Hamlet



**How does one make good decisions? Students will explore craft and structure, figurative and connotative word meanings and authors word choices through reading, discussing, analyzing Shakespeare’s //Hamlet//. Students will also explore 21st century cognitive skills #3 (creating patterns, mental models, visualization and mental rehearsal) as it applies to Hamlet and self.**
 * Critical Milestone Question:**

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 * Online Text**
 * If you are absent, you are expected to check website for the day's slide, review handouts and/or read sections missed in class.***

Day 1 Common Core Standards Wordle, Quote Activity

Day 2


 * __IF MISSING CLASS ON FRIDAY:__**
 * Be sure research rewrite with reflection paragraph is handed in before the end of lunch*
 * Read Shakespeare intro p 9-11 in packet
 * Write a 1 sentence summary for each section: Shakespeare, The Play, Time & Place/Globe Theater
 * Review Background and Vocab p 12.
 * Using the character descriptions, __create a character map__. Be sure to show relationships on the arrows.

Day 3 Act I Materials

Character Map Template Day 4

Character Chart

Day 5 Grammar

Day 6

Insults/Compliments

Day 7

Grammar & 21st C Skill 2: Addressing Complex Problems

Day 8

Day 9 Outlining

Day 10 Happiness vs. Pleasure Reading

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14- Friday 1/25

Day 15 HW: Finish Outlining Acts I, II, III; Work on p 22-23 BYOD Forms Do we need to meet re: your research revisions? Are you going to sign on for “extra credit”?

Day 16- Tues

Day 17- Wed HONORS ONLY: CRITICAL LENS ESSAY

RUBRIC FOR CRITICAL LENS ESSAY

Day 18- Thurs

Homework read: Shakespearean Tragedy

Day 19-Fri

Day 20 - Mon

Day 21- TUESDAY>>>YOU MUST DO THIS ON YOUR OWN FOR WEDNESDAY!

MOTIF

Day 22-Wed Act 5 Questions (Do not use Char Narrative Assignment in here, use the one below!)

CHARACTER NARRATIVE ASSIGNMENT

Day 23- Thurs

Day 24- Friday







Day 25 Monday

Day 26 Tuesday

Day 27 Wednesday

HAMLET STUDY MATERIALS: Students should study the important quotes handout, old quizzes, unit guides, and self-made outlines for each Act. THIS IS THE SECOND FORMAL ASSESSMENT OF THE QUARTER.
 * Review**

Plot: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramahamlet/hamletplotact.shtml Characters: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramahamlet/hamletcharact.shtml Themes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramahamlet/hamletthemesact.shtml Insider’s Guide: []

Day 28

Characterization Activity

"The Management of Grief"—short story by Bharati Mukherjee http://www.ksd.org/programs/OCL/classrooms/Ha%20Classroom/Management%20of%20Grief.aspx
 * Related Readings**

"Of Revenge"—essay by Francis Bacon http://www.authorama.com/essays-of-francis-bacon-5.html

"The Embassy of Death: An Essay on //Hamlet//"—literary criticism by George Wilson Knight (saved doc)

from //Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead//—excerpt from the play by Tom Stoppard xxx

"The Elizabethan Approach"—informative nonfiction by Martin Holmes xxx

"To Be or Not to Be"—parody by H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales (saved doc)

"The Character of Hamlet's Mother"—literary criticism by Carolyn Heilbrun (first section of this: http://www.houseofideas.com/mscornelius/resources/hamlet/hamlet_vol_44__secondary_characters_277205-.pdf)