Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Monday
While you wait…
Share information about your break with your peers!
Independent Novel Presentations
• Homework: Read (“Shakespeare's Hamlet” xiii, “Reading Shakespeare's
Language: Hamlet” xv, “Shakespeare's Words” xvi, and “Shakespeare's
Sentences” xvii & “Shakespearean Wordplay” xxi) and write responds to the
prompts (due tomorrow)
• Mondays = Writing Center 3:15-3:45
Past, Present, Future
Monday
• In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these
plays reveal Greek ideals?
• Class Discussion: Make-up Discussion Tuesday, December 1st at lunch!
• Independent Novel Assignment #3 = skip!
• Returns & Review
• Here comes… Hamlet! Check out the Text!
• Read (“Shakespeare's Hamlet” xii, “Reading Shakespeare's Language: Hamlet” xv,
“Shakespeare's Words,” and “Shakespeare's Sentences” & “Shakespearean Wordplay”) and
write responds to the prompts (due tomorrow)
• Hamlet: Act 1
Presentations
• Mon, Nov 30 – Tink L, Emmitt
C, Joseph Q
• Tue, Dec 1 – Baylee S, Bryana
O, Aliea F
• Thurs, Dec 3 – Emma C, Erin
S, Carmina P,
• Fri, Dec 4 (2) – Jordan M,
Abby T, Cody W, Zach S,
Alyanas D, Noah S
Monday
Activity: Review
Purpose: to revisit items of study from before break before moving on to our next unit
Tasks:
1. Returns!
2. Read the comments on your poetry essay, as well as the scoring rubric score
3. Based on the comments, what areas on the ½ check list need to be marked? Place an X ( or
/ ) next to areas that need improvement
4. Staple this ½ sheet on top of the essay and file it with your TEWWG essay so that you have
it for future reference!
Outcome: Record 1-5 specific areas of improvement and 1-3 areas to continue on your Writing
Reflection Chart; if the area has already been recorded before, write the essay name (Poetry #1
+ date) to the right of the original – TURN THIS IN
U5: Shakespearean Tragedy
Monday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
• Read and analyze Hamlet!
Unit Questions:
• What is tragedy as represented by Shakespeare? How does Hamlet embody Aristotle’s definition?
• Thematic Topics: What does this play say about…?
Activity: Predict & Obtain
Monday
Purpose: to introduce ourselves to our Shakespearean Tragedy unit
Tasks:
1. Respond agree/disagree to the statements provided. (typo = explains/explaining)
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Please note ahead of time that the play Hamlet, as you see, addresses some sensitive issues, such as suicide. Do not hesitate to address personal concerns with your
counselor regarding any personal reactions to these issues.
2. Biography.com video (4:43)
http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323/videos/williamshakespeare-mini-biography-12060739685
Outcome:
Predict: Based on the statements, what is this play about?
Name two facts about Shakespeare’s life and two about his writing from the
Biography.com video (4:43)
Activity: Obtain
Monday
• Check out the text (Return The Oedipus Cycle if you have not already!)
• Preview the text
• Read (“Shakespeare's Hamlet” xiii, “Reading Shakespeare's Language: Hamlet” xv,
“Shakespeare's Words” xvi, and “Shakespeare's Sentences” xvii & “Shakespearean
Wordplay” xxi) and write responds to the prompts
• Homework: Finish above (due tomorrow)
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Tuesday
While you wait…
Turn in your homework assignment to the front basket
Independent Novel Presentations
• Homework: Read Act 1, all scenes
Past, Present, Future
Tuesday
• In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these
plays reveal Greek ideals?
• Class Discussion: Make-up Discussion Tuesday, December 1st at lunch!
• Independent Novel Assignment #3 = skip!
• Returns & Review
• Here comes… Hamlet! Check out the Text!
