Thursday, September 22

1. Thursday, September 22 Please go ahead and get started on your DGP 

2. Reminders • DGP (weeks 1-4) due on Friday for 100 daily points. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday (notecards= +5 points). 6 primary source quotes due on Friday! Bring research novel for in-class reading tomorrow.

3. Today’s Agenda • Review final assessment of The Tragedy of Macbeth: Socratic seminar • Continue actively reading Act 1 and finish study/guided questions • Lady Macbeth’s Letter • Begin Reading Act 2

4. Socratic Seminar • Simply a discussion about The Tragedy of Macbeth • Allows the students to prompt and lead the discussion • Based on Socrates’ theory that it is more important to let students think for themselves instead of giving or providing the “correct answers” • Encourages you to think and examine a variety of explanations to an argument, piece of evidence, or reasoning

5. Our Socratic Seminar • Examine each portion of what will be required of you • What to bring to the seminar • Personal goal for the seminar (completed before) • Level thinking questions (three level 1 questions, two level 2 questions, and two level 3 questions with complete, detailed answers—to complete before) • Respond to a question (complete during seminar) • Reaction to a comment (complete during seminar) • How the seminar influenced your thinking • Connection • Self-Assessment • Goal for Brave New World Socratic Seminar

6. Level Questions • Refer to Levels of Thinking and Questioning house handout • Level one questions: Answers found directly in the text. • Example: What word does Duncan use to describe Macbeth when he hears Macbeth has defeated Macdonwald? Answer: Noble, 1.2.67

7. Level Questions • Refer to Levels of Thinking and Questioning house handout • Level one questions: Answers found directly in the text. • Example: What word does Duncan use to describe Macbeth when he hears Macbeth has defeated Macdonwald? Answer: Noble, 1.2.67 • Level two questions: Infer answers from what the text implicitly states. • Example: What does the analysis of the witches in 1.3 tell the reader about the witches? Answer: they aren’t very powerful because they can’t destroy the sailor’s ship, but only toss it around at sea.

8. Level Questions • Refer to Levels of Thinking and Questioning house handout • Level three questions: these are based on experience, and readers think beyond what the text states. Answers will vary based on the reader’s knowledge or experience. • Example: Based on the witches actions and predictions and Act 1, predict the influence they will have over Macbeth throughout the play.

9. Comments/Reactions • There will be an inner and outer circle during the discussion. While in the inner-circle, you should be actively engaged by answering and posing questions. • While in the outer circle, you should be actively listening to your peers and responding to their comments and statements as well.

10. Questions?

11. While reading… • Tragic hero cause/effect chart • Annotating your text • Character map (Shakespeare packet) • Cartoon Strip (Shakespeare packet) • Remember: 25 on-task reading points • STAY AWAKE! Your pencil should be moving at all times in order to be fully engaged with the text.

12. Lady Macbeth’s Letter • With a partner, compose a letter from the point of view of Lady Macbeth in response to the letter she receives from Macbeth. • Provide textual evidence (at least 1 quote) within the letter to support your writing. • The letter should remain true to character based on what we have discovered about Lady Macbeth so far in our reading. • Your letter should be at least 5-7 sentences in length in order to provide enough in order to provide a fully developed response.