Macbeth Act Three, Scenes Four-Six

February 20, 2018

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

EQ: Analyze how the characters in Macbeth advance the plot.

Starter: 

Today you will complete a peer edit for your TPEQEA from last week.

Create a Diagnostic Writing Concern (DWC) for your partner to give you feedback on.

Vocabulary: 

Term: Round Character

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: character in a novel, play or story with a complex personality.

Your Definition:

Activity: Give an example of a round character.

Term: Flat Character

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: character in fiction that does not change too much from the start of thenarrative to its end. Flat characters are often said not to have any emotional depths.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of a flat character.

Activity: 

1.  TPEQEA Peer Edit

Respond to the topic in a TPEQEA paragraph and complete a peer edit using the handout.

Make sure that you use a quote from the play!

Characterize Macbeth using indirect characterization. 

2.    Macbeth Act Three, Scenes 4-6

characters

Macbeth

Lords

Lady Macbeth

First Murderer

Lennox

Ross

First Witch

Hecate

Discussion Questions

Characterize Macbeth's actions during the dinner party.

Evaluate the implications of stated actions.

Analyze the role of the ghost.

Predict what destiny awaits Macbeth based on Hecate's speech.

Analyze the conversation between Lennox and Ross.

3.  Macbeth Movie

Compare and contrast the movie to the original production.

4.  Chalk Talk 

With your tables, select one quote from this act that is significant in developing the story or characterization.

Write this quote on a large paper and post it somewhere in the room.

Then, individually comment on each poster.

Your comment should react to the quote and state why it is important to the story.

Closure: 

How confident do you feel writing in TPEQEA?

Use the learning target to assess yourself.