Macbeth, a story of ambition, terror, and conscience, speaks to our students and our era. Through differentiated instruction, Lyn Fairchild Hawks offers ways to engage students with different readiness levels and interests in this timeless tale of fear and courage, order and chaos, guilt and remorselessness.
The book offers a wide range of exciting lesson ideas to challenge your learners and make Shakespeare relevant and meaningful to today's high school students.
Including:
- Key scenes to teach
- Big ideas and essential questions
- Film analysis activities
- Close reading assignments
- Performance activities
- Preassessments and summative assessments.
Macbeth can come alive for all students through independent reading options linked by theme, activities and projects mirroring professional roles, and relevance "hooks" to meet students' interests. Also included are a unit calendar, DIY tips for lesson design, and a companion website with more than forty ready-to-use handouts.
About the Author: Lyn Fairchild Hawks holds a BA in English and an MA in education from Stanford University. She has taught English, creative writing, theater, and other humanities courses for more than fifteen years in public and independent schools and was recognized as a Distinguished Teacher with the Presidential Scholars program, among other awards. She also served for fifteen years as instructor, curriculum developer, teacher trainer, and director of curriculum and instruction for online learning in the Duke University Talent Identification program. Hawks is coauthor of The Compassionate Classroom: Lessons That Nurture Wisdom and Empathy and Teaching Romeo and Juliet: A Differentiated Approach and author of Teaching Julius Caesar: A Differentiated Approach.
An MFA candidate in creative writing for children and young adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, Hawks also runs Success Story Essay Consulting, helping students use storytelling strategies to write a standout college admissions essay, and works with College Essay Guy training educators and coaching students. She is author of the YA novel How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought and the middle grade novella Minerda, and is represented by Tara Gelsomino of One Track Literary. Hawks lives in North Carolina with her husband, singer-songwriter Greg Hawks, and what the Bard would call a "brindled cat," her master and familiar, Sonny. Her stepson, Henry, does sound design for film and TV in Hollywood. Connect with her at www.lynhawks.com, at her Teachers Pay Teachers store Success Story www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Success-Story, @lynfairchildhawks on Instagram, www.facebook.com/FairchildHawks on Facebook, and @FairchildHawks on Twitter. Go to lynhawks.com/extramacbeth and log in for exclusive content with the password wyrdsisters.
