Name: Christie Cox Supervisor: Dr. Bentley

Subject/Grade: 12th – British Literature School Year: 2012-2013

Date: December 12, 2012 Title of Unit: Macbeth

Lesson Title: / Witchcraft in the English Renaissance
Grade Level/Subject Area: / 12th Grade – British Literature
Student Profile: / Number of Students: 28
Number of Students with Special Needs: 3
Duration: / 90 Minutes
Objective: Purpose of the lesson / Students will learn about witchcraft in the English Renaissance in order to understand why Shakespeare uses the witches in Macbeth. To help understand the witch spell at the beginning of Act IV, they will write their own witch spells.
Standards:
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx / ELACC11-12RL3: Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
Essential Questions: / How does superstition affect human behavior?
Anticipatory Set: “Do Now” / Do you consider yourself superstitious? Why or why not?
Prior Knowledge: What will students need to know in order to be successful? / Students have read acts 1-3. They have been introduced to the witches in the play, and they students understand that Shakespeare has used them for foreshadowing and appeal to audience. Today’s lesson will show the students the historical reasons behind Shakespeare’s decision to include witches in the play.
Modeling: How will students know what is expected? / Do Now and Daily Agenda are displayed at the front of the classroom.
Instructions for the witch spell will be posted on the SmartBoard. Also, we will look at example witch spells found on the internet.
Check for Understanding: What techniques will be used to monitor learning? / Before starting the lesson on witchcraft, students will be asked what impact the witches have made on the reader so far. This will show that they understand the characters and some reasons why Shakespeare has chosen to use the witches.
Guided Practice: What activities will be done to provide students with an opportunity to practice what they are learning? / Because the witch spell is a lengthy passage, we will listen to the spell on an audio book. Students will be asked to list some of the ingredients that they heard in the witch spell.
Independent Practice: How will learning be reinforced? Homework? Exit ticket? / After the class discussion, students will write their own witch spell.
Closing: How will the lesson end? Refer back to essential questions. / Students will share their witch spells with the class. Tomorrow we will read Act IV
Detailed Sequence of Activities: Number/list the lesson procedures. / ·  Do Now – 10 minutes
·  Daily Vocabulary words
·  Finish reading Act II of Macbeth.
·  Class discussion about what we know about the witches so far
·  Go over witchcraft PowerPoint
·  Listen to the witch spell in Macbeth on an audio book.
·  Have students point out “ingredients” that they heard.
·  Students will make their own list of ingredients and write their own spell following the instructions provided on the PowerPoint
·  Students will share their spells with the class.
Accommodations/
Modifications: Refer to student profile. / Inclusion teacher is present in the classroom to make accommodations.
Materials: What materials are needed for the lesson? Include any helpful URL’s. / Witchcraft PowerPoint
Macbeth Red Reader books
Macbeth audio book
Technology Connection: What kind of technology are you incorporating into the lesson? / Powerpoint and audio book