ENG3U MACBETH IMPROMPTU SPEECHES

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BELL WORK: What do you want most from life? What would you be willing to do to attain that? 1. Recap the play (Chronolog on overhead) 2. Begin impromptu speeches (photocopy and cut up topics from master, and photocopy student marking sheets) 3. Instructions: 4. Marks: A mark for the communication bin your ability to present the topic your voice modulation level of language remaining on-topic eye-contact knowledge (refer to specifics) overall creativity You will draw a topic from the hat. You will be given 1 minute to prepare You will speak for a minimum of 1.5 mins You will have 2 other students judging your performance. You are allowed to jot down a few notes, but you cannot write out a speech When you begin your presentation read your question out loud first

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IMPROMPTU SPEAKER JUDGED: ______________________________________ JUDGED BY: __________________________ ____ 1. Voice modulation: The tone and speed of the voice is appropriate. Articulation is good, and the audience is able to understand the speaker. ____ 2. Level of language: Speaker avoids the use of slang, ums and colloquial statements such as and stuff like that. The language used is appropriate and intelligent. ____ 3. Remaining on-topic: The speaker addresses the topic for the duration of his/her speech and does not digress from it. ____ 4. Knowledge: The speaker refers to specifics in the play (names, dates, facts etc). The perceived knowledge adequately answers the question. ____ 5. Overall impression: The overall impression of the presentation is favourable. In this section you can account for additional creativity. TOTAL: ______/10 Student Judge Signature:_________________________

IMPROMPTU SPEAKER JUDGED: ______________________________________ JUDGED BY: __________________________ ____ 1. Voice modulation: The tone and speed of the voice is appropriate. Articulation is good, and the audience is able to understand the speaker. ____ 2. Level of language: Speaker avoids the use of slang, ums and colloquial statements such as and stuff like that. The language used is appropriate and intelligent. ____ 3. Remaining on-topic: The speaker addresses the topic for the duration of his/her speech and does not digress from it. ____ 4. Knowledge: The speaker refers to specifics in the play (names, dates, facts etc). The perceived knowledge adequately answers the question. ____ 5. Overall impression: The overall impression of the presentation is favourable. In this section you can account for additional creativity. TOTAL: ______/10 Student Judge Signature:_________________________

ENG3U IMPROMPTU SPEECH TOPICS MACBETH

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You are Lady Macbeth. Explain to your husband why you are having trouble sleeping. Describe your nightmares vividly. You are Banquo. Describe how you plan to gather evidence that Macbeth was responsible for Duncans murder. You are the castle porter. Describe the evenings events, especially the party that Macbeth threw for Duncan, up to Macduffs arrival. You are Macduff. Describe how you defeated and captured the rebel Thane of Cawdor. You are Hectate, Goddess of Witchcraft. Explain why you selected Macbeth as the target of the Witches prophecies. You are the CBCs videos director. Explain why you chose not to show either the hallucination of the dagger or Banquos ghost. You are Macbeth. Justify the murder of Macduffs family. You are Shakespeare. Explain why you chose not to dramatise the murder of Lady Macduff but did show the murder of her son. You are Macbeth. As an interior monologue justify your murder of Duncan. As a film director, explain why you might change Rosss character. You are Shakespeare. Explain the presence of the witches in the story. You are an investigator of some sort (reporter, detective etc.). Explain how Macbeth changes over the course of the play. Explain how Lady Macbeth changes over the course of the play You are a member of the Scottish nobility. Explain your feelings about the events occurring in your country.

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Explain how Banquo changes over the course of the play You are Shakespeare. Explain why you have Macbeth killed off-stage. As a film director, explain how you would change the end of the play. You are Lady Macbeth early in the play. Explain why you want to be Queen. You are King Edward the Confessor of England. Explain why you granted Prince Malcolm political asylum at your court. You are a member of the Scottish nobility. Explain your distaste for the seeming agreement between Malcolm and the King of England. You are Shakespeare. Explain your employment of the drunk porter at the door of the castle. You are Shakespeare. Explain why you delayed the entrance of Macbeth in the play. You are Shakespeare. Explain why are there so few female roles in Shakespeares plays, especially Macbeth. How des Shakespeare prepare the audience for the culminating scene between Macbeth and Macduff? You are Lady Macbeth. Explore the few moments before you commit suicide. Describe the changing nature of the relationship between Macbeth and his wife. You are Macbeth. Why do you not simply give up when you learn that Macduff is not of woman born? You are a costume designer. What costumes and colours would you use for the costumes of the major character in the play and why? You are a movie director. You feel that something is lacking in this play. What would you add, where and why?

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You are a composer. Take us through the major scenes in the play and discuss the music you would use for the soundtrack. You are Macbeth. Banquos ghost never speaks. Explore your dread of the ghost. Explore the difference between fate, and self-fulfilling prophecies with regards to Macbeth. You are a film director. Discuss where you would set this play and how you would accommodate the various locations. You are Shakespeare. Discuss your development of the character Lady Macbeth.