A Creative Twist to The Tragedy of Macbeth

A Creative Twist to The Tragedy of Macbeth is a project that gives students an opportunity to express their understanding of Macbeth through their artistic ability. The activity appeals to the learning style of all students by allowing the students to establish their position as the reviewer of the play The Tragedy of Macbeth. The lesson plan addresses the following content standards: Identify literary components that contribute to authors' styles, Apply both literal and inferential comprehension strategies, including drawing conclusions and making inferences about characters, motives, intentions, and attitudes in short stories, drama, poetry, novels, and essays and other nonfiction texts, Identify and interpret literary elements and devices, including analogy, personification, and implied purpose, Compare organizational structure, figurative language, and literary devices, including use of paradox, among predominantly British short stories, drama, poetry, essays, and other nonfiction literature, Analyze British literature for style, audience appeal, cultural significance, and plot structure, Identify literary elements in British literary selections from various genres, Determine word meaning in British literature using word structure and context clues.