Macbeth Re-Enactment: Acts I Through III

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Macbeth Re-Enactment: Acts I through III

Directions:

1.  With your group, select one scene to re-enact.

2.  Involve all group members in your re-enactment. You will have 25 minutes to prepare your re-enactment.

3.  After your group re-enacts the scene, have one member identify one topic in the scene and explain its significance in the play. The presentation must include one quotation from the text, along with insightful commentary.

Scene Selections:

1.  Act I, scene iii: Macbeth and Banquo first encounter the witches

2.  Act I, scenes vi and vii: Duncan arrives at Macbeth’s caste; Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan

3.  Act II, scene ii: Macbeth slays Duncan

4.  Act II, scene iii: Macduff discovers Duncan’s body and Malcolm and Donalbain flee

5.  Act III, scene i: Macbeth invites Banquo to dinner and speaks with the murderers

Act and scene:

“A”
5 points / “B”
4 points /

“C”

3 points / “D”
2 points / Total:

Textual Knowledge:

/ -Re-enactment demonstrates great insight into the play and accurately covers key events in 60—90 second. / -Re-enactment demonstrates insight into the play and mostly covers key events in 60—90 seconds. / -Re-enactment demonstrates a basic understanding of the play and generally covers key events in 60—90 seconds. / -Re-enactment does not demonstrate a basic understanding of the play and does not cover key events in 60—90 seconds. / /5

Involvement:

/ -Re-enactment actively involves all group members. / -Re-enactment mostly involves all group members. / -Re-enactment generally involves all group members. / -Re-enactment does not involve all group members. / /5

Presentation:

/ -Students communicate clearly, with confidence, and appear “on cue.” / -Students communicate well and mostly appear “on cue.” / -Students basically communicate well and generally appear “on cue.” / -Students do not communicate well and do not appear “on cue.” / /5

Topic

Presentation:

/ -Student explains the topic with clarity and depth.
-Student selects one apt quotation.
-Student speaks for sixty seconds. / -Student explains the topic with depth.
-Student selects one good quotation.
-Student speaks slightly over or under sixty seconds. / -Student generally explains the topic.
-Student selects one quotation.
-Student speaks somewhat over or under sixty seconds. / -Student may or may not explain the topic.
-Student may or may not select one quotation.
-Student speaks significantly over or under sixty seconds. / /15

out of 30 points