An innovative teaching Manuel on Macbeth

The teacher reads aloud from

There was once in Scotland a king , whose name was Duncan . He was fair a minded, kind hearted man.........................The witches now turned to Banquo. They told him that some day his descendants would rule over the country as kings.

Teacher uses a video to show Macbeth's encounter with the witches
To view use the link(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZjDqPCJOaI)

Silent reading 

The students are then asked to do the silent reading , the teacher also reminds them to do the track reading and to also refer the glossary if necessary.

Mega Phoning

The teacher then megaphones the doubts to the entire class and clears them with the help of the glossary and pictures on the laptop.

Word Study 

Chieftain:Leader of a clan

Rebel: to oppose authority

Example : The Indians rebelled against the whites

Startled : Shocked

Descendants: sons / successors

Example: Akbar and his son Jahangir were the descendants of Babur

Babur 

Akbar 

Jehangir

Witch:A woman who is thought to have magic powers

Prophecy: To tell in advance 

Global comprehension questions:

• Who was Duncan ?
• Whom did Macbeth and Banquo meet on the way back home?

Detailed study:

• Why did the king send Macbeth and Banquo to crush the rebellion?
• Were they successful?
• What was the prophecy of the second witch ?
• What was the prophecy of the third witch ?
• Do you think Macbeth believed in the prophecy of the third witch? 
• What did the witches tell Banquo?