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CONTENTS

COMPARE

hiSTORiCAl PERSPECTivES

Focus Period: 1485–

Renaissance and Reformation:

A Changing England

As the War of the Roses ended and the Tudors came to power,

England saw significant changes in technology, notably in

sailing and printing, which led to an era of exploration and a

vibrant expansion of literature and theater.

MEdiA: AudiO PERfORMANCES

The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act V, Scene i

L.A. Theatre Works

The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act V, Scene i

LibriVox

What becomes of a person who commits “unnatural

deeds” in the pursuit of selfish desires?

PERfORMANCE TASk

WRITING FOCUS

Write an Argument

The Whole-Class reading and media introduce characters who defy both the social

order and the natural flow of time in pursuit of their own ambitions. After reading

and listening, you will write an argument in the form of a response to literature on

the topic of Macbeth’s relationship to the past and the future.

dRAMA

The Tragedy of Macbeth William Shakespeare

Act I

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Act V

^ MediA^ ConneCTion:^ Macbeth’s^

early Motivation

 MediA ConneCTion: The darkness

in Macbeth’s Human Characters

Greed, ambition, and a thirst for power lead to terrible

events in one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies.

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Contents

Anchor Texts Preview the anchor texts and

media with students to generate interest.

Encourage students to discuss other texts they

may have read or movies or television shows they

may have seen that deal with the issues of our

past and its effect on our future.

Performance Task

Write an Argument Explain to students that

after they have finished reading the selections,

they will write an argument about the ways that

Macbeth attempts to defy the social order, as well

as to control the future and to bury the past, due

to his ambition. To help them prepare, encourage

students to think about the topic as they progress

through the selections and as they participate in

the Whole-Class Learning experience.

Performance-Based

Assessment

Performance

Task

Introduce

Independent

Learning

Introduce

Small-Group

Learning

• Sonnet 12 • Sonnet 60 • Sonnet 73


• Sonnet 32


• Sonnet 75
  
  
  • The Naked Babe and the Cloak
    of Manliness
  
  
  • Macbeth
  
  
  
  

Independent

Learning

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Whole-Class Learning 245

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