USING ICT TO DELIVER SUBJECT SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
English - Learning Support

Key Stage 4

Year Group:

Year

Topic:

Macbeth - The Character of Macbeth

For example: What previous knowledge will the pupils have? Will the activity take place in the classroom or in a computer suite?

Lesson to take place in special needs room. Pupils will have had input from specialist English teachers. Familiarity with sending/receiving/replying to e-mail - and/or - experience of participating in a local chat forum.

Pupils should:

• be able to better understand the play as a whole

• have a clearer insight to the character of Lady Macbeth

• be able to relate and compare elements of the play/character to present day

(Main reasons for using ICT in this/these lesson(s))

• to provide an audio/visual input - multi-sensory approach

• dynamic discussion focussing upon non - 'face to face' interaction (denied

recourse to body language for communication - emphasis upon accurate and

meaningful textual communication)

• ability to retrace / repeat elements of play easily.

Multimedia PC; Macbeth CD-ROM

1. Begin with a brief debate on current understanding of play / character with participants

2. selection of particular scene(s) from play and extraction of element that will form the basis of a 'conversation' between two individuals in role.

3. In role characters to communicate by sending and replying to e-mails using contemporary language. Alternatively if a specific Chat Room area were set up, the text based conversation could take place more spontaneously and may involve more participants (the chat session should be able to be recorded and printed.)

4. E-mails should be collected in a shared folder - if appropriate the conversation could be transcribed by copy & paste into a word processed document.

5. Plenary discussion on outcome of activity - relate back to initial understanding of play/character - has perception / meaning / understanding changed?

Preparatory exercise might include text based 'object description' as a game. I.e. one describes the other guesses or draws objects. Move on from objects to situations.

Direct observation and individual interaction with participants.