Macbeth: The End

We are completing Macbeth this week, but this will also be a busy week as well. Hopefully you did not procrastinate and put off your close readings. If you did, this will be a long week. Advisory: This post will be updated a couple of times during the week; check back here during the week. 

Tuesday, November 1st: Applied Practice Passages 11 and 12 (25 minutes); review of Macbeth’s glorious end. Also, turn in your College Fair permission slip. If you forgot Tuesday, they need to be in my mailbox Wednesday morning. Just saying…

Wednesday, November 2nd: Close Readings due (100 points) either in my box by 8 am or via e-mail by 8 pm. Only Macbeth actors have an extra day.

Thursday, November 3rd: Macbeth Assessment (Objective);  Close Readings due beginning of class on Thursday for Macbeth actors. Assigned: Macbeth one-hour essay (details to come on Thursday). This may end up being an in-class essay on Friday with students bringing in evidence.

Friday, November 4th: (Tentative) In-class essay on Macbeth.

Monday, November 7th: College Fair @ Oregon Convention Center

Macbeth Act II and III (Week of 10.17)

Update: New source link for Macbeth: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sources/macbethsources.html

Act III soliloquy analysis: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/soliloquies/tobethus.html

This week, we not only focus on Macbeth Acts II and III, but also the basics of close reading. You should have received the close reading handout in class on Tuesday, 10.18. Please take time to read over this critical informational sheet, as it will help you get a foothold on these items.

The week:
Tuesday, 10.18: Applied Practice Macbeth Passages 4 & 5 (multiple choice close reading); review of basic concepts of close reading.

Thursday, 10.20: Close Reading analysis (group session); in-class work on close readings (peer assistance and review).

Friday, 10.21: Macbeth Act III reading  (Applied Practice Passage #6)

Macbeth Close Reading Assignments

Tragic_Structure_In_Macbeth (ppt)

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