Ms. Bridges' AP English

 Monday, February 26th: Timed writing on Hamlet The eighteenth-century British novelist Laurence Sterne wrote, “Nobody, but he who has felt it, can conceive what a plaguing thing it is to have a man’s mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength, both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time.” From a novel or a play, choose a character whose mind is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences. Then, in a well-organized essay, identify each of the two conflicting forces and explain how this conflict within one character illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.  Due at the end of class!  All Hamlet work is due today at 11:59pm Hamlet Act 5 is due tomorrow at 11:59 pm - do not forget the essays at the end! Tuesday, February 27th:  Extra Credit for Crime and Punishment:  Checked out Crime and Punishment to the following students:  Aliyyah ...

Tuesday, February 20th:  This will be due by Friday, February 23rd.  Hamlet Act 4, Scene 5 Scavenger Hunt  On page 222 “By heaven, thy madness shall be paid with weight,  Till our scale turn the beam!”  Who says this? Why does the character say this?  Identify the figurative language.  What is the character threatening?  What is the significance of Ophelia offering rosemary to Gertrude?  What is the significance of Ophelia offering rue to the King and Queen?  What is the significance of Ophelia offering fennel to the King and Queen? What is the significance of Ophelia offering columbine to the king and Queen?  On page 226  What are the seven questions Laertes wants the answers to?  Act 4, Scene 6 On page 228  How did Hamlet escape the English bound ship? t Act 4, Scene 7 On page 228 The beginning of Scene 7 is in media res. What did Claudiu...

Monday, February 12th: Watch Act 4 Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt Pair up! Get your books out and we are going to do a scavenger hunt in Act 4, Scene 1 Page 192: Identify the figurative language used: What is it? Who says it? What is the person describing? What is being compared to what and what is revealed by the comparison? Page 194 There are three examples of figurative language: Personification, metaphor, simile, imagery, allusion There is also a motif, which is a recurring symbol 1. Identify the motif that is being used: What is it? What type of figurative language is it? Who says it? Who or what is the person describing? What is being compared to what and what is revealed by the comparison? 2 and 3 on page 194 are not motifs but are figurative language. Answer the questions. Act 4, Scene 2 Page 196 There are three examples of figurative language: 1.       Identify the figurative language. 2.  ...

Monday, February 5th:  First group: Act 3, Scene 1; pages 101 – 109 Claudius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Ophelia, Polonius, Hamlet – “To Be or Not to Be” Hamlet with Ophelia Hamlet    with Polonius Second Group Act 3, Scene 2; pages 111 – 119 Hamlet with the players, Hamlet with Horatio, Hamlet with Ophelia and the court, Third Group Act 3, Scene 2; pages 121 – 127; ends at the Lords, “Lights, lights, lights!” 4 th  Group: Act 3, Scene 2; pages 127 – 133; Hamlet with Horatio, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Polonius 5 th  Group: Act 3, Scene 3; pages 133 – 139 Claudius with R and G Claudius praying Hamlet contemplating murdering Claudius 6 th  Group: Act 3, Scene 4, pages 141 – 153 Polonius, Gertrude, Hamlet Hamlet kills Polonius Ghost, Hamlet, Gertrude 1 st  Group: Sandra, Jefferson,    Alejandro, Luis, Brandy, Ronald 2 nd  Group: Carter, Oscar, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Andr...