately reflects what Final reflection
happens in the scene prompt
given.

Activities Reflection

*This will probably take about 65-70 minutes*
Intro/Hook Kahoot (5-7)
Link to kahoot
Display kahoot so full class can
see
Feel to discuss answers after each
question
The questions are fun trivia about
Shakespeare to see what they
already know
Students should be able to accurately
summarize what happened in act V scene
8 of Macbeth at the end of the project.
*There is a worksheet for evidence*
For grading because answers may vary
reference No Fear Shakespeare which has
a great modern English translation of
Macbeth.

Rap battle (5-7 minutes)

Link to rap battle
Display the video via a projector or other device so the class can see
The video summarizes the final scene in Macbeth via a rap
 The rap uses the original words from the play
The words are explained by a character in the video
Comprehension Questions (Class conversation)(20 minutes)
Comprehension questions
Why did MacBeth think he couldnt be killed?
Was MacDuff right to kill MacBeth? What would have been better?
What happened to Macbeths wife and why?
What do you think happened to Siwards son?
Is Shakespeare boring?
Ask students these questions either as a class or an worksheet
Found on website
Improve game (30 minutes)
This is how the students internalizes the material
Split the class into groups of 3-5 and give each group a prompt
Act V scene 1: One person feels guilty for __________. Friends/coworkers
notices them.
Act I scene 3: Two rappers are working under the same level. One is told he
will get a promotion
Act V scene 8: Macbeth did _____________ to Macduffs dad. Macduff
confronts Macbeth.
Each prompt is a summary of three different scene including the one from the rap
battle
Ask the groups to make a five minute skit or rap *either or* and have them perform
for the class
Grade the students on how well the students connected their skit to the prompt
Conclusion/Final reflection (5 minutes or until end of class)
Use this to see if students we able to internalize the scene
This is a worksheet that can be found on the website
Recommended use as a exit ticket

*This will probably take about 65-70 minutes*