Macbeth KS2 - teaching resource
KS2 English Teaching Resources: Macbeth
This Year 5/6 unit of work is made up of 20 lessons, a 150 slide PowerPoint presentation and 29 worksheets.
The resource is the perfect introduction to Macbeth for children at UKS2. All lessons follow a four part lesson structure (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and have been planned and designed to enhance and develop knowledge and understanding of the play. The PowerPoint slides contain a range of activities for children of different abilities including:
A brief outline of Shakespeare's life and times and the Elizabethan theatre
‘Understanding the plot’ activities
Learning the main features of a drama text (stage directions etc)
Analysing of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Exploring the play’s themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc)
Understanding the play’s context – witches, witchcraft and the presentation of women
How to write about the play
Learning about Shakespeare’s language
Dramatic devices - the use of tension and suspense in the play
Hot-seating tasks
Sequencing activities
Writing in role - empathy writing tasks including diaries and letters
To preview our Year 5/6 Macbeth teaching resource in more detail please click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation opposite.
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