May
17
ELA B10: May 17 Witches hatching evil plans…
- We began class today with a few leading questions to get students in the right mindset. Do you think your fate is set (destined) or do you feel that you have some control over how things end? Do you feel there is “evil” out there to play with your destiny, or that some people are born with bad luck while others are not? Do you think people are born monsters or do they become that way because of their tragic situations and decisions? These are all ideas that come from the plot of Macbeth.
- A handout was given with several scenarios and students were to rate them from 1-15, with 1 being the most heinous and evil. For example, do you think it is more evil to plan a murder but not commit it or for a king to order the death of his enemy’s wife and child?
- We watched the introduction to the Macbeth movie. It is quite a controvercial version of the play. You’ll enjoy it!
- We started reading! Students volunteered for parts and as we read, we stopped occasionally for me to paraphrase and reword what is going on. It helps to create the scene or picture as we read.
See the clip below that shows the opening of the movie.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/bHXMxOwZvbw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]