Atmosphere Forecast.

Atmosphere means the mood of the play.  Atmosphere is built up during the play.

For example the prevailing atmosphere in Macbeth is of evil and violence.

Ask students to pick the three quotes that they think best creates atmosphere in the play that they are studying.  Ask them to write these quotes down on post it notes or on sheets of paper than can then be displayed at the front in the order in which they appear in the play- so a time line is useful.

Now ask them to think of synonyms to describe the atmosphere- they might find a thesarus useful.  Then ask them to match one of their synonyms to one of the quotes on the board.

Give students an 'atmosphere forecast sheet' showing the timeline of the play.  Explain that a weather forecast predicts the coming week through graphics- you could model what the graphics on a weather forecast mean with illustrations- and through words.  Ask students to show the changing atmosphere of the play through graphics, images and words.  If you have access to ICT then they could download images.