Tuesday, March 11 March 11, 2008

Students shared their motifs visuals today.  They covered blood, death, insanity, and manliness.  I went over the remaining motifs with the class.  We then moved on the witches’ cauldrons and discussed how the ingredients and Macbeth’s willing interaction with the witches reflect his evil nature.  We then read more of Act IV, getting through most of Scene 1. 

Monday, March 10

Today students finished assignments they began last week–the witches’ cauldron close-reading activity and the motifs chart.  Some students finished early and viewed clips from the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s performance video.