Teaching Macbeth (And More) Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	About the Author
1	Planning Lessons on Literature	1
	Why the Need for Such a Book	1
	To Lesson Plan or Not to Lesson Plan	2
2	Keeping the Students Clearly in Mind	6
	Age and Grade Level	6
	Intelligence Level	7
	Cultural, Socioeconomic Background	8
	Class Size	9
	Other Factors	9
3	Studying Literature: Why Bother?	11
	Logical, Creative Thinking	11
	Understanding and Appreciation	12
	Vocabulary, Writing, Speaking, Listening	13
	Values Clarification	14
	Elevating the Level of Peer Discussion	14
	Increase in Responsibility	15
	Reading Literature Is an Active Experience	15
4	Learning Lessons About Lessons: What Makes a Good Plan?	17
	Aims	18
	Behavioral Objectives	20
	Motivation	21
	Types of Activities	25
	Medial Summary and Transition	47
	The Second Activity	50
	Achieving the Aim and Objective	50
	Summary	52
5	Studying Vocabulary in Context	53
	Selecting Words to Be Taught	57
	Assigning the Words	57
	Strategies to Teach Vocabulary Lessons	58
	Assessing Learning	58
6	Preparing the Lessons	62
	Choosing the Literature	62
	Reading the Literature	64
	Spacing the Lessons	64
	The Lessons	65
	Use of VCRs	68
	Assessments	69
	Resources: Loving Literature: The Plan in Action	74
	A. Lesson Plans for Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve	75
	B. Lesson Plans for Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter	95
	C. Lesson Plans for Shakespeare's Macbeth	132
	References	177