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Gateway Activity

This 10th-grade English activity focuses on evaluating the educational value of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Students will analyze theme, craft, and characterization using close reading strategies. The main assessment is a persuasive paper.

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Gateway Activity

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  1. Gateway Activity Macbeth: Classic or Cliché?

  2. Context for Learning • 10th grade core English • Class has diverse skills and needs • One student has an IEP • Three students have 504 plans • Five students have a non-English home language • School: 70% white, 30% free/reduced, 5% transitional bilingual, 10% special ed, 1% 504 • Low reading motivation is the biggest challenge

  3. Introducing the unit • Main unit goal: Students will develop a personal definition of “classic” and use it to evaluate the educational value of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. • Students will analyze theme, craft, and characterization. • Students will apply close reading strategies • Main assessment is a persuasive paper • NCTE standards 1and 3 • Reading a variety of text and using strategies to interpret and evaluate text • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10 • Identifying theme, analyzing characterization, interpreting figurative and connotative language

  4. Assumptions • Students have read Shakespearean tragedy • Usually Romeo and Juliet in 9th grade • Students have used evidence to support claims • 10th grade research paper, writing in prior grades • Students will need practice analyzing and evaluating text • Students will need language support

  5. Gateway Activity: Part 1 • Activity goal: Students create a working definition of “classic.” • Student free-write: “What is classic?” • Create a double-column class list • Things “classic” describes • Qualities that make work “classic” • View rationales for studying Shakespeare • You’re Speaking Shakespeare: http://youtu.be/6gKSDSI0zNc • Studying Shakespeare Today: http://youtu.be/9k7rTeq40Zg • Match video explanation to list • Students reflect on initial free-write, condense to a short statement turned in at the end of class • Students include questions, concerns, or excitements about studying Macbeth

  6. Gateway Activity: Part 2 • Activity goal: Students will identify figurative language using literary vocabulary and use it in their own writing. • What did you learn about Shakespearean language yesterday? • Video that gives examples of figurative language • Flocabulary: http://youtu.be/opjaiubdl14 • Have students attempt to recreate the key vocabulary with examples from the video, then present the list and fill in missing information. • Present popular song lyrics and have students find evidence of figurative language. • Taylor Swift “Love Story” • Alicia Keys “Girl on Fire” • Students write their own short story with examples of figurative language.

  7. Debrief • What will work well/ be challenging?

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