Macbeth - Act 3 - teaching resource

Macbeth – Act 3

(28-slide PowerPoint with 6 worksheets)

This GCSE English Literature teaching resource provides three fully planned lessons exploring Act 3 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth in depth. Designed for students studying the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC specifications, the resource focuses on character development, key themes, and dramatic techniques, helping learners build strong analytical skills and prepare for the GCSE exam.

Through a 28-slide editable PowerPoint and 6 accompanying worksheets, students will:

• Analyse Macbeth’s Act 3, Scene 1 soliloquy: “To be thus is nothing…”

• Track Macbeth’s character development and increasing ambition

• Examine the changing relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

• Explore Macbeth’s plan to murder Banquo and Fleance

• Study the banquet scene (Act 3, Scene 4) and its dramatic significance

• Take part in hotseating activities to deepen understanding of character motivation and plot

• Answer comprehension questions with model answers provided

• Reinforce knowledge through consolidation tasks, including cloze exercises and storyboard activities

Perfect for classroom teaching, homework, intervention, or revision, this resource provides everything needed to teach Act 3 effectively and prepare students for GCSE success.

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