2. Act III of Hamlet British Literature December 11, 2014

3. 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

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.

5. Journal Evaluation JournalDateDescriptionPoints AwardedPoint Total #1 8/19/2014Insecurities & Social Contract 10 #2 8/21/2014Senior Reflection & Advice 10 #3 8/25/2014Argument / Writing Bootcamp 10 #4 8/29/2014Children’s Book Analysis & Purpose 10 #5 9/22/2014Treasure & Feudalism 10 #6 9/25/2014Beowulf Character Narrative 10 #7 10/27/2014Part One of Sir Gawain Questions 10 #8 11/4/2014Gender Roles & Performance 10 #9* 12/8/2014Hamlet Soliloquy Comparison 10 Journal Entry Sub-Total 90 Organization & Professionalism 10 JOURNAL TOTAL 100 points *For 6 th 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.

6. 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.

7. 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?

8. 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.