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All rough drafts

are due on
Wednesday
December 6th at
11pm on
Turnitin.com. Macbeth Essay
Assignment
Please use your knowledge of
the play, thesis generator and
past group discussions to come
up with three possible paper topics or thesis statements and write them below. When
you are done writing your topics/thesis statements please choose one on which you
will base your paper.

1. Thesis Generator
Title Things

Verbs Ideas
2.

3. Mmmm

Strengthen your discussion with specific examples from the play by directly quoting and
interpreting specific lines in support of your ideas.

Requirements *******************
All rough drafts are due
1. Your essay must be typed.
on Wednesday
2. Your essay must be between 700-900 words long.
December 6th at 11pm on
3. Your essay must be double spaced.
Turnitin.com.
4. You CANNOT use the words I, me, my, you, your, or we.
5. You CANNOT use the words very, many, few.
6. All titles must be underlined.
7. You must cite page numbers after each passage.
8. You must have a thesis (point you are proving).
9. You must prove your thesis using at least 3 quotations from the play MACBETH.
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Keep in mind there are three

paper/project options. If you
pick this option for this play,
you must pick different
paper/project options for the
next two books we will be
working with.
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Suggested Format

Underwood, 1
Carrie Underwood
February 28, 2014
Ms. Browning
World Literature

MACBETH, A Never-ending Circle

INTRODUCTION
1. Introductory sentence should be general and be your hook.
2. Briefly discuss all you plan to cover in your paper.
3. Lead into your thesis
4. Sentence 5 is your THESIS (point you are proving in paper)
a. LAST SENTENCE OF INTRODUCTION IS ALWAYS THE THESIS.

BODY

1. Sentence #1 in your body paragraph should be your topic sentence. Your topic sentence should be
arguableit SHOULD NOT summarize. An arguable topic sentence makes a bold and debatable
statement that helps support your thesis. You can use SWBS for this if needed.
2. Event: About 1-2 sentences of summary that describes the events in connection to your selected
evidence. This should introduce your support. When does it occur? Who does it involve?
3. Signal phrase: Who said what (Example: Macbeth said, or Golding stated, )
4. Textual Support: Example from the text described in detail.
5. Analysis: About 2-3 sentences of responding to what your evidence means and proves. Explain how it
connects to your topic sentence.
6. Transitional statement: Use important words and phrases from the 1st of your paragraph and
connect them to important words and phrases in the 2nd of your paragraph.
7. Event: About 1-2 sentences of summary that describes the events in connection to your selected
evidence. This should introduce your support. When does it occur? Who does it involve?
8. Signal phrase: Who said what (Example: Macbeth said, or Golding stated, )
9. Textual Support: Example from the text described in detail.
10. Analysis: About 2-3 sentences of responding to what your evidence means and proves. Explain how it
connects to your topic sentence.
11. Transitional Statement: 1 sentence to connect the ideas presented in this paragraph to the idea being
introduced in your next paragraph

REPEAT STEPS IN BODY PARAGRAH PROCESS AS OFTEN AS NEEDED

CONCLUSION

12. Wrap up your essay but reviewing all of your major points.
13. Do not introduce new evidence or new thoughts
14. Close with a killer sentence that will make me say WOW.

If you have a questions please email me at jmaturo@hwrsd.org or khall@hwrsd.org

All rough drafts are due on Wednesday, December 6th at 11pm on Turnitin.com.
2 Peer Reviews are Due Thursday, December 7th at 11pm on Turnitin.com
Final drafts are due Friday, December 8th at 11pm on tunritin.com
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Commonplace Assignment
Answer the three common places in your commonplace notebook. Remember, your
passage should be on the left page and your analysis should be on the right page. All
passages need to come from different Acts.

1. Write about a passage of your choice from Macbeth. Focus on language

analysis in this passage not plot.
2. Use the feminist literary theory to analyze a passage in Macbeth. Focus on the
differences between men and women, women in positions of power and power
dynamics between men and women, or the female experience.
3. A major theme within the play is how a person interacts with fate. Select and
analyze a passage that deals with this theme.

Due Date: December 8th Keep in mind there are three

Worth: 100 Points paper/project options. If you
pick this option for this play,
you must pick different
paper/project options for the
next two books we will be
working with.
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Analyzing Macbeth-Act IV and Act V Partner Power Point

Pick one of the scenes below to demonstrate your understanding of the scene(s) in a
slide show. Only one pair of students per scene(s).

Act IV
Scene 1: The witches apparitions
Scene 2: Storming MacDuffs castle
Scene 3: MacDuff petitions Malcolm

Act V
Scene 1: Lady Macbeth spirals toward madness
Scene 3: Macbeth and the Doctor
Scene 4 and 5: Birnham Woods comes to Dunsinane
Scene 7 and 8: Macbeth versus MacDuff

Your slide show must consist of the following slides for analysis:

Summary of your scene(s)

Theme analysis (ambition, manipulation, anguish, loyalty)
Character analysis (at least 2 characters)
Close reading of 2 passages
Important Literary devices (figurative language, conflict, irony, alliteration)
2 discussion questions that revolve around the characters and events in the
scenethese should NOT be about the plotquestions should be analytical.

Create a slide show that fulfills the restraints of the assignment, and is visually
appealing. You should make sure that the information on each slide is
grammatically correct and the words are spelled correctly.

Labs Days: December 5th -8th

Presentation Days: December 11th Keep in mind there are three
Worth: 100 points paper/project options. If you
pick this option for this play,
you must pick different
paper/project options for the
next two books we will be
working with.
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Act IV Scene 1: The witches apparitions

Act IV Scene 2: Storming MacDuffs castle

Act IV Scene 3: MacDuff petitions Malcolm

Act V Scene 1: Lady Macbeth spirals toward madness

Act V Scene 3: Macbeth and the Doctor

Act V Scene 4 and 5: Birnham Woods comes to Dunsinane

Act V Scene 7 and 8: Macbeth versus MacDuff