1. Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 2 By William Shakespeare
Hamlet
By William Shakespeare
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2. RL.11-12.3 Reading Literature
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
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3. RL.11-12.4 Reading Literature
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)
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4. Assessment
Student learning will be assessed via a Quick Write at the end of the lesson. Students answer the following prompt, citing textual evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from the text.
How do specific word choices in Claudius’s monologue impact the development of Hamlet’s character?
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5. Vocabulary
filial (adj.) – of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
obsequious (adj.) – (in the Elizabethan context) obedient; dutiful
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6. Vocabulary
obstinate (adj.) – firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion
impious (adj.) – not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.
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7. Vocabulary condolement (n.) – sorrow
vulgar (adj.) – characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste; indecent; obscene; lewd; crude, coarse, unrefined; of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society; current, popular, common
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