Starter What You Need: Your Cloze Activity from last day. Ensure that you have every line filled in, because we will be taking this up. Your Character Maps of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth from Monday’s homework.

Today’s Lesson Watch Act 2, scene 3 and 4. Character of Macbeth: Act 2, scene 3: The discovery of King Duncan, murdered! Reactions of characters. Act 2, scene 4: The unnatural world. Day is night! Animals turn on each other and mankind. Character of Macbeth: The Tragic hero Conscience SEXY paragraphs

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Go beyond simple SEXY structure: SEXYXY ESSAY – STRUCTURE One paragraph Introduction SEXY para to A the Q Go beyond simple SEXY structure: SEXYXY SEXY para to A the Q SEXY para to A the Q SEXY para to A the Q One paragraph Conclusion

The Golden Rule Make a point Quote the best example Explain it clearly Attack the ‘question’ Quote the best example Explain it clearly Unpack it in more detail

“UNPACKING” Quotations State the language feature (eg metaphor) Explain what it means Explain why it is effective

Analysing Effectiveness 1 It is effective because: it implies it suggests it has connotations of... it connotes… it alludes to… It refers to…

Analysing Effectiveness 2 Ask, “Why did the author choose to say it like that?” Why ‘the grin of the fox’ Substitute an alternative phrase and think, “Why not phrase it like that?” Why not ‘the grin of a chicken”? …because a fox is cunning, sly, sneaky, stealthy…. A chicken isn’t

The Predictable Paradigm In the [text type] [text title] by [author’s name], [paraphrase the question]. [Author’s surname] uses a range of techniques such as [technique 1] and [technique 2] to [paraphrase question again] BORING!

S E X Y SEXY paragraphs Statement Establishes the main idea. Makes a statement to attack the topic. Dogs are generally regarded as man’s best friend. E Explanation Expands/elaborates/develops/unpacks/clarifies the idea. They are intelligent and faithful, as well as being easily trained to obey, unlike other pets such as cats or goldfish. X Example Evidence / quotations / specific reference to the text… Guide dogs, sheep dogs, show dogs or just ordinary mutts” they all have a place in someone’s home and heart. Y You add… Give your opinion, explain the example, state why your point is relevant. They will be your friends for life and repay over and over the attention you give them.

The Magic Sentence WRITER VERB TECHNIQUE PURPOSE THEME The author uses setting to show us the significance of the supernatural as a catalyst for the plot Shakespeare chooses minor characters to reinforce the qualities that distinguish a good ruler from a tyrant The speaker selects symbols to emphasise the journey of the tragic hero manipulates motifs to illustrate the conflict between versions of reality (appearance) takes the foreshadowing to represent the struggled between fate and free will employs Biblical allusion to develop the deconstruction ambition can cause extends the rhyme to highlight the play’s overall position on time

Summary Strip away the predictable text selection introductory paragraph Foster independent thinking by providing structures Banish some predictable ideas SEXY paragraphs Magic sentence Unpack Quotations thoroughly Gimmicks can build relationships

Questions for Paragraphs For Shakespeare’s Macbeth, analyse how language features (metaphor, simile, allusion, foreign words, hyperbole, alliteration….) help to illustrate the change in Macbeth from the beginning of the play to the end of Act 2. For Shakespeare’s Macbeth, analyse how Macbeth is depicted as a tragic hero. (Choose how you would like to analyse Macbeth’s destiny, using symbolism, themes, motifs, simile, allusion, hyperbole…)