© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved.essential question: How do our attitudes toward the past and future shape our actions?Speaking and Listening
Assignment
Imagine that you are a war correspondent reporting on the battle
described in Macbeth for television or for a digital streaming service. Write
a news report, in which you do the following:• Describe what the battlefield looks like.
• Explain the causes for the conflict.
• Interview several surviving participants in the battle.
• Discuss the consequences of the battle.- Plan Your News Report Use this chart to help you plan your
news report.
From which location am i reporting?
(look at the stage directions for this
information.)
What is the cause of the conflict?Whom can i interview? (Choose key
characters in the battle.)What might be the consequences of
the battle?- Prepare Your News Report Perform the following tasks:
• Write a script explaining where you are and what you can see. You
might wish to give your audience some background on the conflict.
• Prepare the interviews. Write the dialogue between yourself and the
characters you are interviewing. You might ask some classmates to
read the script as the various characters you are “interviewing.”
Record your report, including interviews, and post it for others to view. - Evaluate News Reports Watch several classmates’ news reports. Use
an evaluation guide like the one shown to analyze each report.
^ evidence Log
Before moving on to a
new selection, go to your
Evidence Log and record
what you learned from
Act V of The Tragedy of
Macbeth.Rate each statement on a scale of 1 (not demonstrated) to 4 (demonstrated).The speaker thoroughly explained the background of the battle.The speaker communicated clearly and expressively.The speaker asked relevant questions to key battle figures.The speaker summed up the battle effectively.eValuation GuiDe stanDarDs
Writing
Use technology, including the
Internet, to produce, publish, and
update individual or shared writing
products in response to ongoing
feedback, including new arguments
or information.
Speaking and Listening
• Come to discussions prepared,
having read and researched material
under study; explicitly draw on that
preparation by referring to evidence
from texts and other research on
the topic or issue to stimulate a
thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange
of ideas.
• Adapt speech to a variety of
contexts and tasks, demonstrating
a command of formal English when
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Strategic Support
Interviewees’ Motivations If necessary, help students formulate
interview questions such as “Your leader, Macbeth, is clearly crazy.
Why are you fighting for him?” and “You used to be in Macbeth’s
army, right? Why are you now fighting for Prince Malcolm?” and
“Do you know Macduff, the Thane of Fife? Is he a good leader?
What is his mood like these days?”FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Speaking and Listening
If students have difficulty planning their news
reports, then suggest that they view online
videos of actual battlefield news reports. For
Reteach and Practice, see Speaking and
Listening: News Report (RP).Selection Test
Administer “The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act V”
Selection Test, which is available in both print and
digital formats online in Assessments.Speaking and Listening
Plan Your News Report Support students as
they take notes for their news report. You may
want to share this information.
• If necessary, help students recall that Malcolm
is dead King Duncan’s son. Macbeth killed
Malcolm’s father, lied about it, and took the
throne after Malcolm and his brother fled from
Scotland.
• Point out since a lot of Macbeth’s men have
deserted him, he has a far smaller army than
Malcolm (who has ten thousand soldiers). Also
point out that none of Macbeth’s soldiers have
names. If students want to interview them,
they will have to refer to them in ways such as
“one of Macbeth’s few remaining soldiers” or
“a pot boy hiding in the kitchen.”
• Some students may wish to do historical
research that will help them “speculate” on
Scotland’s future with Malcolm as its new king.
Evaluate News Reports If necessary, ask
students to explain in detail what it means
to communicate clearly and expressively, ask
relevant questions, and sum up the battle
effectively. Encourage students to take notes
during classmates’ news reports and use these as
they complete the presentation evaluation guide.
For more support, see Speaking and Listening:
News Report.Evidence Log Support students in completing
their Evidence Log. This paced activity will
help prepare them for the Performance-Based
Assessment at the end of the unit.Whole-Class Learning 353
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