- Hamlet:
- Act III Study Guide
- In-class assignment: Notes on III, 3-4
- TWITTER HAMLET IS HERE! Rules & Regs for the assignment are here; see me for your class' characters and login info.
- HW due Fri. 3/1/18: Read and annotate Act III, scene 4. Come to class with a paragraph explaining your theory about why Act III is the climax of the play.
- HW due Tues. 3/6/18: TEST on Series 4 Shakespeare Background videos
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- YouTube channels to watch for study ideas
- Free resources like downloadable books on study ideas
- How to create effective study groups
- What to do in study groups
- How to use what we know about brain research to study more efficiently
- Local Scholarships: The counseling department presented the new procedure for applying for local scholarships. Here is the link to their presentation. The application opens TODAY, Monday 2/26/18.
- Hamlet:
- Act III Study Guide
- We watched the next segment of the Zefirelli Hamlet. You can watch it here (we left off right after Claudius stops the play).
- TWITTER HAMLET IS HERE! Rules & Regs for the assignment are here; see me for your class' characters and login info.
- HW due Wed. 2/28/18: Read and annotate Act III, scene 3 and scene 4 to line 100.
- HW due Tues. 3/6/18: TEST on Series 4 Shakespeare Background videos
- In-class assignment: Hamlet Rising Action Essay We turned in a complete draft along with all of the brainstorming / planning for this essay. If you were absent today, complete and turn this in ASAP.
- Homework turned in: Hamlet Cause / Effect chart
- HW due Tues. 2/20/18: Read and annotate Act III, scene 1. This is a big one!
- HW due Thurs. 2/22/18: Watch and take notes on Shakespeare Background Series 3 videos. Test will be Thurs. 2/22/18.
Hamlet
- Q&A / Notes: Act II
- In-class assignment: Rising Action Essay If you were absent today, complete and turn this in ASAP. We will be continuing with it on Friday, but I want to see today's work and give some feedback.
- HW due Fri. 2/16/18: Hamlet Cause / Effect chart
- HW due Thurs. 2/22/18: Watch and take notes on Shakespeare Background Series 3 videos. Test will be Thurs. 2/22/18.
- Hamlet
- TEST on series 2 of Shakespeare background video
- Discussion / notes for part 2 of II, 2 (to p. 51)
- In-class assignment: Text annotation guidesheet for II, 2
- Here are some resources about Hecuba and Pyrrhus:
- HW due Wed. 2/14/18: Finish reading and annotating all of Act II using the guidesheet from today.
- Hamlet
- Quiz: Make up ASAP if you were absent
- II, 2, part 1 acting w/ notes
- HW due Mon. 2/12/18: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, part 2 (p. 42-51).
- HW due Mon. 2/12/18: Watch Shakespeare background videos for series 2 and take notes. Make sure to also study series 1 as there will be some questions from those videos as well. TEST will be Mon. the 12th.
Hamlet
- In-class assignment: Guided notetaking for II, 1. This is for text annotation, not to turn in. I should be able to see these notes in your copy of the play.
- HW due Thurs. 2/8/18: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, part 1 (p. 36-42). Focus on proving or disproving each of the following statements:
- A significant amount of time has passed since Act I.
- Polonius is a sycophant.
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are true friends to Hamlet.
- HW due Mon. 2/12/18: Watch Shakespeare background videos for series 2 and take notes. TEST will be Monday the 12th.
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- This is the last week of winter break reading book conferences. Remember to bring your book and discussion question.
- Hamlet
- Online text is available here. It is not exactly the same as the handout copy, but if yours is misplaced or you are absent, you can use this link to keep up with your reading assignments.
- Here is a really good online dictionary that can help you with Shakespeare's language. (There is a search feature in the upper right corner.)
- Today:
- TEST: Series 1 Shakespeare Background
- In-class activity: Viewing of Act I, Zefirelli version. If you were absent, watch the first 36 minutes of this video.
- HW due Tues. 2/6/18: Read and annotate Hamlet II, 1. If you did not get a copy of Act II, you will find an online version of Hamlet here.
