EnglishYear 9 Lesson 6

Spiritual Moral Social Cultural

Turn to a partner:

Discussion Starter

Do you think Macbeth was ambitious before he met the three witches?

Justify your answer.

Starter Activity

To understand key theme of the play in relation to context and be able to relate text to own and

others’ experience.

Lesson ObjectiveLearning Objective

MustLevel 4

CouldLevel

6

ShouldLevel 5

Key Stage 3 AFs

AFsReading

Assessment Focus Two (AF2)I am able to understand and pick out the

appropriate quote, event or idea from a text and use PEE to demonstrate my

understanding. Reading

Assessment Focus Three (AF3)I can read and understand

meaning that is only hinted at.

War & PeaceCan conflict ever be a good thing?

Write down a couple of sentences in response to this individually now.

Be prepared to feedback to the class.

Thinking Activity

Watch the next few slides and make

notes…

Individual Activity

Wars are destructive…But are there any

benefits to society?

War can actually boost economies and create more jobs…

Can you think of any in particular?Note them down.

Of course, the people who will make the most money and

profit the most are…

And although many people die in war, for some countries it can mean taking

and extending territories.

Thanks to war many technological

advances are made, especially in relation to security.

As technology keeps raising the bar new creations are

made.

If it wasn’t for war we would not have commercial aeroplanes that have been developing

since WW2.

Recap & Rethink: Think, Pair, Share.Expand now in your book on the question from before:

Can conflict ever be a good thing? State whether you have changed your mind. Is

there ever any benefit to war?

Turn to a partner and share after the three minutes writing time.

Do you agree or disagree?

Improvement Activity

Band 4 of the GCSE Lit Heritage Mark Scheme (C-B grades) states:

Are able to set texts in contexts more securely;

Begin to see how texts have been influential;

Have a clear grasp of social/cultural and historical context;

Begin to be able to relate texts to own and others’ experience.

GCSE Warning Information

Our Experience:

MindmapHow many wars & battles can you

name?Mindmap in your book.

Extension: Think about how much you know about each war mentioned and

add detail to mindmap.

Paired Activity

SMSC: Cultural & Historical Awareness

The Second World WarNeville Chamberlain tried to prevent war through

the policy of Appeasement.

Hitler broke the Munich Agreement (by invading Czechoslovakia, which he had promised not to do it Britain agreed he could take the Sudetenland)

At the end of the war the true nature of the Holocaust was discovered.

Over 60 million people were killed during the Second World War (including from war-related disease and famine)

The American Civil WarFought between the Northern and Southern states of America 1861-1865

Ostensibly about the abolition of slavery (although there were many other political reasons aswell)

Over 600,000 soldiers were killed (this figure does not include civilian casualties)

This is more than the total American soldiers killed in the First and Second World Wars combined.

Slavery was abolished but it was another 100 years before the Civil Rights Movement achieved anything like racial equality in the USA.

The Iraq WarThe USA and its allies (including the UK) invaded Iraq in

2003, claiming that Saddam Hussein's regime had 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' that threatened the Western world. Additionally, he was seen as a dictator who abused his own people.Over 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since the start of the war.

Around 5,000 military personnel have been killed since the start ofthe war.

No evidence of Iraq's WMD has been found.

Iraq now suffers secular and ethnic terrorism.

Watch the video by clicking on the title.

It explores the theme of battling for power in Shakespeare's Macbeth, drawing

from historical military figures.What links can you make?

Video Clip

Take note: Macbeth & the Theme of WarIn Macbeth there are at least three wars/battles:

oThe war against Macdonwald the traitor. He was killed by Macbeth oThe war against the Thane of Cawdor and the King of Norway. (Cawdor was executed.) oThe war against Macbeth.

For Your Information

Does conflict always lead to destruction?Does this depend on when or where you

live?

How might Shakespearian and modern audiences view this question differently?

Write a paragraph or two on the following:

Plenary Activity

To understand key theme of the play in relation to context and be able to relate text to own and others’ experience.

You are going to swap work with another member of the group.Read their work carefully.

Do they understand the theme of war within the play?Can they relate the theme to

their own experiences?Do they comment on others’ experience

within their response? Try to suggest an improvement which

they could make. (EBI)

Peer Assessment

To understand key theme of the play in relation to context and be able to relate text to own and others’ experience.

Levels 4 5 6

Macbeth