Tomorrow and Tomorrow Copywork
Macbeth's answer on hearing of his queen's death.
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About this printable
Twelve of the bleakest and most beautiful lines Shakespeare wrote, set as handwriting copywork. The short length makes it a manageable single sitting while still delivering the walking shadow and brief candle images students remember for life. A strong companion to any Macbeth unit. 9 pages, 1/4-inch letters in manuscript print on dashed manuscript lines. Sheets included: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only. Macbeth, Act V Scene 5. Public domain text.
ON THIS SHEET: She should have died hereafter; · There would have been a time for such a word. · To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, · Creeps in this petty pace from day to day · To the last syllable of recorded time, · And all our yesterdays have lighted fools · The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! · Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player · That struts and frets his hour upon the stage · And then is heard no more: it is a tale · Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, · Signifying nothing. — Macbeth, Act V Scene 5. LETTER SIZE: 1/4-inch. HANDWRITING: manuscript print. SHEETS: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only.
- Category Shakespeare
- Price $0.50
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Inside the PDF
3 pages from the 9-page PDF, as they print.
A plan for this set
A longer text: give Steps 1, 2 and 3 about two weeks, one sheet a day.
- Days 1–4 Copywork (Step 1). Read the whole text, then copy it exactly.
- Days 5–8 First Letter Hints (Step 2). Write it again with only the first letter of each word as a prompt.
- Days 9–10 Memory Lines (Step 3). Write it from memory on lines sized to each word.
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