• Read (“Shakespeare's Hamlet” xii, “Reading Shakespeare's Language: Hamlet” xv, “Shakespeare's
Words,” and “Shakespeare's Sentences” & “Shakespearean Wordplay”) and write responds to the
prompts (due tomorrow)
• Hamlet: Act 1
U5: Shakespearean Tragedy
Tuesday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
2. Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative strategies
1. Oral Communication and Listening
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
• Identify and apply the elements of (revenge) tragedy
• Analyze and explain the play in terms of the essential unit questions
• Identify and discuss key events and passages in the play and the ways in which these can be read
Unit (text-based) Questions
• What are the essential characteristics of tragedy? How well does Hamlet fulfill Aristotle’s’ requirements for a tragedy and/or a tragic hero?
• What ingredients of a “revenge tragedy” does Hamlet contain? How does the genre provide a sense of morality? Does Hamlet cause his own
downfall? Or did a lust for power lead to his demise?
• What are the causes of Hamlet’s mental deterioration throughout the play? Is he truly “mad”?
• How might some other course of action (other than Hamlet’s “madness”) give Hamlet the effect he desires? Does the main character deserve
what he gets?
• A famous quote from Shakespeare, “Some by sin do rise, others by virtue fall” might be applied to the play. Does Hamlet fail (and fall) due to his
own virtue?
• Would Hamlet have made a good king? At the close of the play, Fortinbras says, "Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage, / For he was likely, had
he been put on, / To have proved most royal" (5.2.4). Fortinbras, who never met Hamlet, characterizes him as a good soldier who would have
made a good king.
• How do minor characters contribute to the play's action and themes? (Is Lady Hamlet more responsible and a more evil character than her
husband?)
• What is this play saying about…? Appearance vs. reality - Order & Disorder - Action & inaction – Duality – Religion – Honor - Revenge, retribution - Poison,
corruption, death, decay, disease – Women – Ambition - Fatal flaws - Justice
Instruction: Obtain
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Common Ingredients of a Revenge Tragedy
A hesitating revenger
A villain
Complex plotting
Murders
Characters of noble birth
A play within a play
A ghost
A suffering heroine
Madness, real & feigned
Lust, physical horrors, such as torture & poisoning
Activity: Develop
60 Second Shakespeare: Hamlet
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Jr7IhWJTs
Act 1, scene 1
• What information is provided in this scene about…
• Time and place?
• What has gone on before, both in the immediate and long term past>
• The characters and their concerns?
Reading Schedule
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Tuesday, Dec. 1 = Act 1 – Finish all of Act 1 for homework
Wednesday, Dec. 2 = Act 1 – Read Act 2 for homework
Thursday, Dec. 3 = Act 1 –Act 2 for homework
Friday, Dec. 4 = Act 2 – Finish all of Act 2 for homework
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Monday, Dec. 7 = Act 2 – Act 3 for homework
Tuesday, Dec. 8 = Act 3 – Finish all of Act 3 for homework
Wednesday, Dec. 9 = Act 3 – Act 4 for homework
Thursday, Dec. 10 = Act 4 – Finish all of Act 4 for homework
Friday, Dec. 11 = Act 4 – Finish all of Act 5 for homework
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Monday, Dec. 14 = Act 5
Tuesday, Dec. 15 = Review entire play
Wednesday, Dec. 16 = Finals Period 1
Thursday, Dec. 17 =
Friday, Dec. 18 = Finals Periods 2 and 6
Discussions
• Week 1 = Act 1, scene 1 to Act 1, scene 5
• Week2 = Act 2 to Act 4, scene 4
• Week = 3 Act 4, scene 5 to end
Instruction: Obtain
• 60 Second 12 Overviews: Intro, Summary/Overview, Characters, Main Character, Plot, Theme
1, Theme 2, Symbols, Conclusions, Extra Credit, Outtakes, Hamlet in 60 Seconds
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre London; All The World's A Stage (4:13)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3VGa6Fp3zI
Elizabethan theater: Shakespeare and The Globe (7:22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYfM0RFZ5cs
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Hamlet An Introduction I (3:23)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h09Bsyir7qU
Hamlet An Introduction II (4:18)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeCL4z4kak4
Hamlet An Introduction III (5:49)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfAleMeMukQ
Instruction: Obtain
60 Second Hamlet
Instruction: Obtain
Tuesday
Activity: Develop & Apply
Purpose: to examine
Tasks:
Outcome:
Tuesday
Instruction: Obtain
Tuesday
Homework
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Wednesday
While you wait…
• Homework: Read
Past, Present, Future
Wednesday
U
Wednesday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
Unit Questions:
Activity: Apply
Purpose:
Tasks:
Outcome:
Wednesday
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Thursday
While you wait…
Make sure you have out your copy of the plays and your unit questions
and any other notes you’ve prepared!
