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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
- The Naked Babe and the Cloak
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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