a form of art that involves live performances by actors on a stage in front of an audience

a dramatic work originally intended for the stage

a ruler who holds supreme and hereditary power over a state or territory, often referred to as a king or queen

Understanding the context of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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Understanding themes, characters and plot in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

Exploring characters and setting in the opening scene of 'Macbeth'

Generating vocabulary for the opening of 'Macbeth'

Planning part one of the opening of 'Macbeth'

Writing part one of the opening of 'Macbeth'

Planning part two of the opening of 'Macbeth'

Writing part two of the opening of 'Macbeth'

Peer editing the opening of a narrative based on ‘Macbeth’

Analysing the main character in 'Macbeth'

Analysing a scene in the build-up of 'Macbeth'

Identifying the features of a soliloquy

Planning and writing the 'against' section of Macbeth's soliloquy

Planning and writing the 'for' section of Macbeth's soliloquy

Planning and writing the closing thoughts of Macbeth's soliloquy

Peer editing a soliloquy based on 'Macbeth'

Performing a soliloquy in character as Macbeth

In 'Macbeth', pupils learn about character, plot and theme in a Shakespearean play for the first time. In 'Shakespeare's ’Romeo and Juliet’: Diary and Narrative Writing', pupils will learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play.’

In 'The Highwayman: Narrative Writing', pupils developed their understanding of how to create atmosphere and engage the reader using figurative language. In 'Shakespeare's ’Macbeth’: Narrative and Soliloquy Writing', pupils will use figurative language to write a narrative based on Shakespearean tragedy and convey characters' thoughts and feelings through soliloquy writing.

In this unit, pupils have their first taste of Shakespearean play scripts. They analyse the witches' prologue of this iconic play as a starting point for writing a narrative opening. Pupils investigate the central character, writing a soliloquy based on Macbeth's famous dagger monologue.

Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': narrative and soliloquy writing

a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with

refers to the stage of English language used from approximately the late 15th century to the late 17th century

a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera or book

an instruction in a play script indicating the movement, position or tone of an actor or the sound effects and lighting

a naming word for people, places or things

the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

the use of simile, metaphor and personification to create vivid imagery

a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

a sentence starter that tells the reader where something is or happens

a pair of punctuation marks that signal direct speech to the reader

a clause that tells the reader who said the speech sentence and how

a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another noun

the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

refers to the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning

the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning

the leading character or one of the major characters in a narrative

using reasoning or evidence to draw conclusions

a speech in a play where the character speaks to himself or herself

a struggle within a person's mind over a problem or question

the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen

to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play

a long speech by one actor in a play or film

unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

a style of writing poems in lines of ten syllables with emphasis on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth syllable

a question asked to the reader that does not expect an answer

a type of auxiliary verb that helps us to talk about how likely, possible, necessary or obligatory something is

a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

a type of subordinate clause that can start with a verb in the progressive tense

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning

the act of presenting or reciting in front of an audience, using voice, gestures and expression

a form of non-verbal communication communicated via the face to convey a range of emotions

Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': narrative and soliloquy writing

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