{"product_id":"macbeth-the-big-question-for-ks3-and-ks4","title":"Macbeth: The Big Question for KS3 and KS4","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 108, 0);\"\u003eMacbeth: The Big Question\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 15-page, one-to-two lesson, ready-to-teach KS3 \u0026amp; KS4 Shakespeare, PSHE \u0026amp; Citizenship resource\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen does ambition stop driving us forward and precipitate our downfall?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGive your students a fresh way into one of Shakespeare’s most studied plays with this practical KS3 and KS4 teaching resource exploring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eambition, influence, success and the choices we make in pursuit of them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, students investigate what shapes a person's ambitions, from family expectations and social status to friendship and peer pressure, before bringing the question firmly into the 21st century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens when our idea of success is shaped by the people around us? And what happens when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esocial media, comparison and other people's expectations begin to distort what success looks like?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy connecting Macbeth's choices with pressures young people can recognise today, the resource helps students explore Shakespeare's play while developing their own opinions, listening to alternative viewpoints and constructing reasoned arguments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Shakespeare's dagger to the pressures of social media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents first explore the positive and negative sides of ambition before becoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“detectives” investigating the source of Macbeth's 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