1. Correct any SPaG errors.
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
context
personal response
Success Criteria:
Complete DIRT
Respond to my marking
in detail.
Correct any SPaG errors.

2. Date: Wednesday 5th April Title: Macbeth: improving our responses
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE and acronym how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement

3. Last lesson you wrote a response to the question:
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
Last lesson you wrote a response to the question:
How does Shakespeare present the theme of power elsewhere in the play?
You are fantastic at:
You are fantastic at:

4. In the exam there is A LOT to remember.
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
In the exam there is A LOT to remember.
Help yourself out by going to visit the CASTLE in the sky…..

5. C A S T L E CONTEXT AUDIENCE STRUCTURE TERMINOLOGY LANGUAGE EVALUATE
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions. C A S T L E
CONTEXT
AUDIENCE
STRUCTURE
TERMINOLOGY
LANGUAGE
EVALUATE

6. Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
Let’s listen to a song that will help us remember to visit the CASTLE in the sky…

7. Think about Jacobean society…
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
CONTEXT
Think about Jacobean society…
What were their beliefs?
What had happened recently?
Who held the power in society?
Why would the way power is presented be so shocking to a Jacobean audience? C

8. Think about both a modern and Jacobean audience…
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
AUDIENCE
Think about both a modern and Jacobean audience…
What do the audience learn?
How would the audience respond to the way power is presented?
How would the audience feel?
What message is Shakespeare delivering to the audience? A

9. S STRUCTURE Thinking about power…
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
STRUCTURE
Thinking about power…
How is the play cyclical? Why is this important?
Which scenes are the most tense? Why?
Where does the mood/atmosphere shift? Why/how?
What type of journey do the characters go on? Why? S

10. Ensure your response uses relevant and high-level terminology…
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
TERMINOLOGY
Ensure your response uses relevant and high-level terminology…
What devices does Shakespeare use? Why?
What analytical verbs can you include? T

11. Show off your understanding…
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
LANGUAGE
Show off your understanding…
What key quotations can you remember? What do they portray?
What are the key words from the play? Why?
What imagery does Shakespeare create in key scenes? Why? L

12. Consider the WHOLE play…
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
EVALUATE
Consider the WHOLE play…
What are Shakespeare’s BIG ideas?
What ideas does he challenge? Why?
What else can you say about the themes within the play?
What part does each character play? E

13. How does Shakespeare present the theme of power elsewhere in the play?
Lesson Objectives:
AO1 Express interpretations clearly.
AO3 Explore how contexts inform writers’ choices.
Key Words:
CASTLE
structure
improvement
Success Criteria:
Respond to marking.
Articulate understanding of CASTLE acronym and how it could help you in the exam.
Complete CASTLE improvement sheet.
Answer character questions.
DIRT: redraft
How does Shakespeare present the theme of power elsewhere in the play?
In green pen, redraft your response to the question using your completed CASTLE to help you.