3.3-3.4

February 13, 2019

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.

I can analyze multiple interpretations of Hamlet and evaluate how each source is interpreted.

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:  an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically (such as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements 

Your definition: 

Activity: Create or find an example of an idiom.

Activity

1.Read Act Three, Scene Three-Four

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.  BBC Hamlet Production

As a class, we will watch the scenes we read.

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.

3.  One Pager

Create a one pager based on 3.3-3.4.

Requirements

3-5 sentence summary

1 significant quote with explanation

2 examples of figurative language that identify and explain example.

1 Connection to the big idea.

Neat and Colorful

Due: Thursday, February 14.

Closure

Complete your final reading log entry for act three.