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Debate with Macbeth! Debating the Controversial Topics in Shakespeare's Play!

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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Homeschool
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  1. This Complete Macbeth Unit Combines six complete resources to create a comprehensive teaching unit for Shakespeare's Macbeth. ♔ A study guide will support your students in reading this drama, act by act. ♔ Students will also be able to debate the controversial topics covered in this play. ♔ An in-de
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Everything you need to teach debate with Shakespeare's Macbeth. This complete unit includes 5 lessons:

1. Introduction to controversial, debatable topics within Macbeth

-In-depth class discussion questions

-Mini-debate to engage learners and begin conversations on the text

2. Crafting arguments- the debate way. Introduce this step-by-step method

for crafting an argument specifically for debate.

3. Crafting counter-arguments- the debate way. Introduce this simple four

point method for crafting a counter-argument specifically for refutation in

debate.

4. Introduction to debate- introduces debate skills to students. Students learn

the why and how of debate, watch several examples, and grade those

debate examples using the assessment tools that will be applied to their

debates as well.

5. Introduction to Public Speaking- a mini-lesson to introduce the most critical

skills necessary for successful public speaking.

Your students will be able to take notes on all of these lessons inside of their Google Interactive Notebook. Students will also be able to prepare for their debate with specific graphic organizers for each step of the preparation process. They will also be able to craft their arguments and counter-arguments inside of this digital document with helpful graphic organizers. Additionally, they will be able to self-reflect on their preparation, their group’s preparation and arguments, and the quality of their own arguments. Rubric is included inside of this document for further self-assessment.

A complete debate scoring guide is included so a ‘winner’ can be determined post-debate.

A complete rubric is included for assessing the quality of each student’s debate skills.

PowerPoint, Word, and PDF versions are included for every document. This unit will be easy to print and teach as well!

41 Pages, 51 Slides.

CCSS Aligned:

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Introduction to Shakespeare:

Engaging and Collaborative Introduction to Shakespeare

Total Pages
41 Pages, 51 Slides
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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Standards

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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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