Ms. Bridges' AP English

October 29, 2012 - November 2, 2012 Weekly Schedule for A.P. English Literature Monday, October 29th: Watched film of Act 3 Discussion Extra Credit Assignment: Short research on Hamlet's Oedipal Obsession with Gertrude. Must include citation. Due Wednesday, November 7th. Tuesday, October 30th: Read and finish discussion of Act  3 Wednesday, October 31st: In class essay on Claudius' speech in Act 3 ("My sins are rank...") Thursday, November 1st: Your Act Three Test and your reading logs for Act 3 are due today. Begin watching and reading Act 4 of HAMLET Friday, November 2nd: Continue watching, reading and discussing Act 4 of Hamlet. Please continue working on your reading logs for Act 4. The Act 4 test will be given to you today. 

OCTOBER 22, 2012 – OCTOBER 26, 2012 A.P. English Literature Monday, October 22 nd : Watch the DVD of Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET Discussion of Act 3, Scene 1 Your Act 3 reading log is due today. Tuesday, October 23 rd : Act 3 HAMLET ASSIGNMENTS: Act 3, Scene 1: Choose one of the following two: 1. Take the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy and dividing it into six parts, create six panels, illustrate the passages and write the passages underneath as captions (like a cartoon or storyboard). The passages are from Act 3, Scene 1; lines 64 - 66; 67 - 72; 73 - 77; 78 - 85; 86 - 90;   91 - 96 (Stop at "... And lose the name of action.") 2. The Hamlet and Ophelia Scene: Rewrite in contemporary English and perform. You may also reinterpret with music, dance and spoken word. Wednesday, October 24 th : Present the “To be, or not to be” soliloquy or present the Hamlet and Ophelia scene. Thursday, October 25 th : Watch A...

A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE October 15, 2012 - October 19, 2012 Monday, October 15th: Work on Act 2, Scene 2 Reading log Tuesday, October 16th: Go over Act 2, Scene 2 Begin reading Act 3, Scene 1 Wednesday, October 17th: HAMLET Act 2 Test due today Watch film of Act 3, Scene 1 Thursday, October 18th: Go over Act 3, Scene 1 Read Act 3, Scene 2 Friday, October 19th: Watch film of Act 3, Scene 2 Go over Act 3, Scene 2

October 8, 2012 - October 12, 2012 A.P. English Literature Monday, October 8th: Read Act 2, Scene 1 and Scene 2 Discussion Act out For homework: Find examples of figurative language in Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2; write the examples, identify and explain how they relate to the theme, the characters or the plot. Act 2, Scene 1: Polonius is discussing with Reynaldo plans to spy on Laertes while he is at university. Danskers: Danes Line 12: you will get more information asking indirectly than directly. Line 15: pretend you don’t really know him well.  You know his father and his friends, but him slightly. Forgeries: false stories or lies (line 22) Polonius tells Reynaldo to spread little stories about Laertes gambling, drinking, fencing, swearing, going to brothels - Reynaldo takes exception to the brothel. The above things: the drinking, the swearing, the fencing are things that a young man should do and is expected to do, but should not do them to excess. Going to the brothel wo...