ENG4U1 HAMLET UNIT TEST REVIEW #3 – 85 MARKS IN TOTAL
UNIT TEST DATE:
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Remember that your Hamlet Unit Test is scheduled for Wednesday April 8th, 2015!
TEST FORMAT AND MARK BREAKDOWN: 85 marks in total
Part A: Multiple Choice (Knowledge) - 25 multiple choice questions (25 marks)
Part B: Paragraph Response (Thinking) - 1 paragraph response (you will be given a
choice of 3 paragraph response questions – you will choose 1!) (20 marks)
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Be sure to write a formal, well-developed paragraph. You must include an introductory
sentence, offer a central argument (thesis statement), and then support your main idea
with supporting ideas, evidence (direct proof from the play), and an analysis of the
way(s) your evidence supports your thesis (a minimum of TWO point/proof/analysis).
Quotations are not required, but specific examples ARE! Be sure to include a concluding
sentence for your paragraph as well.
Level 4
16-20
superior insight and analysis; excellent use of evidence
Level 3
14-15
considerable insights and analysis; good use of evidence
Level 2
12-13
fair evidence of insight and analysis; fair use of evidence
Level 1
10-11
limited insight; use of evidence is limited or not very effective
Part C: Overall Clarity of Conventions (Communication) - You will be graded on the
clarity and accuracy of your writing conventions (spelling and grammar), and your
word choice (diction) in Part B and Part D (20 marks)
Level
4
1620
confident, sophisticated expression; proper grammar and sentence structure
Level
3
1415
clear, effective communication; generally proper grammar and sentence structure.
Level
2
1213
somewhat effective or clear communication; may be difficult to understand at times; some
trouble with grammar or sentence structure.
Level
1
1011
evident difficulty with clear communication; frequent errors in grammar or sentence
structure often compromise clarity.
Part D: Passage Analysis (Application) – 1 passage analysis (you will be given a choice
of 3 passages from the play – you will choose 1 to analyze!) (20 marks)
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Identify the speaker, who they are speaking to, and the overall significance of the
passage to the play. To help focus your answer for the significance portion, choose two
significant literary elements such as character development, plot advancement, theme
analysis, figurative language, setting analysis, etc. to examine in the passage.
Remember to support your response/observations using direct references from the play
(quotations are not required, but specific examples ARE); be sure to address how
structure and language inform meaning, and explain your response in thoughtful detail.
This response should be in paragraph form.
Level
4
1620
Applies knowledge and skills in analysis with a high degree of effectiveness; highly
effective connections.
Level
3
1415
Applies knowledge and skills in analysis with considerable effectiveness; considerably
effective connections.
Level
2
1213
Applies knowledge and skills in analysis with some effectiveness; somewhat effective
connections.
Level
1
1011
Applies knowledge and skills in analysis with limited effectiveness; limited effectiveness
in connections.
TIME MANAGEMENT SUGGESTIONS:
Part A: Multiple Choice – 25 minutes (1 minute per question)
Part B: Paragraph Response – 20-25 minutes for your 1 paragraph response
Part C: Overall Clarity of Conventions (Communication) – Covered in Parts B and D
Part D: Passage Analysis (Application) – 20-25 minutes for your 1 passage analysis
SAMPLE PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS: Practice writing paragraph answers for these…
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Sentence #1: Write a relevant topic sentence that grabs the attention
of your reader and leads into your paragraph (topic ‘hook’).
Sentence #2: Write a position sentence on the topic (respond to the
prompt) – This is your thesis statement!
Sentence #3: Include a point to support your position (this is an
argument rooted in the play).
Sentence #4: Include a proof from the play to support your point. Quotations are
not required, but specific examples ARE!
Sentence #5-6: Analyze the relevance of your point and proof to
your thesis. Be thoughtful and detailed.
Sentence #7: Include a second point to support your position.
Sentence #8: Include a proof from the play to support your point. Quotations are
not required, but specific examples ARE!
Sentence #9-10: Analyze the relevance of your point and proof to
your thesis. Be thoughtful and detailed.
Sentence #11-12: Write two concluding sentences. In sentence 11,
restate your thesis in different words than you
initially used. Conclude in a relevant and
meaningful way in sentence 12.
Instructions: Be sure to write a formal, well-developed paragraph. You must include an
introductory sentence, offer a central argument (thesis statement), and then support
your main idea with supporting ideas, evidence (direct proof from the play), and an
analysis of the way(s) your evidence supports your thesis (a minimum of TWO
point/proof/analysis). Quotations are not required, but specific examples ARE! Be sure
to include a concluding sentence for your paragraph as well.
1. French author, journalist, and philosopher, Albert Camus once advised, “Don't
believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really
want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.” In light
of Camus’ insightful quotation, comment on the role of friendship and its myriad
facets in Hamlet.
2. Within the plot of Hamlet, Shakespeare explores timeless human emotions, such
as anger, jealousy, despair, fear, and love. The range of complex feelings
expressed in Hamlet is worthy of an in-depth examination in order to attempt to
reach a further understanding of what Shakespeare was attempting to say
about the human condition through his characters. Select one character, and
one aspect of the human condition/emotion to analyze in a paragraph.
MORE SIGHT PASSAGE REVIEW: Remember that practice makes perfect!
Instructions: Identify the speaker, who they are speaking to, and the overall significance
of the passage to the play. To help focus your answer for the significance portion,
choose two significant literary elements such as character development, plot
advancement, theme analysis, figurative language, setting analysis, etc. to examine in
the passage. Remember to support your response/observations using direct references
from the play (quotations are not required, but specific examples ARE); be sure to
address how structure and language inform meaning, and explain your response in
thoughtful detail. This response should be in paragraph form.
1. Seems, madam! nay it is; I know not 'seems.'
'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother,
Nor customary suits of solemn black,
Nor windy suspiration of forced breath,
No, nor the fruitful river in the eye,
Nor the dejected 'havior of the visage,
Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief,
That can denote me truly: these indeed seem,
For they are actions that a man might play:
But I have that within which passeth show;
These but the trappings and the suits of woe.
Speaker, Speaking to, Significance to the Play…
2. Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,
With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts,-O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power
So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust
The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen:
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O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there!
From me, whose love was of that dignity
That it went hand in hand even with the vow
I made to her in marriage, and to decline
Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor 10
To those of mine!
But virtue, as it never will be moved,
Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven,
So lust, though to a radiant angel link'd,
Will sate itself in a celestial bed,
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And prey on garbage.
But, soft! methinks I scent the morning air;
Brief let me be.
Speaker, Speaking to, Significance to the Play…