New Media Unit of Study Activities for Macbeth
Elizabeth Davies
Unit of Study
New Media
Macbeth
Adapated
by Gareth Hinds
A Graphic Novel
Exeter Qualities
•
Exciting plots that include secrecy, surprise, and
tension brought about through narrative hooks and a
fast pace
•
Lively, varied, and imaginative language that is
grammatically correct while being neither patronizing
and simplistic nor unnecessarily confusing through
lexical density or complexity
•
It has varied levels of sophistication that will lead to
the continual development of reading
Introduction to the Unit
•
Discussion about William Shakespeare
•
Research Shakespeare using the internet
•
Report their finding
•
Watch the video summary of Macbeth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFtCYESosDw&feature=youtu.be
Macbeth
By Gareth Hinds
•
Read the graphic novel Macbeth in class
•
Discuss after every other page or so to check for
understanding
•
Journal entries after each days reading
Activities
Rewrite!
•
Students will use today’s language to rewrite one scene to act
out and record.
Music Please!
•
I will pick a song from the list to play for the class. We will
analyze it and how it relates to the play.
Mock Trial
•
Students will play the parts of different characters and hold
a trial where instead of dying Macbeth is held to answer for
murder.
A Different Perspective
•
Students will read Lady Macbeth’s Daughter by Lisa Klein
Engage students with a dynamic unit featuring the graphic novel adaptation of Macbeth, interactive discussions, journal entries, creative activities like rewriting scenes in modern language, analyzing music, and participating in a mock trial. The unit also includes exploration of different perspectives through additional reading materials.
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Elizabeth Davies Unit of Study New Media
Macbeth Adapated by Gareth Hinds A Graphic Novel
Exeter Qualities Exciting plots that include secrecy, surprise, and tension brought about through narrative hooks and a fast pace Lively, varied, and imaginative language that is grammatically correct while being neither patronizing and simplistic nor unnecessarily confusing through lexical density or complexity It has varied levels of sophistication that will lead to the continual development of reading
Introduction to the Unit Discussion about William Shakespeare Research Shakespeare using the internet Report their finding Watch the video summary of Macbeth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFtCYESosDw&feature=youtu.be
Macbeth By Gareth Hinds Read the graphic novel Macbeth in class Discuss after every other page or so to check for understanding Journal entries after each days reading
Activities Rewrite! Students will use today s language to rewrite one scene to act out and record. Music Please! I will pick a song from the list to play for the class. We will analyze it and how it relates to the play. Mock Trial Students will play the parts of different characters and hold a trial where instead of dying Macbeth is held to answer for murder. A Different Perspective Students will read Lady Macbeth s Daughter by Lisa Klein
