November 14, 2016 - November 18, 2016 Agenda for AP English

















Monday, November 14th: 
Discuss Hamlet’s soliloquy, Act 2, Scene 2, which begins with “Ay, so God be wi’ you. Now, I am alone….to “The play’s the thing / Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King.” 

Discuss Hamlet’s soliloquy, Act 3, Scene 3, Scene 1, which begins with “To be or not to be,  that is the question….” 
 

Please write a one to two paragraph analysis of Hamlet’s  soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1, lines 64 – 98

You must include the following: Who is speaking; what are the circumstances in which s/he is speaking; what is the theme of the soliloquy; the arguments and rhetorical devices used; analyze the metaphors, the personifications which are used and how the figurative language reveals the themes and characters.

Examples of Figurative Language:
“The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of trouble.”
 “To die, to sleep – no more….Must give us pause.”
“The undiscovered country from whose bourn / No traveler returns, puzzles the will.
And thus the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought /
And enterprises of great pitch and moment / With this regard their currents turn awry / And lose the name of action….


Please do not summarize the soliloquy. If you only summarize the soliloquy you will receive no points.

Discuss Ophelia’s soliloquy, “Oh, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!”
Watch Act 3 of Kenneth Branagh’s film of Hamlet. 
For tonight finish reading Act 3


Tuesday, November 15th: 

Please bring Writer’s Choice today. The following will be assigned: 
Writer’s Choice; pages 579 - 580; Present and Past Perfect Tenses; Exercise 10 
This will be due on Wednesday, November 16th. 

Discuss Hamlet’s speech to Horatio in Act 3, Scene 2, which begins with “


Watched Act 3; Scene 2; the Players Scene up to the point where Claudius stands during the killing of the king.
 

Wednesday, November 16th:

The Writer’s Choice assignment is due today; pages 579 – 580; exercise 10; Present and Past Perfect Tenses



Multiple Choice Questions over John Donne’s “Love Diet”

Vocabulary:

Cumbersome: an adjective describing, something which is difficult or awkward to hold or carry
Unwieldiness: an adjective describing something as difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight
Burdenous: an adjective describing something as a burden
Corpulence: fatness
Entail: the sequence or order of heirs in a will

 In the 17th Century, lovers were thought to sigh, cry, drink, not be able to eat, walk about in solitude, not wanting the company of others – save their beloveds - and not want to do anything but think about their beloved and write bad poetry.

For tonight:
Please write two paragraphs analyzing Claudius’ soliloquy on page 165; Act 3, Scene 3; lines 40 – 76. Analyze it for figurative language and show how it is being used to advance Claudius’ argument. Analyze Claudius’ argument. What is he weighing as he contemplates what he should do.

Please write two paragraphs analyzing Hamlet’s soliloquy on page 167; Act 3, Scene 3; lines 77 – 100. Why does Hamlet not act on his first impulse? Analyze his soliloquy for figurative language and show how it is being used to advance Hamlet’s argument. What does he decide to do and why?

This will be due on Friday, November 18th.

Watched Kenneth Branagh's film Hamlet: Act 3, Scene 3; pages 157 - 165; midway through Claudius' soliloquy

 

Thursday, November 17th: 

Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop; Level F; Unit 3; #1 - 10 will be due today. 
Assign Writer’s Choice; page 581; exercises 12 and 13; this will be due on Friday, November 18th. 

Hamlet AP Timed Essay Response 
1988 AP Question: [In Hamlet] some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action.  

Thesis (possible):
Although Hamlet vows and speaks of action, it is his anguished soliloquies and asides that awaken him from despondency to excitement and final action. 
Or: 
  Before Hamlet can physically move to avenge his father’s murder and purge the kingdom, he must mentally accept the truths that people are liars, wear masks and die. 

Friday, November 18th:
Act Three Test is due today. 
Watch Act Four of Kenneth Branagh’s film of Hamlet

Please read Act Four and Act Five over the Thanksgiving holiday and answer the Act Four and Act 5 Test 

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