1. Elizabeth Davies Unit of Study New Media

2. Macbeth Adapated by Gareth Hinds A Graphic Novel

3. Exeter Qualities
Exciting plots that include secrecy, surprise, and tension brought about through narrative hooks and a fast pace
Lively, varied, and imaginative language that is grammatically correct while being neither patronizing and simplistic nor unnecessarily confusing through lexical density or complexity
It has varied levels of sophistication that will lead to the continual development of reading

4. Introduction to the Unit
Discussion about William Shakespeare
Research Shakespeare using the internet
Report their finding
Watch the video summary of Macbeth

5. Macbeth By Gareth Hinds
Read the graphic novel Macbeth in class
Discuss after every other page or so to check for understanding
Journal entries after each days reading

6. Activities Rewrite! Mock Trial A Different Perspective
Students will use today’s language to rewrite one scene to act out and record.
Music Please!
I will pick a song from the list to play for the class. We will analyze it and how it relates to the play.
Mock Trial
Students will play the parts of different characters and hold a trial where instead of dying Macbeth is held to answer for murder.
A Different Perspective
Students will read Lady Macbeth’s Daughter by Lisa Klein