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Nouns What is a noun? Can you give any examples?

A noun is a person, place or a thing.

Common Noun Proper Noun Collective Noun Abstract Noun

Everyday objects that you can see, touch, smell, taste and hear. They DO NOT begin with a capital letter. A name of a place, person, date or

• month. They

ALWAYS begin with a capital letter. Refers to a group

• f something.

Something that you can't see and

• ften refers to a

feeling/emotion.

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Common Proper Collective Abstract

Macbeth happiness Banquo King Duncan anger bed dagger cloak cauldron joy friendship Scotland Friday a shoal of fish a herd of cows a flock of sheep FINISHED?

Can you add 2 of your own examples to each column.

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Common Proper Collective Abstract

Macbeth happiness Banquo King Duncan anger bed dagger cloak cauldron joy friendship Scotland Friday a shoal of fish a herd of cows a flock of sheep

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We have watched the following clips so far. Have a quick chat with someone and discuss the main events that have occurred so far in the text.

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Watch this clip carefully as we will be basing our work on this clip.

• 1. Macbeth plans Banquo and his sons death.
• 2. Two murderers approach Banquo and his son and

attacks Banquo. The son escapes.

• 3. Macbeth is celebrating his coronation at his

feast.

• 4. Macbeth is told that Banquo is dead and begins

to see the ghost of Banquo at the table.

• 5. Lady Macbeth asks all the guests to leave so

Macbeth can have space.

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SENTENCE OPENERS

As a writer, it is imperative that you can make your ideas flow and capture the audiences attention. Therefore, we can use a range of sentence openers to help improve the basic sentences. VERB OPENERS ADVERB OPENERS FRONTED ADVERBIALS FRONTED SUBORDINATE CLAUSES

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VERB OPENERS A verb opener is a sentence which begins with some form of action. Banquo and his son were ambushed in the woods. Emerging from the shadows, Banquo and his son were ambushed in the woods.

• 1. Macbeth planned Banquo and his sons demise.
• 2. Macbeth attends his coronation.
• 3. The servant informed Macbeth of Banquo's death.

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ADVERB OPENERS An adverb opener is a sentence which begins with an adverb. So this gives you more information about: how, when, where or how often the event took place. Late in the evening, Banquo and his son were ambushed in the woods.

• 1. Macbeth planned Banquo and his sons demise in his room.
• 2. Macbeth attends his coronation with a smile across his face.
• 3. The servant informed Macbeth of Banquo's death late that night.

Banquo and his son were ambushed in the woods late in the evening.

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FRONTED SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

A fronted subordinate clause is a subordinate clause placed at the start of the

• sentence. Remember a subordinate clause requires a main clause to work.

The servant informed Mabeth of Banquo's death whilst he was celebrating. Whilst he was celebrating, the servant informed Macbeth of Banquo's death.

• 1. The celebrations were in full swing when the servant arrived.
• 2. Macbeth was stunned after hearing that Banquo's son had escaped.
• 3. Macbeth began to see Banquo's ghost since hearing the news.

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Bronze

Improve these sentences by adding a verb or adverb opener.

• 1. Macbeth informed the murderers of his cunning plan.
• 2. Banquo and his son were hunting in the woods.
• 3. Two strangers approached Banquo and his son.
• 4. The murderers attacked Banquo but his son escaped.
• 5. The servant informed Macbeth of Banquo's death.

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Silver Gold

Look at the paragraph below. Improve the paragraph by changing the sentence openers. Remember to use verb, adverb and fronted subordinate clauses. You can also extend the ideas by using conjunctions and improve the paragraph entirely.

Macbeth was worried about Banquo due to the witches' prophecies. Macbeth knew Banquo would be hunting in the morning with his son. Macbeth met two murderers in the dead of night. He told them to kill Banquo and his son. Then Macbeth held a feast in his honour of his new role - King of Scotland. The men and women

• celebrated. A guest told Macbeth that Banquo was late. Banquo and his son were

being hunted by the murderers. Banquo was murdered but his son fled. Macbeth was informed that Banquo was dead but his son had escaped. Macbeth began to see Banquo's ghost. Lady Macbeth told the guests to leave so Macbeth could rest.

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REFLECTION