English 4: 12/2,3/10

1. Remind: Writing assignment is prompt 2, page 530 (choose a character from Macbeth and follow the cause and effect events that lead to the character's final outcome in the play)
2. Example: A model for the writing assignment is on pages 531, 532.
3. Pre-writing is half the project grade. Students can choose to follow the process on pages 533, 534 or the 4 D's. The rough draft is the other half of the grade.
4. During the reading, students are to use the following two questions to guide their work on cause and effect relationships in the play: A. Why did this happen? and B. What does this change?
5. We read all of Act 1 aloud in class in the modern English from No Fear Shakespeare. Students are to take notes on the character they have chosen to write about as part of their prewrite assignment.
   
6. Resources: A. Sparknotes.com has the study guides that explains and provides the analysis for the different elements of the play. B. No Fear Shakespeare has the complete play with the old English and the modern English side by side.