English 12 · Week 4 · Heroes, Ambition, and Conscience
Shakespeare and Ambition
Ambition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a character's choices and motives drive the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy.
- SEL skill
- Trace how a character's motives lead to consequences and weigh an alternative choice
- What it looks like
- Students use emotions to think about ambition and its costs.
- Content focus
- Shakespeare and ambition
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making is choosing what to do by weighing ethics, safety, and the likely consequences for yourself and others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.11-12.3: Reading: Literature, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 3
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Drama
- Popular books named: Julius Caesar, Macbeth
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 1: Epic Heroes
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 3: Facing the Future, Confronting the Past
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 1: Chasing Success
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 5: Taking Risks
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 10: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 11: The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
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More responsible decision-making activities for English 12
- Satire and Social Change Responsible decision-makingA Modest Proposal and satire as protest.
- Frankenstein and Responsibility Responsible decision-makingCreators' responsibility, from science to AI.
- Ethics of Technology Responsible decision-makingArguing a position on an AI or technology ethics question.
- Annotated Bibliography Responsible decision-makingEvaluating and citing sources with integrity.
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