Access Macbeth

Subject: English Literature
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 5063

This resource aims to help pupils to access Macbeth so that they feel confident when sitting the Shakespeare Paper. The Pack comprises six units which contain a range of interesting activities designed not only to facilitate understanding of the play but to structure discussion which will promote a more sophisticated level of response. A teacher record sheet is included to help in lesson planning.

• Unit1 Vocabulary/spelling tasks
• Unit 2 Short tasks on the events of the day
• Unit3 Looking at characters
• Unit 4 Looking at themes
• Unit 5 Extended writing tasks
• Unit 6 Preparing for the SAT

Access Macbeth will help pupils to understand the key events and characters of the play and to develop a personal response.