Independent Novel Presentations
• Homework:
Past, Present, Future
Thursday
U5
Thursday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
Unit Questions:
Activity: Develop & Apply
Purpose:
Tasks:
Outcome:
Homework:
Thursday
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Friday
While you wait…
Welcome to Friday! StoryCorps.
http://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps
Homework:
Past, Present, Future
Friday
• Independent Novel Assignment #3
Kayla O, Jordan H, Johnathan H, Virdi H, Richard H, Tylor O, Bailey S
• Hamlet!
Independent Novel
Friday
Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative strategies
Research and Reasoning
1.Independent research designs articulate and defend information, conclusions, and solutions that address specific contexts and purposes
Oral Expression and Listening
1.Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and audience awareness
Objective: to practice various reading strategies while reading your independent novel
Relevance: The ability to interpret a text and cite evidence fosters the coherent thinking, speaking, and writing, which are
priority skills for the workplace and postsecondary settings.
Essential Questions:
• What strategies are most useful when reading, understanding, and making personal connections to literary texts?
• How can a reader compare his/her family or individual beliefs to those of a historical or literary period?
• What are the qualities or characteristics of literary merit? What is a text of literary merit?
• What specific techniques in a classic text elicit historic attention or appreciation? Why?
• What specific techniques in a modern text deserve critical attention or appreciation? Why?
Independent Novel
Activity: Develop
Friday
Purpose: to hear about other independent novels that you may be interested in
reading in the future
Tasks: 10 minutes “round robin”*
• Each person should spend 2-3 minutes sharing and discussing his/her novel and
assignment
• Please monitor your time; your group should be discussing these books the entire 10
minutes
*Note: If you did not turn in an assignment, you may not sit with your group  Please
use this time to complete assignment #3 on your own
Outcome: Turn in your assignment
What did you learn? What did you find interesting, entertaining, etc.?
Now let’s…
Friday
Coming Soon…
Coming Soon…
• Hamlet
• Group Play Review Guides for Tragedy
Coming Soon…
Presentations
• Mon, Dec 7 - Brytne O, Ethan
F, Tess A
• Tue, Dec 8 - Bailey M,
Schaeffer W, Sienna A
• Thurs, Dec 10 – Zach P,
Sheldon D
• Fri, Dec 11 (2) – Ali S, Dylan S,
Tara H, Mary R
Colorado Academic Standards
Oral Expression and Listening
1.Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and
audience awareness
2.Effective collaborative groups accomplish goals
Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
2.Interpreting and evaluating complex informational texts require the understanding of
rhetoric, critical reading, and analysis skills
Writing and Composition
1.Style, detail, expressive language, and genre create a well-crafted statement directed at an
intended audience and purpose
2.Ideas, evidence, structure, and style create persuasive, academic, and technical texts for
particular audiences and specific purposes
3.Standard English conventions effectively communicate to targeted audiences and purposes
Research and Reasoning
1.Independent research designs articulate and defend information, conclusions, and solutions
that address specific contexts and purposes
2.Logical arguments distinguish facts from opinions; and evidence defines reasoned judgment
WRITING REFLECTION CHART