Acts I & II
Name: _________________________________Period: __________
Table of Contents
Student Contract....................................................................................................3
Shakespearean Tragedy Note Taking...................................................................4
Think About It Quotes (6 points)..........................................................................6
Split Page Notes: Acts I & II (20 points)................................................................8
Vocabulary Act I....................................................................................................10
Vocabulary Act II...................................................................................................12
TOTAL POINTS = 55 (plus quiz/test grades)
Tentative Class Schedule*
WEEK ONE
Date Reading Activity
Wednesday, November 20 NONE Prereading Activity
ACT I, Scenes 1 – 4 Notetaking worksheet, Split-page
Thursday, November 21
(pp. 342 – 351) notes 1 - 5
ACT I, Scenes 5 – 7
Friday, November 22 Questions 6 – 10,
(pp. 352 – 357)
ACT II, Scenes 1 – 3 Questions 6-8, Evolution of Montag,
Monday, December 2
(pp. 360 – 371) Think About It#1
ACT II, Scene 4 Questions 9-12, Anchor Text Theme
Tuesday, December 3
(pp. 371 – 372) Tracker, Reading Log Response
ACTS I & II Quiz Questions 9-12, Anchor Text Theme
Wednesday, December 4
Book to Screen Tracker, Reading Log Response
* This is a tentative schedule. It is subject to change due to any unforeseen circumstances.
Student Contract
Student Statement of Purpose:
Our final mission this year is to read and analyze the classic novel, Fahrenheit 451. In reading this
novel, we will use all of the knowledge that we have gained thus far in the year, as well as learn new
skills that will help us in our journey to become excellent readers and thinkers.
In order to gain the most knowledge from this unit and be successful throughout the remainder
of the year, I know that:
1. I must bring my Fahrenheit 451 Unit Packet to EVERY class. If I do not, I lose points for that day’s
assignments.
2. I must bring my copy of Fahrenheit 451 to EVERY class. I am responsible for doing this.
3. If I miss a day of class, for ANY reason, it is my responsibility to find out what work I missed and
be ready for the next class. I can do this by checking Mrs. Groomer’s teacher web or checking in
with another student in class.
4. If I miss a day of class, for ANY reason, I have ONE extra class to make the work up. If I do not
make the work up within ONE class, I could receive a grade of “0” in the gradebook.
5. I must keep up with the reading assignments AND each night’s homework.
6. I must come to class willing and ready to THINK and LEARN.
7. I must keep an open mind and remember that the best part of being a student is being able to
think and grow my mind. Making mistakes is part of the growing process and is okay, as long as I
learn from those mistakes.
YES! I am ready for success!
I have read the Student Contract. By signing below, I agree to follow the contract to ensure my success:
Signature: _______________________________________________ Date: ______________________
Note Taking
SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY
Fill in the blanks to make complete sentences that will help you remember key terms and concepts relating
to Shakespearean tragedy.
This is the main difference between a comedy and a tragedy:
Comedy: The play may or may not include humor, but it does have __________________________
Tragedy: The main character, or ________________________ of the play comes to an unhappy end.
It is believed that both tragedies and comedies began in ___________________________. A common flaw
of he earliest tragic heroes was hubris, or _______________________________. These early plays also
used a group of perfomers, known as a(n) _____________________________ to comment upon the action.
Think About It
PAGE # QUOTE PARAPHRASE EXPLAIN
Fair is foul, and foul is
fair. (1.1.12)
1. Lesser than Macbeth, and
greater. Not so happy, yet
much happier.
Thou shalt get kings,
though thou be none.
(1.3.65-67)
Why do you dress me in
borrowed robes? (1.3.108-
109)
PAGE # QUOTE PARAPHRASE EXPLAIN
There's no art/To find the
mind's construction in the
face. (1.4.11-12)
There's daggers in men's
smiles. (2.3.146)
Lest our old robes sit
easier than our new!
(2.4.37)
VOCABULARY - Macbeth
Act I
Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the
sentence. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and
write what you think the underlined words mean on the lines provided.
1. Like valor's minion carved out his passage
2. Into the air, and what seemed corporal melted
3. Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold
4. I'll be myself the harbinger and make joyful the hearing of my wife with your approach
5. And chastise with the valor of my tongue
6. To beguile the time, look like the time, bear welcome in your eye
7. Upon the sightless couriers of the air
Macbeth Vocabulary Act I Continued
Part II: Determining the Meaning
You have tried to figure out the meanings of the vocabulary words for Act I. Now match
the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. If there are words for which you cannot
figure out the definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a
dictionary.
1. minion A. of or relating to the body
2. corporal B. one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come
3. cleave C. to punish
4. harbinger D. to pass time pleasantly
5. chastise E. messengers
6. beguile F. to adhere, cling, or stick fast
7. couriers G. an obsequious follower or dependent
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9. How is't with me when every noise appalls me?
10. Faith, sir, we were carousing till the second cock.
11.equivocates him in a sleep and giving him the lie, leaves him.
12. Fears and scruples shake us.
13. What good could they pretend? They were suborned.
Part II: Determining the Meaning
You have tried to figure out the meanings of the vocabulary words for Act II. Now match
the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. If there are words for which you cannot
figure out the definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a
dictionary.
8. palpable A. Fills with dismay
9. appalls B. Avoids making an explicit statement
10. carousing C. Conscience; morals
11. equivocates D. Easily perceived
12. scruples E. Induced to commit an unlawful act
13. suborned F. Drunken merrymaking
Splitpage Notes
MACBETH ACTS I & II
Questions/Key Ideas Answer/Response
1. What is the point of the first
scene? What motif is introduced?
2. What does Duncan call Macbeth when he
hears Macbeth has defeated
Macdonwald?
3. Who is sentenced to death?
4. Banquo, like Macbeth, is surprised that
the witches have predicted Macbeth's
new title. He is, however, leery. What
does he say about the motives of the
"instruments of darkness"?
5. Macbeth says, "Stars, hide your fires,
Let not light see my black and deep
desires." What are Macbeth's
desires?
6. What is Lady Macbeth's "prayer" to the
spirits after she learns Duncan is coming"?
7. What advice does Lady Macbeth give
Macbeth when he arrives home?
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8. What are Macbeth's arguments to himself
against killing Duncan?
9. What arguments does Lady Macbeth use
to convince Macbeth to commit the
murder?
10. What is Lady Macbeth's plan?
11. What is Macbeth's lie to Banquo about
the witches' predictions?
12.After Macbeth kills Duncan, he goes
to Lady Macbeth and is concerned
about not being able to say "Amen."
What is her advice to him?
13.Then, Macbeth is worried about
hearing a voice saying, "Macbeth
does murder sleep." What does Lady
Macbeth then tell him to do?
14.Why won't Macbeth take the daggers
back to the scene of the crime?
15.What three things does drinking provoke?
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16.How does Lennox describe the night, and
what is Macbeth's response?
17.Macduf says, "Oh, gentle lady, 'Tis
not for you to hear what I can speak.
The repetition, in a woman's ear,
Would murder as it fell." What is
ironic about this?
18.What excuse or explanation did
Macbeth give for killing the guards
(grooms)? What is his real reason?
19.Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave?
20.Why does Ross not believe Malcolm
and Donalbain were responsible for
Duncan's murder?
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