13/12/22
Week Go through the English Language paper.
12/12/22
Go through the Literature Exam paper.
6/12/22
Exam Week
5/12/22
Exam Week
29/11/22
Use these videos to revise the characters in Macbeth (Act 1, Scenes 1 - 3 and 5(. You need to produce a mind map on each of the characters with quotes to back up your points. Concentrate on Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, The Witches and Banquo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFUDjSzo-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2hlM2pkS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lub5BVJ6l3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXsAOqPPWIc
28/11/22
Use the powerpoint from last lesson to continue investigating Lady Macbeth. Annotate your copy of Act 1, Scene 5.
22/11/22
You have 20 minutes to complete your written assignment from last lesson.
Read through this powerpoint about Act 1, Scene 5, slides 1 - 9 and complete the tasks as they come up. Here is a copy of Act 1, Scene 5. Here is the match it exercise.
21/11/22
Complete the written answer from last week. Use the notes from the scene we made last week and these sentence starters to help. The written assignment is attached here. You need to submit this by the end of tomorrow's lesson.
15/11/22
Annotate the extract from Act 1, Scene 3 (here). Continue brainstorming your response to the written exercise. Start answering the question, you will have tomorrow's lesson as well to complete this.
8/11/22
Finish highlighting your model answers. Start to brainstorm the answer to the question set here.
7/11/22
You are going to be answering a question on Macbeth, this is designed to help you understand how to successfully answer the question.
Read through slides 1 - 8 on this powerpoint. Use the example of answers sheets to highlight what the candidates have done well.
1/11/22
quote means. Continue to work through the powerpoint on Act 1, Scene 3. Fill in the table of Banquo's lines - explain what each of his lines means. Use the last two slides on the powerpoint to help complete the questions on how Macbeth makes Banquo appear inferior. You need to develop the parts of the sentences that are in bold.
31/10/22
Read through the summary of Act 1, Scene 3. On each paragraph make a notes on what is happening. Work through this powerpoint to slide 13. For slides 6 - 13, explain what each quote means.
25/10/22
Complete the sentences on slide 9 of the powerpoint.
24/10/22
Read the summary of the play and stick in the BACK of your books.
Read the summary of each act and annotate with the meaning of the act for the play. Stick this in the BACK of your book.
Complete the match it exercise.
11/10/22
Read the summary of Act 1, Scene 2 (here). Highlight who the main characters are, what evidence shows that Macbeth is seen as a hero and what you think the most important information we learn is. By your highlights, annotate the document.
10/10/22
Discuss the plot line of Macbeth, make sure that your summary matches everyone one else's!
Annotate your copy of Act 1, Scene 1.
Read the modern version of Act 1, Scene 2 and compare to the original.
4/10/22
We will be watching the Patrick Stewart version of Macbeth for half the lesson.
During the second half you will be investigating the plot line of Macbeth (I would suggest watching a YouTube video like the one here). You can choose either to produce a storyboard of up to 10 pictures showing the plot or writing 10 sentences summarising the plot. This needs to be completed for homework due on Monday 10th October.
3/10/22
Using the powerpoint on Act 1. Scene 1, answer the following questions:
What does this scene tell you about the kind of play this will be?
How do you think a Shakespearean audience would have reacted to the witches?
How do the witches speak? What is the effect of this?
All answers should use PEE paragraphs - write P next to your point, E next to your evidence and E next to your explanation.
27/9/22
Continue working through powerpoint on Act 1, Scene 1.
Copy definitions of pathetic fallacy, theme, mood, rhyme and paradox into your books.
Answer two of the questions on the final slides.
26/9/22
School closed - no lesson
20/9/22
Work through the powerpoint on Act 1 Scene 1 completing the activities up to slide 12.
Make sure a copy of Act 1 Scene 1 is stuck in your book.
19/9/22
Public Holiday - no lesson
13/9/22
Stick copies of the pages from CGP on stagecraft, themes, characters and text guide into your books and highlight the important information from these sheets.
Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GSCWDa1qcE and summarise the story of Macbeth.
12/9/22
Shakespearean theatre.
Investigate what a Shakespearean theatre looked like and who would attend it.
Produce a maximum of 2 powerpoint slides on the topic and send them to me. If this is not finished in the lesson it will be homework.
6/9/22
Historical context of Macbeth. Work through the powerpoint completing the activities as they come up.
5/9/22
Discussion of Shakespearean language.
Read through the powerpoint on an introduction to Shakespeare.
