Hamlet 3.3-3.4

February 17, 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

Somebody That You Used To Know

Connect the song to the ideas in Hamlet.

Then, connect the song to the idea of the human condition.

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.Read Act Three, Scene Three-Four

Characters

Narrator

Claudius

Rosencrantz

Guildenstern

Polonius 

Hamlet

Gertrude

Ghost

Discussion Question

Use indirect characterization to analyze Claudius.

Summarize Hamlet's reaction.

Describe your reaction to the scene between Hamlet and Polonius.

Characterize Gertrude based on the conversation between her and Hamlet.

Evaluate Hamlet's current mental state.

Evaluate the role of the ghost.

How is figurative language utilized throughout the act?

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 three.

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.