© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Drafting
Summarize Key Points of Comparison Review your Prewriting notes.
Then, summarize the major similarities and differences you hear between the
two audio interpretations of the scene.Major Similarities:Major Differences:Develop a Working Thesis Use your summary to write a working thesis
for your essay. Your thesis should do two things:• indicate major similarities and differences between the versions; and
• indicate how those differences affect listeners.Working Thesis:Choose a Format Decide how you will structure your essay. Choose one of
the following formats.• Block Format: Discuss the audience, purpose, techniques, and effects of
one interpretation. Then, discuss the audience, purpose, techniques, and
effects of the other interpretation.
• Point-by-Point Format: First, discuss the audience and purpose of each
version. Next, discuss the techniques used in each version. Finally, discuss
the effects of each version on the listener.
Conclude your essay by explaining which interpretation you feel is the most
successful. Consider which one provides listeners with a more effective
entrance into the world of Macbeth.Review, Revise, and Edit
When you have finished drafting, reread your essay. Mark ideas that need
more support, and then return to your Prewriting notes, the original play, or
the audio versions to find useful evidence. Make sure your transitions from
sentence to sentence and from paragraph to paragraph are clear and logical.
Edit your work for grammar, sentence structure, and word choice. Finally,
proofread your essay to eliminate spelling and punctuation errors.essential question: How do our attitudes toward the past and future shape our actions?^ evidence log
Before moving on to a
new selection, go to your
Evidence Log and record
what you’ve learned
from Macbeth, the L.A.
Theatre Works audio
performance of Act V,
Scene i, and the LibriVox
audio recording of the
same scene.The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act V, Scene i 359LIT17_SE12_U03_A6C_M_WC_app.indd 359 20/03/16 2:49 AMFormative assessment
Writing to Compare
if students struggle to compare and contrast
the actors’ or readers’ performances, then ask
them which of the six people they are listening
to sound like professional actors acting in an
onstage production of The Tragedy of Macbeth,
and which sound like ordinary people reading
aloud from the play script.Drafting
summarize Key Points of Comparison
Students should sum marize the major similarities
and differences in the two audio interpretations.
Responses will vary but should include major
points of comparison.
Develop a Working thesis Students should
use their summaries to develop a working thesis.
Suggest that they include all elements in their
thesis statements, which may consist of two or
three sentences. They may use whichever format
best supports their approach.review, revise, and edit
Encourage students to look carefully at their
drafts to find places where more elaboration
would strengthen their comparisons. Students
may want to share their work with partners to
get a fresh perspective on their writing.
For more support, see Writing to Compare:
Comparison-and Contrast essay.PERSONALIZE FOR LEARNING
Challenge
speaking with accents Encourage students to
consider and discuss the following questions:
Shakespeare was a British playwright, so in most
productions of his plays, actors speak with British
accents even if they are not British themselves.
However, some U.S. actors use their own accents,when acting in Shakespeare plays. In your opinion
can Shakespeare plays be well interpreted by
actors with American accents? Why or why not? If
an American actor is not very good at imitating a
British accent, is it better for that actor to perform
Shakespeare in his or her own accent?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 359
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