3. Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
GCSE English Literature
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Lady Macbeth
GCSE English Literature
Welcome I hope you find this lesson useful!
In groups, one of you will sit
with your back to the screen.
Your teacher will spin the spinner and display an adjective. DO NOT READ IT ALOUD!
The students who can see the screen must define that adjective without using the word or spelling it out (that's cheating!)
Then it's another group member's turn!
You have a minute to guess!
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Adjective Articulate!
Starter
I've used this before and it works well. You can run it differently if you like - this is a fun way to introduce different aspects of Lady Macbeth's character.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Discuss Lady Macbeth and her role with confidence.
Examine key scenes that reveal her personality.
Express your ideas clearly in writing.
Lesson Aims
Feel free to modify these objectives
Lady Macbeth Character Summary
Each of the adjectives on the spinner can be used to describe Lady Macbeth... here are some with explanation...
Students should see the link between this and the starter activity!
Ambitious and determined:
Strong desire for power,
willing to do anything for
Macbeth to become king.
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Manipulative and ruthless:
Pushes Macbeth to commit murder, initially lacks moral hesitation.
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Cold and calculating:
Begins as the more dominant
and fearless partner, prioritizing
power over conscience.
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Guilt-ridden and unstable:
Over time, guilt overwhelms her, leading to mental deterioration.
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Tragic figure:
Her ambition and actions
ultimately lead to her psychological breakdown and death.
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You will be put into groups
with a focus on a particular
scene. Focus on the character
of Lady Macbeth.Find suitable adjectives to
describe her in this scene.As they appear on the board,
they will need to be organised
into their place in the grid
Group Activity
This sets up the activity
For information and context for each group/
A1 S5
A1 S7
A2 S2
A3 S4
A5 S1
Enter your adjectives for your scene
Each group will need to filter their responses into the word cloud with categories.
Write a PEEL sentence that explains how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in your scene
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Write a PEEL sentence that explains how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in your scene
Individual Activity
This could be either based on the original scene a student looked at in their group or it could be based on the feedback from the last activity about another of the scenes. I leave that to you!
To what extent does Shakespeare have Lady Macbeth conform or defy gender expectations of his time?
To what extent does Shakespeare have
Lady Macbeth conform or defy gender expectations of his time?
Any student can answer this as it is an opinion based question. No fixed answer.
Manipulative
A tragic figure
Dominant
Unstable
Ambitious
Something else
Which do you think is Lady Macbeth's most distinctive character trait?
A poll - the 'something elsers' can be asked what they think!
Which quality did you pick and why?
Which quality did you vote for and why?
Envouraging deeper thinking about the poll response.
Write down something new you learned about Lady Macbeth in this lesson.
Write down something new you learned
about Lady Macbeth in this lesson.
Have students enter something new they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down something new you learned about Lady Macbeth in this lesson.
Write down something you
want explained in more detail.
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How confident do you feel writing about Lady Macbeth?
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