by Brilliantly Lit
9th - 12th Grade
Students will explore Shakespeare's Macbeth with these 10 free fun creative writing activities and games. Ideal for sub plans and instant Macbeth lessons! Ideal also for stretching critical thinking skills.
The found poetry exercise will prove a students' favorite. I tell my students it is called dictatorship poetry! The activity allows them to absorb a tiny taste of what it might be like to live in a society, like Macbeth’s Scotland, where the ability to freely select words is restricted by fear. Making found poetry about the play within a time limit, arranging ONLY the words on the page provided, gives them this taste. The activities here are included in a resource of 65 Macbeth activities: Macbeth Games and Activities
Set up: you need to photocopy the dictatorship poetry page for everyone. A pair of scissors are required for each table.
I usually ask the students to snip and arrange the words on their desk top. If you supply paper and glue sticks, they can stick on their words and afterwards place their creations on the wall for all to admire.
You could show the examples (included in the resource) on your screen if any students are at all confused as to what the activity entails.
Process: the found poetry activity takes anywhere between 35-55 minutes.
The other writing games are just as much fun, but most only take about 10 minutes and are wonderful ways to finish a class.
Want a fun yet inexpensive Macbeth game? Try this hilarious Mad Libs activity that also provides a little review:
Macbeth Mad Libs Fun Review Activity
There is everything you need to teach Macbeth in this money saving bundle:
A sprinkling of other Brilliantly Lit Shakespeare resources:
Romeo & Juliet activity: what if?
The Tempest: quizzes, test and activities
Hamlet Board Game
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