1. English
Year 9 Lesson 12
Macbeth
Spiritual
Moral
Social
Cultural 

2. Starter Mindmap
Macbeth: Mindmap with a partner What are your impressions of Macbeth as a character?

3. Lesson Objective
To develop knowledge and understanding of Macbeth’s changing character and explore his building paranoia using textual evidence.
Learning
Objective
Must
Level 4
Should
Level 5
Could
Level 6

4. Key Stage 3 AFs
Reading
Assessment Focus Two (AF2)
I am able to understand and pick out the appropriate quote, event or idea from a text and use PEE to demonstrate my understanding.
AFs
Reading
Assessment Focus Three (AF3)
I can read and understand meaning that is only hinted at.

5. By the end of the lesson:
To develop knowledge and understanding of Macbeth’s changing character and explore his building paranoia using textual evidence. Levels:
Level Check
Turn to the front of your book and look at your target sheet.
As you can see from the colour coded objectives we will all be able to make progress towards our target levels today.
We will assess progress further on in the lesson, but keep your target level in mind as we work!

6. Act 3
Scene i

7. Read the scene as a class.
Class Reading
Read the scene as a class.
Think about how Shakespeare uses language in this scene to convey Macbeth’s state of mind.

8. Act Three, Scene One
To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares; And, to that dauntless temper of his mind, He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour To act in safety. There is none but he Whose being I do fear: and, under him, My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said, Mark Antony's was by Caesar. He chid the sisters When first they put the name of king upon me, And bade them speak to him: then prophet-like They hail'd him father to a line of kings: Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,

9. Act Three, Scene One
Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding. If 't be so, For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind; For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd; Put rancours in the vessel of my peace Only for them; and mine eternal jewel Given to the common enemy of man, To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! Rather than so, come fate into the list. And champion me to the utterance! Who's there!

10. Highlight and Extraction Task
Paired Activity
Highlight and Extraction Task
Macbeth’s soliloquy conveys his increasing paranoia.
With a partner highlight words or phrases which show:
That Macbeth is afraid of Banquo
That Macbeth feels inferior to Banquo
How Macbeth feels about being king
What Macbeth plans to do next

11. Discussion Activity A Mind to Murder
In Act Three, Scene One Macbeth plans to have Banquo and his son, Fleance murdered. Why does Macbeth plan to kill his former friend and his friend’s son?

12. Explain Macbeth’s actions
Individual Activity
A Mind to Murder
Fill in the grid using your copy of the scene
Reason
Explain Macbeth’s actions
Greed and power
Evil
Fear
Ambition
Fate

13. Explain Macbeth’s actions
Some Support
A Mind to Murder
Fill in the grid using your copy of the scene
Reason
Explain Macbeth’s actions
Greed and power
The witches predicted that Banquo’s children will rule Scotland in the future. This is a threat to Macbeth’s power and his legacy.
Evil
Macbeth finds it difficult to resist the temptation of evil acts…
Fear
Macbeth feels threatened by Banquo because…
Ambition
Although Macbeth is now king he remains unsatisfied…
Fate
Macbeth believes…

14. Plenary

15. Individual Writing Activity
Write a paragraph explaining why Macbeth orders the murder of Banquo and Fleance.
To develop knowledge and understanding of Macbeth’s changing character and explore his building paranoia using textual evidence.

16. Peer Assessment
Learning
Objective
To develop knowledge and understanding of Macbeth’s changing character and explore his building paranoia using textual evidence.
Have they found relevant quotes to evidence their points?
Try to suggest one quote which would work as alternative evidence.
Must
Level 4
Should
Level 5
Could
Level 6