Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities for introducing Shakespeare's Macbeth. This Pre-Reading pack includes a one-page handout with activity on the Elements of Drama, a defined list of important Literary Elements, a list of 20 pre-reading project and writing ideas, an Anticipation Pre-Reading Guide to introduce the themes of the play, a biography with corresponding questions on William Shakespeare, an activity introducing students to Shakespeare's language, an article "Appreciating Shakespeare's Language," an article and corresponding questions on Theater in Shakespeare's Time, an informational article on Superstition, Witches, and Ghosts, an article on the "Real" story of Macbeth, an article and corresponding questions on The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a map of 16th Century Scotland, handout and activity working with Iambic Pentameter and the Sonnet Form, a Quiz on the Sonnet Form and Shakespeare's Style, a list of act-specific journal ideas/discussion prompts, a two page glossary of Shakespearean terms, a list of allusions throughout the play, and complete answer key. 

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