Mon. Classes reviewed page 8 of Introduction to Oral Commentary packet, "Critical Analysis." We applied the 7 steps to an extract from Macbeth, Act III, scene 1.
Tues-Wednesday: Class spent a majority of these two periods reading and discussing Act IV of Macbeth.
Thursday: Each Student received an extract from Act IV, scene 1 of Macbeth and applied the "Critical Analysis" steps to it under timed conditions. From there, study of Act IV resumed.
Friday: The extract from Act 4 scene 1 was returned to the class so more emphasis could be placed on Step 7: "How". After allowing some time to identify literary features and techniques in the passage, the class assessed Shakespeare's methods for establishing a creepy mood and building Macbeth's internal conflict. Particular attention was paid to imagery (visual and aural, aka "supernatural imagery"), as well as to the range of sentence structures and some word choices.
Also, next week each student will select a 25-40 word extract and draft a 500 word commentary on that choice.
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