Macbeth Explained: A Classroom Companion

Macbeth Explained: A Classroom Companion
Fully Classroom-Ready: Teach Shakespeare’s Tragedy with No Planning Required

Finding it challenging to support ESL, SEND, and lower-ability learners in genuinely understanding Macbeth, rather than feeling overwhelmed by Shakespeare’s language?

This abridged classroom companion is specifically designed to support SEND, ESL, and mixed-ability students while preserving Shakespeare’s original language, themes, and dramatic power.

Created by a teacher with over thirty years of classroom experience, this resource unlocks Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy for all learners. Whether you are supporting EAL or SEND students, or lower-ability groups, this resource makes Macbeth accessible, engaging, and achievable.

Why choose this resource?
This comprehensive unit of work helps students to:
• Understand the main characters and their emotional journeys
• Follow the key events of the play with clarity and confidence
• Master essential quotations, carefully broken down into relatable, easy-to-digest language

What’s inside?
• 25 pages of simplified text that bring the story to life
• 26 pages of interactive, differentiated exercises ready for immediate classroom use
• 5 pages of critical background information for added context.
• 21 pages of important original quotes clearly and simply explained
• Answer for all crosswords provided.

What sets it apart?
This expertly differentiated resource ensures that every student feels included and empowered. Each section includes extended writing tasks, making it ideal for assessment opportunities and allowing teachers to track progress with ease.

Part of the Back to Basics series, this is an intelligent, practical, and inclusive teaching resource that enables teachers to deliver engaging lessons with zero preparation—ensuring no student is left behind.

Make Shakespeare’s world come alive for your students today, because every learner deserves the opportunity to explore and understand this literary masterpiece.