Term 2 Assignments Overdue: Short Story (25); Sonnet (18)
Due Nov. 21: Blog (64)
Due Nov. 28: Survey Project (25)
100 mark multiple-choice Macbeth Test on Tues. Dec. 6. Review handouts and practice quizzes:
Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4
100 mark multiple-choice Macbeth Test on Tues. Dec. 6. Review handouts and practice quizzes:
Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4
Please do this survey : Fast-Food Preferences
Fri. Nov. 25 Macbeth Online Play
- Essay Assignment: In the lab, you'll be working on the first and second paragraphs of your five paragraph essay on Macbeth's character.
(45 marks) Your five paragraph essay should include:
Essay: Macbeth's Character
45 marks - Essay must include:
An original title (2)
Introduction paragraph with clear thesis statement (6)
paragraph on Macbeth's character as a general (6)
paragraph on Macbeth's character as a husband (6)
paragraph on Macbeth's character as king (6)
Concluding paragraph (6)
2 primary source in-text citations (MLA format) (4)
2 secondary source in-text citations (MLA) (4)
reference list (MLA format; hanging indent; alphabetical) (5)
Here is a sample introductory paragraph that you can use or modify:
The tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a play about unchecked ambition. The central figure Macbeth is a complex character whose decisions and actions ultimately destroy his own humanity. Macbeth displays conflicting traits and behaviors that are revealed through his roles as military general, husband, and king.
- Review Macbeth's character traits below:
Military General (trusted, brave, loyal, noble, courageous, respected, and skilled; capable of killing in battle; seen as protector; takes pride in his actions; influenced by witches, mentally stable; has friends and is part of a fraternity of Thanes)
Husband (faithful/ loving toward wife; wants to please wife and have her think he is manly; influenced/manipulated by wife; ambitious; experiences self-doubt/remorse over plotting, decisions and actions; realizes his desires are corrupt; his anxiety over Duncan's murder leads to emotional torment/hallucinations; poisonous partnership)
King (not virtuous; corruptly crowned; suspicious, paranoid, self-centred, distrustful, and vengeful; insomniac; mentally unstable; becomes increasingly murderous; detached and alone)
MLA Format
- Add 2 primary source quotes and references (from the play).
- Add 2 secondary source quotes and references (found outside the play).
***Use MLA style on the Citation Machine or citation button on Shmoop and Cliff Notes. Consult your MLA Citation - Shakespeare handout.
***Primary Source Reference Example:
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Ed. Roma Gill. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (use hanging indent)
***Secondary Source Reference Example:
Gill, Roma, ed. "Macbeth: The Man" in Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (use hanging indent)
***Arrange reference list in alphabetical order; hanging indent MLA format.
Other secondary sources:
Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
Shmoop Macbeth
Cliff Notes
45 marks - Essay must include:
An original title (2)
Introduction paragraph with clear thesis statement (6)
paragraph on Macbeth's character as a general (6)
paragraph on Macbeth's character as a husband (6)
paragraph on Macbeth's character as king (6)
Concluding paragraph (6)
2 primary source in-text citations (MLA format) (4)
2 secondary source in-text citations (MLA) (4)
reference list (MLA format; hanging indent; alphabetical) (5)
Here is a sample introductory paragraph that you can use or modify:
The tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a play about unchecked ambition. The central figure Macbeth is a complex character whose decisions and actions ultimately destroy his own humanity. Macbeth displays conflicting traits and behaviors that are revealed through his roles as military general, husband, and king.
- Review Macbeth's character traits below:
Military General (trusted, brave, loyal, noble, courageous, respected, and skilled; capable of killing in battle; seen as protector; takes pride in his actions; influenced by witches, mentally stable; has friends and is part of a fraternity of Thanes)
Husband (faithful/ loving toward wife; wants to please wife and have her think he is manly; influenced/manipulated by wife; ambitious; experiences self-doubt/remorse over plotting, decisions and actions; realizes his desires are corrupt; his anxiety over Duncan's murder leads to emotional torment/hallucinations; poisonous partnership)
King (not virtuous; corruptly crowned; suspicious, paranoid, self-centred, distrustful, and vengeful; insomniac; mentally unstable; becomes increasingly murderous; detached and alone)
MLA Format
- Add 2 primary source quotes and references (from the play).
- Add 2 secondary source quotes and references (found outside the play).
***Use MLA style on the Citation Machine or citation button on Shmoop and Cliff Notes. Consult your MLA Citation - Shakespeare handout.
***Primary Source Reference Example:
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Ed. Roma Gill. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (use hanging indent)
***Primary Source In-Text Citation Example:
Macbeth begins to unravel even before he commits murder: "A dagger of the mind, a false creation,/ Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?" (Mac. 2.1.38-39)***Secondary Source Reference Example:
Gill, Roma, ed. "Macbeth: The Man" in Macbeth: Oxford School Shakespeare. Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (use hanging indent)
***Secondary Source In-Text Citation Example:
Macbeth seems easily influenced; "Macbeth 'catches' evil" (Gill xx) through the influences of his wife and the witches.***Arrange reference list in alphabetical order; hanging indent MLA format.
Other secondary sources:
Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
Shmoop Macbeth
Cliff Notes
Thurs. Nov. 24 Macbeth Online Play
- Review the Episode 3 (Act II sc. 1-2) and Episode 4 (Act II sc. 3-4) questions.
- Continue work on Episode 5 (Act III sc 1-3)and Episode 6 (Act III sc 4)
- Start Macbeth movie. If you're absent you can watch parts of the PBS version of the movie online:
Watch Macbeth on PBS. See more from GREAT PERFORMANCES.
Wed. Nov. 23 Macbeth Online Play
- 20 min. silent reading and Episode question completion.
- watch DVD Macbeth Basics
- Review the Episode 3 (Act II sc. 1-2) and Episode 4 (Act II sc. 3-4) questions.
- Continue work on Episode 5 (Act III sc 1-3)and Episode 6 (Act III sc 4)
Tues. Nov. 22 Macbeth Online Play
- 20 min. silent reading and assignment completion
- View the Characters of Macbeth DVD
- Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and finish work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4). Continue on with the episode 2 questions (Act I sc. 5-7)
- Start the Episode 3 (Act II sc. 1-2) and Episode 4 (Act II sc. 3-4) questions.
Mon. Nov. 21
- 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 questions (Act I sc. 5-7)
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