‘Macbeth’: exploring evidence and including context in an essay on Lady Macbeth
I can explain what happens in Act 1, Scenes 5 to 7 of ‘Macbeth’ and begin to evaluate the character of Lady Macbeth.
‘Macbeth’: exploring evidence and including context in an essay on Lady Macbeth
I can explain what happens in Act 1, Scenes 5 to 7 of ‘Macbeth’ and begin to evaluate the character of Lady Macbeth.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Topic sentences need to be clear and linked to the question
- Judicious quotations from the text are used to create compelling arguments
- Writer’s methods should be explored without always relying on single word analysis
- Context can be used to develop arguments
Keywords
Machiavellian - Machiavellian is an adjective. It describes someone who gets what they want in cunning, ruthless and immoral ways.
Compelling - If an argument is compelling, it is convincing and persuasive.
Methods - Methods are techniques a writer uses. These encompass everything: language, form, structure and characterisation.
Context - Context concerns the circumstances in which a text was written; context helps us to understand the writer’s intentions further.
Feedback - Feedback is information given to someone to help them improve something.
Common misconception
Contextual information in an essay should comprise of one final sentence in each paragraph.
Context should be weaved throughout an essay to help explore a writer's intentions.
Equipment
You need access to a copy of William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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