Act III of HamletBritish LiteratureDecember 11, 2014

OBJECTIVES

• Students will be able to engage closely with Shakespeare’s Hamlet to analyze characters and theme.

• Students will have fun (if they choose to). HOW?

• Perform Act III, Scene 3• Compare various interpretations of Act III,

Scene 4

Happy Thesaurus Thursday!

• I have picked ten words that you may (or may not) see on the final exam from our previous vocabulary lists and quizzes.

• Today, you are going to solidify these words in a special part of your brain where you will remember them forever by ACTING THEM OUT!

• In your random groups, you will be given two vocabulary words to incorporate into a short skit to teach/REMIND the class of these vocabulary words.

Journal EvaluationJournal Date Description Points Awarded Point Total

#1 8/19/2014 Insecurities & Social Contract   10

#2 8/21/2014 Senior Reflection & Advice   10

#3 8/25/2014 Argument / Writing Bootcamp   10

#4 8/29/2014 Children’s Book Analysis & Purpose   10

#5 9/22/2014 Treasure & Feudalism   10

#6 9/25/2014 Beowulf Character Narrative   10

#7 10/27/2014 Part One of Sir Gawain Questions   10

#8 11/4/2014 Gender Roles & Performance   10

#9* 12/8/2014 Hamlet Soliloquy Comparison   10

  Journal Entry Sub-Total   90

  Organization & Professionalism   10

  JOURNAL TOTAL   100 points

*For 6th period ONLY this is the creative writing prompt. If a student has ten journal entries due to the inclusion of this creative entry, s/he will receive 5 points of extra credit added to the total journal grade.

Act III, Scene 3

• In your vocabulary groups, you are going to read the scene with the following characters: – King Claudius– Rosencrantz/Guildenstern– Hamlet

• When you finish performing, discuss what happened and what almost happened.

Act III, Scene 4

• We are going to watch two different interpretations of this scene. – Kenneth Branagh– David Tennant• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOjpvNPr3JU

• This is one of the most famously studied scenes from Hamlet because of the complex relationship depicted between Hamlet and his mother. – Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex sound familiar?

Socratic Seminar Prep

• On Friday (tomorrow) we are having a Socratic Seminar on Hamlet (Acts I-III).

• For your preparation points, write five open-ended and provocative questions for discussion at the bottom of your Records Journal.

• Once you finish, you may start studying for our Mid-Term Final Exam.