Shakespeare's "Macbeth"

​Introduction to Shakespeare and Macbeth

​-While you go over this lesson there will be multiple slides with information.

-Use your INB and open up to the next blank left/right pages.

-On the right side, create two column notes.

-Record any vocabulary, or important terms you learn.

-We will have a quiz over this information

-Complete the poll questions so I know you are participating.​

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Poll

Have you read any work by Shakespeare before?

• Yes

• No

• Yes, but I didn't understand it.

• Yes, but I don't remember it.

Poll

Would you be brave enough to utter Macbeth's name in a theatre?

• Yes, I'm a risk taker

• No way!

• Maybe! I don't think anything would happen.

Multiple Choice

What color would the flag be for Macbeth?

• red

• white

• black

Poll

What is the deal with the Loch Ness Monster?

• I think it was a big water creature that looked weird in a picture.

• It's just a big eel.

• Someone dressed up in a Nessy suit and faked that picture.

• The truth is out there....

Poll

Do you feel confident that you can define "tragic hero?"

• Yes, absolutely.

• Not yet.

• Yes, if I can use my notes.

​Remember this from Aristotle's Poetics:

Poll

Did you take two-notes on the right side of your INB?

• No, I read first, but I'm going to take notes now.

• Yes, I took notes on my own.

• Yes, but I worked with a partner to get all of the information.

• Yes, but I would like you to review this in class, please.