Macbeth  Act II  and Poetry Submission Assignments

Friday, March 3 (B, F)

Read Act II scene i and complete the double-sided reading guide. 

Monday, March 6  -IF YOU HAVEN'T YET, TURN IN FINAL DRAFT OF POEM

Read Act II scene ii

Write down :

1) At least three specific elements that make this scene suspenseful

2) At least five references to sleep. What do you make of them?

3) Three separate text examples that show Macbeth or Lady Macbeth on the spectrum of FEAR - COURAGE - RASHNESS

Tuesday, March 7 (A,B) Wednesday, March 9 (F)
Submit your poem to the poetry website:

student.LHSpoem.org
(Make sure that you have had me proofread your final copy before submitting)
IMPORTANT NOTES: 1) PLEASE SUBMIT AS A WORD DOC. IF ON GOOGLE DOC NOW, THEN DOWNLOAD IT AS A WORD FILE THEN SUBMIT THE FILE.  2) PLEASE ALERT YOUR PARENTS TO LOOK FOR THE PERMISSION SLIP - POSSIBLY IN THEIR SPAM FOLDER.  A PARENT SIGNATURE IS ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLICATION.

Wednesday, March 8 (A) Thursday, March 9 (B, F)

Construct an Argument Map to state and support your claim about whether or not Macbeth gains your sympathy.

Thursday, March 9 

In-class writing (Sympathy paragraph)

Tuesday, March 14 (A,B) Wednesday, March 15 (F)

Read Act II scene iii.  Include the following key words in either a specific  clarifying question or a text-based observation.
1.  The Porter  2.  The night   3. "In our house"  4. Macbeth's reaction  5.  "Help me hence, ho!"
6.  A motif  7. Malcolm and Donaldbain

Wednesday, March 15 (A) Thursday, March 16 (B,F)
Acts I and II  50 point test (Vocabulary, Identification, Literary elements)

Thursday, March 16  (A) Friday, March 17 (B, F)
Monthly Writing