Hamlet 3.2

February 14, 2020 

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

Free Write Friday 

Vocabulary: 

Word; Idiom

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

Your Definition: Activity:Add an example to your vocabulary. 
Activity: 

1.  Hamlet Act Three, Scene Two

Characters

Narrator 

Hamlet

First Player

Polonius

Rosencrantz

Guildenstern

Horatio

Claudius

Gertrude

Ophelia

Player King

Player Queen

Lucianus
Prologue

Discussion Questions

Analyze the interaction between Hamlet and Ophelia, and describe both of their mental, emotional, and physical states.

Summarize the play acted out for the king and queen.

Critique the effectiveness of Hamlet's plan.
Analyze what the recorder represents with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Predict what Hamlet will do next.

2.  TQE

Thoughts. Questions. Epiphanies.

Based on what we just read, create at least two thoughts, questions, and epiphanies with your table. Eventually you will add these ideas to the board for a whole class discussion.

3.  Royal Shakespeare Company 

As a class, we will watch the scenes from act two

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

Create an entry for act three.