Friday, November 20, 2015

Nov. 23 - 27: Macbeth

DUE Tues. Nov. 24 - Survey Project Report (25)
DUE Fri. Nov. 27 - Survey Poem (15) 
DUE Tues. Dec. 1 -  Primary Source exercise (15)

Thurs. Nov. 26 - Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 Macbeth Online Play 

- View the Macbeth Characters DVD
- Review the Primary Source exercise sheet. This should be completed by Tues. Dec. 1st.
- Start reading the Macbeth graphic novels after you finish working on episode 7 - 11 questions.
Episode 7 (Act III sc 5 - Act IV sc 1)
Episode 8 (Act IV sc 2-3)
Episode 9 (Act V sc 1)
Episode 10 (Act V sc 2-5)
Episode 11 (Act V sc 6-7)
Various directors interpret the play differently with different types of witches:
- Macbeth Retold (BBC)
- Macbeth witches from the Patrick Stewart Great Performances version of the play.

Wed. Nov. 25, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play   

- View the Macbeth Basics DVD
- Continue reading the Macbeth graphic novels and working on episode questions.
- Use the summary / question sheets below to answer questions about Macbeth:
- Japanese director Akira Kurosawa adapted Macbeth for a Japanese audience in this 1957 movie, Throne of Blood.
- Orson Welles directed the Voodoo version of Macbeth (set in Haiti) in 1936.
- Brebeuf's Ghost is a first nations adaptation of Macbeth.
- House of Cards characters Claire and Francis have Lady Macbeth and Macbeth qualities.

Mon. Nov. 23 - Tues. Nov. 24, 2015  Macbeth Online Play

Monday- Find out about the curse. Why is Macbeth often called the Scottish Play?
- Review the plot summary of Macbeth
- Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and start work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4). Continue on with the episode 2 (Act I sc. 5-7) and Episode 3 questions (Act. II sc. 1-2).
Tuesday- View Introduction to Shakespeare DVD
Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and finish work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4) , episode 2 questions (Act I sc. 5-7), and  Episode 3 (Act II sc. 1-2)
- Start  Episode 4 (Act II sc. 3-4) questions.

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