MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES & BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

UNIT OF WORK

UNIT OF STUDY: “Macbeth” by W.Shakespeare YEAR LEVEL: Stage 5

Multiple Intelligences	Bloom’s Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels
	Knowing	Understanding	Applying	Analysing	Creating	Evaluating
Verbal I enjoy reading, writing & speaking	List 10 adjectives and supporting quotes that describe Macbeth’s character (character profile)	Convert Lady Macbeth’s “unsex me” speech in Act 1 Scene 5 into modern day language	Write Banquo’s horoscope for shortly before the play begins. Refer to: witches/ friends /crown/families /crowns and thrones/ horse riding /banquets	Write an essay that examines the deterioration of Macbeth from loyal and heroic warrior to a blood thirsty madman	Write a story set in modern times about someone who, on reading a magazine horoscope prediction, sets about making it come true. The main character in your story can use foul or fair means to achieve their ends.	Prepare to be “hot seated” as a character from the play. Ensure you will be able to answer questions regarding your thoughts, feelings, motivations, relationships with other characters etc.
Mathematical I enjoy working with numbers & science	Research task 1 (4 weeks) Imagine you are Macduff fleeing from the terror of Macbeth’s reign in Scotland. Your mission is to get to Malcolm in England as quickly as possible. Refer to a detailed map (with a scale) of the United Kingdom and plot your route. Remember you only have horses available to you as a means of transport and you will need to stop for breaks for both yourself and your horses. Prepare a report to deliver to Malcolm explaining how long your journey took, how much it cost you (in a relevant currency). For this task you need to research several things: speed of horses / distance between places in U.K./ the difficulty of the terrain/ etc.
Visual I enjoy painting drawing & visualising	Look at a selection of pictures (provided by the teacher) and place them in chronological order according to where they happen in the play.	Create a collage of photographs from magazines and arrange them on A3 paper to show relationships between characters.	Construct a stage plan for Duncan’s murder Compare your stage plan to that presented on the video		Assignment 2 Assignment 2
Kinaesthetic I enjoy doing hands-on activities	In a group, build a tableau for the scene where Macduff discovers Duncan’s murder	Build a model of an Elizabethan theatre	Assignment 2 (5 weeks) Create a multi media presentation (use Mediator / Director / PowerPoint) for any scene in the play that deals with the themes of either: deception or good and evil or guilt and conscience or ambition or fate. As part of this presentation, you need to create appropriate voices for the characters, relevant background music / sound effects and historically accurate pictures. Present to the class using the data projector. You need to be able to explain to the class why you have chosen the images and effects and what theme your presentation is illustrating.
Musical I enjoy making & listening to music	Learn a song about Scotland	Find a contemporary song that deals with the theme of fate. Outline the message of the song and compare it to fate in the play.	Create music (use any instrument you like) to set the mood for: a) The murder of Duncan b) The banquet scene		Invent a rap song to be sung by the witches in Act 3 Scene 4	Assignment 2
Interpersonal I enjoy working with others	Examine the quote cards. In your groups discuss a) Who said it b) When it was said	In pairs select a scene from the play that involves two characters. Prepare a short reading whereby you use tone, pitch, volume and pace to demonstrate your emotions.	Pretend you are Macbeth’s servant and write a letter to your family discussing the murders at Glamis and other strange events. Discuss also what your plans are regarding leaving the Macbeths. AND Reply to another student’s letter explaining what you think they should do and what your view of events at Glamis is.		In “Macbeth”, the characters often say one thing but mean another. Both metaphorically and literally, a lot of backstabbing takes place. In a group, plan and act out any scene that fits this description well. After each delivery, the characters turn to the audience and say what their real intentions are and how they really feel at that moment.
Intrapersonal I enjoy working by myself	Find five references to blood in the play.	Think about the following quote and answer the question below. “Macbeth is a study of the way in which power can corrupt the individual. It is a compelling account of one man’s descent into evil.” Discuss your own view at length.	Complete the Scottish doctor’s private and personal medical notes on the illness of Lady Macbeth after his visit to her chamber in Act 5 Scene 1. * Remember his diagnosis to Macbeth and his parting comments.	Contrast Banquo and Macbeth. What themes do they represent? Write a diary entry for each character based on events in any scenes of the play where they both play an important role.	Devise an extra scene between Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff where they talk abut: recent events / their husbands / the murder of Duncan / the disappearance of Banquo / Macbeth’s apparent illness and strange behaviour / the disappearance of Macduff / Lady Macbeth’s ascension to the throne / the common, everyday problems of running a castle and a family	Search and find information about the real historical Banquo (some experts say he was an accomplice in the murder of Duncan). How do the character and actions of the historical Banquo compare with those of Shakespeare’s Banquo? Try to explain Shakespeare’s treatment of the character in terms of the play.