6th Period Writing

Please post a considered response to the following prompt about Hamlet in the comments section before 12:00 AM tonight:

What essential truth do you think  Shakespeare is trying to tell his audience about human nature in this play?  How does he demonstrate this idea and to what end (why)?

Remember, Begin with a thesis and then support your answer with referential evidence from the text and commentary that explores the idea.

By Sunday Night please respond to two comments from your class (click reply under their comment). You may agree, disagree, or pose a synthesized answer that explores new ground.

Quiz from 3/1

How has Hamlet changed since the end of Act 3?

He's Dead.

Reading and Logs for 3/1

Hamlet

 

Reading: Act 5. Logs due: Act 4 Character Analysis, Act 4 Questions, Act 5 Logs.

Consider: How has Hamlet changed since you last saw him? (Response should be composed after 5.1, Act 5 scene 1 log)

Writing: Due at beginning of period, "Mad Girl's Love Song" and Davies "from Nosce Teipsum" prompt responses (poems are in dropbox).

Have questions and observations ready for class Tuesday and Thursday. 

 

Testing: Mock Exam begins 3/7 Essay and MC,  3/9 Essay, 

 

Book Selections for Novel Study will be posted in AM

Hamlet Reading AND viewing 5.1 and 5.2 for 3/1

Read and view Act 5 scene 1, and Act 5 scene 2 and be prepared to discuss conflicts, surprises, and revelations. Prepare questions for discussion Tuesday and Thursday.

Timed writing Monday 3/7 with MC

Perception of Character Analyses in a scene

FOR LOGS AND DUE FRIDAY 2/26

Character Analysis - from chart
1. Hamlet and Gertrude Act 3 scene 4 (I modeled this in a few classes). (By the end we learn one thing that immediately focuses our attention on a dramatic change in Gertrude at the beginning of Act 4 that should help guide your Log character analysis).

Here's a video that will guide you through #2 Hamlet Act 4 Scene 5 Character Analysis
 

2. Ophelia in Act 4 scene 5 (with Claudius, Gertrude, and Laertes). Remember, it's entirely possible to have characters in a scene (even in a passage) all talking about a different subject without knowing it (like Hamlet and Gertrude). So pay attention to what you think Ophelia is talking about and what the others are talking about with her (or about her). What might even this say about Ophelia's situation? (From this you should be able to write about her evolution as a character for the Log)

3. Follow Laertes development from 1.2, 1.3, 2.1 (indirect), 3.1, and 4.5 - 4.7 who is he really? How does he change or evolve? What do you learn? Most importantly, what's your opinion? (This will probably help complete your analysis of him for the log as well.)

4. Vocabulary quiz - Reader/speaker perception of character list.

Act 4 Due Wed 3/1

ACT IV Assignment

ACT 4
Please compose Analyses of the following characters in Act 4
Ophelia
Laertes
Gertrude
Claudius

Include: What is each character's motivation in the scenes in which they appear?

1. How does the character feel about the events in Act 4

2. What do other characters say about the character?

3. How is he/she important to the act.

4. What insights do you gain by comparing your character to Hamlet?

5. Do you learn something new about them?

6. What questions are raised by each character's behavior in this act?

7. What questions that you've previously  had are answered by your character's words and/or behaviors?

Due Thursday. A reminder, these are not simple, one paragraph or one page reflections. They will take some time

Hamlet 3.1,3.2,.3.3

Please Read Carefully - As there is some variation in Assignments from class to class. 

AP prep registration - http://tinyurl.com/new-AP-Eng-Feb-6

5th, 6th, and 7th periods

1. Separate the arguments in the "to be, or not to be" soliloquy in your log.  Then go to dropbox and download the "to be or be not to be" blank document and type up your argument.

2. Complete Logs for 3.1, 3.2  and Answer: 

3.1: Consider the implications for the following Hamlet's scene with Ophelia: He knows he's being watched, he never knows, and he doesn't suspect but discovers that he's being watched.

3.2: What is disturbing about the scene before the play and why?  Who else does he insult and why? What do you think is driving Hamlet? What is the risk he is taking at this point in the play? What are the results and who verifies them?

3. Summarize the Player King's speech 3.2.177 - 206. What lines are most important?

4. Read 3.3 and review binders for timed writing (prose).

8th Period

1. Separate the arguments in the "to be, or not to be" soliloquy in your log.  Then go to dropbox and download the "to be or be not to be" blank document and type up your argument.

2. Read 3.2 and Answer: What is disturbing about the scene before the play and why?  Who else does he insult and why? What do you think is driving Hamlet? What is the risk he is taking at this point in the play? What are the results and who verifies them?

ALL Periods - Prepare to take Gertrude and Hamlet to therapy (what questions would you ask?).