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We’ll start with acting. We’ll take volunteers and act out scene 1. Then, we’ll break into groups and summarize the following selections from the scene.

2.1.6-11
2.1.15-20
2.1.25-33
2.1.45-51
2.1.52-61
2.1.69-74

After talking that through, we’re on to 2.2.
I want to get volunteer actors to do this scene and then give small groups to imagine that they are directors. How [...]

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After we finish the [...]

So, we’re going to finish Act I in class today.
First, let’s hear how the Folger library describes Macbeth.
Next, in small groups create a 7 question short answer quiz for Act I.
Then, we’ll read scenes from Act I: scenes 5-7.
Short blog post:
Then, if we have time, I want to run through the 2.1 Dagger of [...]

Monday you had a reading day.
Tuesday, you should turn in your critical essays and we’ll see the famous documentary Fog of War.
HW: Go to the Rotten Tomatoes Critic page for Fog of War. Please choose and read 2 of the critics and in your own blog post, reflect on the rhetorical purpose, strategies, and [...]

Image Credit: Macbeth Poster, Madame Talbot.com
So, let’s try some reading.  First, lets get a look at Act I, Scene iii (when the witches meet Macbeth and Banquo). We’ll read through the lines and talk about what happens.
Next, we’ll have 2-3 groups act out the scene:
1) Macbeth and Banquo are confident and eager to hear what [...]