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

English

Understanding the context of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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'

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

In what order have we peer edited our work?

It means two of you can spot mistakes or think of ways to improve your work. 

Why is it useful to edit your work with a peer?

When editing punctuation, what kind of mistakes are we looking for?

there is no capital letter to start the sentence

What needs to be edited in the following sentence?
'As muttered their prophecies, they grinned sinisterly.'

check the language creates the right atmosphere.

check the vocabulary choices are ambitious.

Which of the following uses the apostrophe correctly?

Match each type of fronted adverbial to the correct example.

The fronted adverbial of manner 'Panting wildly,' is also what type of clause? 

Which of the following is a relative clause?

inverted commas at the start of the direct speech

inverted commas at the end of the direct speech

What punctuation is missing in the following speech sentence? 'Together, they chanted "Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble!"'

Which reporting clause would be best to include in a narrative opening?

Starter Quiz

Which of the following uses the apostrophe correctly?