Macbeth An Adapted Novel with Unit For Struggling Readers & SpEd

This is Shakespeare's Macbeth adapted for students who struggle with reading and those with learning disabilities. Each part contains reading comprehension, fluency and vocabulary.

Here is the entire novel “Macbeth” broken into high interest - low level reading passages. Reading levels range from grades 2 to 3.6 - Lexile Levels 410L-600L. This is an engaging story that older lower readers may never experience – but should.

What is in this Unit?

• There are 8 Vocabulary Pages and 8 Vocabulary Color pages – some parts have combined vocabulary. The Vocabulary Color pages are visualization exercises.
• There are two visualization exercises, in addition to the vocabulary visualization activities, to help students build visualization skills and aid in reading and listening comprehension. One to complete at the beginning of the unit and one for the second day. These exercises help set the stage and give students prior understanding of setting, theme and characters.
• There is a sequence graphic organizer for use anytime during the unit.
• There are Quick Draw instructions.
• Each Part of Macbeth is written in Lexend Deca with a lot of white space on each page. Why Lexend Deca? Lexend fonts are intended to reduce visual stress and improve reading performance. Initially they were designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind, but Dr, Bonnie Shaver-Troup, creator of the Lexend project, conducted much research and discovered that these fonts help improve reading fluency and comprehension for all students.
• Parts 1 – 4 have their own unique exercises specific to plot, characters and setting.
• Beginning with Part 5 – Each part of Macbeth has:
• The Macbeth passage on pages with a lot of white space.
• A constructed response printable that tells the central or main idea of the specific reading then asks students to put the main idea into their own words. There is also a sequence exercise here that asks students to explain the what happened at the beginning of the passage, what happened in the middle of the passage, and then what happened at the end of the passage.
• The passage written as a timed fluency exercise.
• A printable with 4 multiple choice questions and three constructed response questions.

High Interest – Low Readability passages are perfect for Distance Learning. Why? Because students are able to read the passages on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments. The assessments contain multiple-choice questions and one or two short constructed-response questions.

This resource is perfect for reluctant older readers who need reading practice but are put off by text that looks “young” or “babyish.” The passages are “Macbeth” for them.

Written using research-based techniques – the passages repeat words, scaffold and introduce vocabulary.

Adapted Novels are intended to bring general education curriculum to struggling readers as well as students with disabilities. These novels allow all students the opportunity to access literary classics alongside.  I hope you enjoy Macbeth for all students.

Fluency Research page 5

Lexile Information page 6

Fluency Instructions and Script page 8

Visualization Your Way to Comprehension – Visualization Exercise page 9

Macbeth Read Aloud Visualization Practice page 10

Day 2: Read Aloud Visualization Practice page 11

Quick Draws Instructions page 12

Sequence Graph Organizer page 13

Macbeth: What is Macbeth? Part 1 page 14

Part 2: Settings page 16

Macbeth Part 3 page 18

Macbeth Part 4 page 23

Macbeth Part 5 page 26

Macbeth Part 6 page 31

Macbeth Part 7 page 37

Macbeth Part 8 page 41

Macbeth Part 9 page 45

Macbeth Part 10 page 50

Macbeth Part 11 page 54

Macbeth Part 12 page 59

Macbeth Part 13 page 63

Macbeth Part 14 page 67

Macbeth Part 15 page 71

Macbeth Part 16 page 76

Macbeth Part 17 page 80

Macbeth Part 18 page 84

Macbeth Part 19 page 89

Macbeth Part 20 page 93

Macbeth Part 21 page 97

Macbeth Part 22 page 101

Macbeth Part 23 page 105

Macbeth Part 24 In Sum page 108

Summary of Macbeth Sequence Graphic Organizer page 110

Constructed Response Summary Exercise page 111

Vocabulary by the Color Pages page 112

Answer Key page 120

Fluency Tracking Page – Macbeth page 126