"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
Students have explored the meaning behind these words of Macbeth. We examined how Lady Macbeth encourages and "bullies" her husband to do what is necessary to become king, which includes murdering King Duncan. However, they must use their "false face" so that no one will suspect them of doing the "deed". Lady Macbeth tells her husband to "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it." One of our inquiry questions included "How can you tell who to trust?". King Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, flee after their father has been killed saying "there's daggers in men's smiles". After Macbeth was crowned king, students learned that Macbeth was willing to have his friend Banquo killed in order to keep his thrown. Banquo's ghost haunts Macbeth, who becomes more worried and afraid that he may lose his power. So, he visits the weird sisters again to ask for another prophecy. "Double, double toil and trouble: fire burn and cauldron bubble" the weird sisters chant. Meanwhile, Mcduff has left to form an army with Malcolm against Macbeth. In the end, Macbeth meets his death at the hand of Mcduff and Malcolm is crowned king.
Students were engaged in a wide variety of activities to explore these complex ideas. We used still images which the students created to look closely at the relationships between the characters. Students were able to speak their "thoughts". With a teacher in-role as Lady Macbeth, students asked questions to uncover the complexities and motives for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. First grade students drew pictures of what Macbeth might be thinking while he was deciding whether or not to murder the king. We created a soundscape of the night that King Duncan was murdered. We pretended to be Banquo "zombies" and spoke to Macbeth one last time- "How could you do this?" "I trusted you." "You were my friend."
We are nearing the end of the story of Macbeth. We have been able to look at several inquiry questions: What makes a person worthy? When is killing right or wrong? How do you know who to trust? What would you do for power? How can you show compassion to others? What makes a good leader? The Ohio State University will be visiting our school at the end of the month for a performance of Macbeth.
Students were engaged in a wide variety of activities to explore these complex ideas. We used still images which the students created to look closely at the relationships between the characters. Students were able to speak their "thoughts". With a teacher in-role as Lady Macbeth, students asked questions to uncover the complexities and motives for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. First grade students drew pictures of what Macbeth might be thinking while he was deciding whether or not to murder the king. We created a soundscape of the night that King Duncan was murdered. We pretended to be Banquo "zombies" and spoke to Macbeth one last time- "How could you do this?" "I trusted you." "You were my friend."
We are nearing the end of the story of Macbeth. We have been able to look at several inquiry questions: What makes a person worthy? When is killing right or wrong? How do you know who to trust? What would you do for power? How can you show compassion to others? What makes a good leader? The Ohio State University will be visiting our school at the end of the month for a performance of Macbeth.
Valentine's Pop-up Cards
Everyone in the building created pop-up cards as a community service project. Cards were sent to Children's hospital, Meals-on-wheels, hospice care, veterans and military, and a nursing home. Students were showing their compassion for others, one of our core values.