Hamlet 2.1

February 6, 2020

Standards: 

RL.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly engaging.

RL.11-12.7 Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem, evaluating how each version interprets the source text. 

Obj: I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in Hamlet and analyze the impact of specific word choices and how they depict the human condition.

Starter: 

Create a Diagnostic Writing Concern for your TPEQEA paragraph.

This will be helpful for your peer when providing you with feedback in your peer edit. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Assonance

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in "rise high in the bright sky")

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create or find another example of assonance. 

Activity 

1.  TPEQEA Peer Edit 

Respond to the following prompt based on ideas in act one of Hamlet.

Analyze and explain an aspect of the human condition revealed through any of the characters in Hamlet.

Your quote should be an example of figurative language that connects to the big idea. 

MLA citations

Refer to the section citing transcripts, plays, or screenplays on how to cite your evidence.

Complete the peer edit for a partner with the remaining class time.  

Follow the instruction at the top of the handout.

2.  Hamlet Act Two Scene One

Characters

Narrator

Polonius

Reynaldo

Ophelia

Discussion Questions

Identify imagery in 2.1 by circling or highlighting words that reveal what Polonius values and what Hamlet looks like. 

How does language impact meaning?

How are Polonius and Hamlet characterized? 

 Infer why Hamlet is treating Ophelia the way he is and whether or not he really loves her. 

Complete your first reading log entry for act two. 

3.  BBC Hamlet Production

As a class, we will watch the scene.

Pay close attention to the way Hamlet is characterized in the movie compared to the text.

Jot down notes about what is similar and different to what you imagined.

We will discuss this as a class.

Closure

Based on the peer edit, what is one thing you learned about the topic or your writing?