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KS3 · Year 9 - Mastery · Term 2 - Macbeth: Ambition and Conscience · Week 12
Pages: Macbeth criticism
Critical lenses: feminist (Lady M as patriarchy's victim), psychological (Macbeth ambitious from the start). Y9 holds multiple readings.
Lesson 1
What students do
Read short critical extracts (feminist + psychological).
Task
Summarise each in one sentence.
Success criteria
Grasps critical positions.
Lesson 2
What students do
Debate: which lens better fits the play?
Task
Argue with three textual moments.
Success criteria
Synthesises critical perspectives.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model integrated critical view: "While a feminist reading… a psychological reading…".
Task
Write a paragraph weighing both.
Success criteria
Synthesises two readings.
Lesson 4
What students do
Apply a critical lens to a chosen scene.
Task
Analytical paragraph from one lens.
Success criteria
Deploys critical framing.
Lesson 5
What students do
Plan HT2 essay using critical lenses.
Task
Produce a full essay plan: thesis + 4 paragraphs + counter-reading.
Success criteria
Plan is GCSE-ready.
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