Week Go through the English Language paper.
12/12/22
Go through the Literature Exam paper.
6/12/22
Exam Week
5/12/22
Exam Week
29/11/22
Use these videos to revise the characters in Macbeth (Act 1, Scenes 1 - 3 and 5(. You need to produce a mind map on each of the characters with quotes to back up your points. Concentrate on Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, The Witches and Banquo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFUDjSzo-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2hlM2pkS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lub5BVJ6l3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXsAOqPPWIc
28/11/22
Use the powerpoint from last lesson to continue investigating Lady Macbeth. Annotate your copy of Act 1, Scene 5.
22/11/22
You have 20 minutes to complete your written assignment from last lesson.
Read through this powerpoint about Act 1, Scene 5, slides 1 - 9 and complete the tasks as they come up. Here is a copy of Act 1, Scene 5. Here is the match it exercise.
21/11/22
Complete the written answer from last week. Use the notes from the scene we made last week and these sentence starters to help. The written assignment is attached here. You need to submit this by the end of tomorrow's lesson.
15/11/22
Annotate the extract from Act 1, Scene 3 (here). Continue brainstorming your response to the written exercise. Start answering the question, you will have tomorrow's lesson as well to complete this.
8/11/22
Finish highlighting your model answers. Start to brainstorm the answer to the question set here.
7/11/22
You are going to be answering a question on Macbeth, this is designed to help you understand how to successfully answer the question.
Read through slides 1 - 8 on this powerpoint. Use the example of answers sheets to highlight what the candidates have done well.
1/11/22
quote means. Continue to work through the powerpoint on Act 1, Scene 3. Fill in the table of Banquo's lines - explain what each of his lines means. Use the last two slides on the powerpoint to help complete the questions on how Macbeth makes Banquo appear inferior. You need to develop the parts of the sentences that are in bold.
31/10/22
Read through the summary of Act 1, Scene 3. On each paragraph make a notes on what is happening. Work through this powerpoint to slide 13. For slides 6 - 13, explain what each quote means.
25/10/22
Complete the sentences on slide 9 of the powerpoint.
24/10/22
Read the summary of the play and stick in the BACK of your books.
Read the summary of each act and annotate with the meaning of the act for the play. Stick this in the BACK of your book.
Complete the match it exercise.
11/10/22
Read the summary of Act 1, Scene 2 (here). Highlight who the main characters are, what evidence shows that Macbeth is seen as a hero and what you think the most important information we learn is. By your highlights, annotate the document.
10/10/22
Discuss the plot line of Macbeth, make sure that your summary matches everyone one else's!
Annotate your copy of Act 1, Scene 1.
Read the modern version of Act 1, Scene 2 and compare to the original.
4/10/22
We will be watching the Patrick Stewart version of Macbeth for half the lesson.
During the second half you will be investigating the plot line of Macbeth (I would suggest watching a YouTube video like the one here). You can choose either to produce a storyboard of up to 10 pictures showing the plot or writing 10 sentences summarising the plot. This needs to be completed for homework due on Monday 10th October.
3/10/22
Using the powerpoint on Act 1. Scene 1, answer the following questions:
What does this scene tell you about the kind of play this will be?
How do you think a Shakespearean audience would have reacted to the witches?
How do the witches speak? What is the effect of this?
All answers should use PEE paragraphs - write P next to your point, E next to your evidence and E next to your explanation.
27/9/22
Continue working through powerpoint on Act 1, Scene 1.
Copy definitions of pathetic fallacy, theme, mood, rhyme and paradox into your books.
Answer two of the questions on the final slides.
26/9/22
School closed - no lesson
20/9/22
Work through the powerpoint on Act 1 Scene 1 completing the activities up to slide 12.
Make sure a copy of Act 1 Scene 1 is stuck in your book.
19/9/22
Public Holiday - no lesson
13/9/22
Stick copies of the pages from CGP on stagecraft, themes, characters and text guide into your books and highlight the important information from these sheets.
Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GSCWDa1qcE and summarise the story of Macbeth.
12/9/22
Shakespearean theatre.
Investigate what a Shakespearean theatre looked like and who would attend it.
Produce a maximum of 2 powerpoint slides on the topic and send them to me. If this is not finished in the lesson it will be homework.
6/9/22
Historical context of Macbeth. Work through the powerpoint completing the activities as they come up.
5/9/22
Discussion of Shakespearean language.
Read through the powerpoint on an introduction to Shakespeare.