Everything you need to teach Macbeth! TWENTY+ HOURS' WORTH! Includes a 2 hour Macbeth overview (or revision /recap session), a complete GCSE revision guide, and NINETEEN lessons:
Macbeth Introduction
Introducing Macbeth and Banquo
Analysing The Witches
Introducing Lady Macbeth
Act 1 Scene 7
Act 2 Scene 1 - The Dagger Scene
Act 2 Scene 2
Act 3 Scene 1
Murdering Banquo
The Banquet Scene
Macduff
Malcolm
Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking
The End
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Knowledge Organiser
Exam Practice Pack
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Macbeth fully annotated copy. Includes detailed notes on analysis, structure, language, themes, symbols, context and more.
Perfect as a revision / differentiation tool or as a hand-out for students. Can also be used for prep work / home learning. It is fully editable and a PDF is included so it can be printed as a booklet or used for individual acts / scenes.
Includes:
Summary of each scene
Colour coded annotations for ease of use
Dual coding symbols
Themes for each scene
Character graphics drawn by a professional computer games artist
Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4 and Act 5 all covered. Every scene!
A set of 28 worksheets corresponding to each Act and Scene in Macbeth. These worksheets contain a variety of tasks covering:
Plot
Context
Key quotation analysis
Character analysis
Themes
Symbolism
Language and Structure
And more!
Perfect for class work, SEND/ EAL differentiation, intervention groups, prep work, home learning, extension / challenge tasks etc
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A GCSE Macbeth revision guide for KS4 students to prepare for Section A of the new specification AQA Literature Paper 1 Section A, which includes differentiated activities and resources to support students as they revise for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Includes:
Plot summary
Key quotes
Contextual information
Theme analysis
Revision activities
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Macbeth revision quiz that includes 50 questions that cover all acts in the play, characters and plot, themes, terminology, context, key quotes and more! Perfect for the end of term or for the exam period.
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Here is a complete, 30+ lesson scheme of work for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Developed specifically with the 9-1 AQA GCSE English Literature specification in mind. However, this will prove equally suitable for other exam boards at GCSE level with some very minor tweaks. This scheme of work offers an unprecedented level of depth and detail, enabling you to teach the text thoroughly and with absolute confidence.
The unit has the following features:
Full lessons for each and every scene of the play
A range of interesting and engaging classroom and homework activities, with worksheets and source materials provided
Easy to navigate, differentiated and visually engaging ‘no adaptation required’ lesson PowerPoints
Full teacher notes and answers for all analysis activities, allowing you to lead engaging and effective discussions with your classes
Revision activities and worksheets following on from each of the acts to consolidate knowledge and understanding
Mid-point and final assessment lessons also included for you to track and monitor the progress of your students
For the first time, you can now purchase this scheme of work in its entirety, saving over £ 30 compared to purchasing each of the lesson resources separately. For a more detailed look at what you are getting, please check out the bundles for Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4 and Act 5.
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“Ideal for my year 11s as the annotation activities enable them to make lots of notes. Great to see even the minor scenes covered in depth too, cannot recommend enough!”
Great resource - much better than lots that I have paid more for. You even have detailed answers to the questions. Thank you for sharing!
These are outstanding! Really thorough and engaging resources
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Macbeth 2025 revision for English Literature Paper 1, revision lesson on themes, characters and messages. We explore some of the key themes in the five acts of William Shakespeare’s play and consider how they tie in to the messages Shakespeare wanted to convey to his audiences, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2025 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising this novel in time for the Paper 1 exam in May 2025.
Update: The date on the resource has been changed for the next exam in May 2025
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Macbeth Act 3 annotated copy with detailed notes on language, structure, form and context.
Perfect as a revision / differentiation document or as a hand-out for students. Useful for homework, intervention, tutoring, displays, exam revision and more.
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Macbeth Act 4 annotated copy with detailed notes on language, structure, form and context.
Perfect as a revision / differentiation document or as a hand-out for students. Useful for homework, intervention, tutoring, displays, exam revision and more.
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Scheme of work document
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Lady Macbeth revision poster
Malcolm revision poster
Witches revision poster
Macbeth Act 1 annotated copy with detailed notes on language, structure, form and context.
Perfect as a revision / differentiation document or as a hand-out for students. Useful for homework, intervention, tutoring, displays, exam revision and more.
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Key quote posters
Scheme of work document
Act 1 Macbeth revision poster
Lady Macbeth revision poster
Malcolm revision poster
Witches revision poster
**A fully annotated copy of Macbeth. Includes notes on analysis, structure, language, themes, symbols, context and more. **
Perfect as a revision / differentiation document or as a hand-out for students who find annotation challenging. Can also be used for prep work / home learning - an extremely versatile resource! Can be printed as a booklet or used as individual acts / scenes.
106 pages of annotation in total.
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Macbeth ACT ONE Fully Annotated
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Macbeth Revision Worksheets
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Macbeth Revision Booklet
Macbeth Revision Grids
Ten revision worksheets, perfect to encourage independent learning. Can be used as a homework task, classroom activity, as a differentiated resource and much more! These well organised and visually appealing worksheets contain a variety of tasks along with an extract from a key scene of the play. Includes activities / questions on:
Language analysis
Meaning
Symbolism
Context
Themes
Character
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A booklet full of retention exercises to help develop pupils’ knowledge of the play, key characters and the plot. There are a range of activites to help boost pupils’ memory of critical ideas - perfect for a homework booklet or an intervention pack.
A collection of quotes from across the play which should prove useful when revising for ‘whole play’ exam coverage.
Simple, intuitive design which captures a key quote from the play and identifies who said it, why (a brief explanation of its meaning), any language devices of note and themes the quote points to. The latter are colour coded so students can identify them more easily. Included as a Word doc for editing and a PDF.
Macbeth Act 2 annotated copy with detailed notes on language, structure, form and context.
Perfect as a revision / differentiation document or as a hand-out for students. Useful for homework, intervention, tutoring, displays, exam revision and more.
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Tragedy and genre lesson
Key quote posters
Scheme of work document
Act 1 Macbeth revision poster
Lady Macbeth revision poster
Malcolm revision poster
Witches revision poster
This 30-slide lesson offers the perfect introduction to the context of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’.
In the lesson, students explore Jacobean ideas of Kingship, looking closely at the reign of James I, the Divine Right and Great Chain of Being, and the atmosphere created by the Gunpowder Plot. We then look at Renaissance and Medieval ideas of gender (especially on the stage) and Aristotle’s rules for tragedy.
The play’s key themes and ideas are explored, and students are encouraged to reflect on power and its relationship to corruption and even tyranny. Important vocabulary is explained, and students are tasked with researching other key words and ideas.
Questions, discussion points and tasks are included for students.
Also included in this resource is a copy of James I’s speech to Parliament in 1610 for the purpose of analysing the King’s attitudes to his Divine Right.
Ideal for students reading the play at GCSE or upper-KS3.
PowerPoint saved as PDF.
A set of extracts/keys scenes and various writing and essay activities to prepare students for the Literature exam.
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