February 5, 2018 - February 9, 2018 Weekly Agenda


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!”

4th Group:
Act 3, Scene 2; pages 127 – 133; Hamlet with Horatio, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Polonius

5th Group:
Act 3, Scene 3; pages 133 – 139
Claudius with R and G
Claudius praying
Hamlet contemplating murdering Claudius

6th Group:
Act 3, Scene 4, pages 141 – 153
Polonius, Gertrude, Hamlet
Hamlet kills Polonius
Ghost, Hamlet, Gertrude

1st Group: Sandra, Jefferson,  Alejandro, Luis, Brandy, Ronald
2nd Group: Carter, Oscar, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Andrea
3rd Group: Angela, Manuel, Leslie, Cristina, Aliyyah
4th Group: Kais, Allison, Daireen, Roland,
5th Group: Zane, Sydney, Monce, Matteo,  

6th Group: William, Danya, Blanca, Alexis,

Break into groups to begin working.


This is what you need to do:
You may use power point to:
 Summarize the plot
Analyze the characters
Analyze the theme
Identify the figurative language that is on the test
Explain the figurative language
What is being compared to what? What is revealed about the subject?
Then after the power point explanation - You need to make it interesting!
You must:
Act out the scenes that you have discussed in the power point to illustrate what you have just imparted to the class
You may:
Rewrite the scenes into contemporary English with explanations.


Many absentees
Break into groups to work on presentations
Worked with Act 3, Scene 4 – the bedroom scene

 Tuesday, February 6th: 

Presentations on Hamlet, Act 3

 Scene 1: Brandy, Ronald, Alejandro, Sandra 
Sandra: Characterization - R&G; Claudius, Polonius, Ophelia, Hamlet 
Summary of Act 3, Scene 1
Hamlet - Dynamic
Ophelia - passive and oblivious to the reality of the situation 
Claudius  has changed the most, more paranoid 

 Luis: Figurative Language "To Be or Not to Be" 
Wanted to accomplish something before death 

Hamlet in scene with Ophelia: Beauty versus Honesty
Everyone is a sinner 
Curses Ophelia with frigidity, chastity and columny 

 Wednesday, February 7th: 

 Presentations: 
Act 3, Scene 1 
Themes: Jefferson 
Sanity versus Insanity 
Overthinking 
Discussion of theme - theme must be stated as a sentence with a subject and a predicate 
One possible theme for Hamlet might be: One who pretends to be mad may slip into madness.

 Act 3, Scene 2, Part 1 
Jennifer, Oscar, Carter, Elizabeth, Andrea
Oscar - summary and characterization 

 Andrea - Character analysis 
Hamlet 
Horatio
Ophelia 

 Jennifer - Figurative language 
Allusion - "I would have such a fellow whipped..." 
"My imagination..." 
"Be not too timid..."
Alliteration -  "Trippingly on the tongue...."

 Elizabeth - Theme: Reality versus Unreality 
the Bedroom scene 

 Carter - Translated some of the passages into contemporary English 

Thursday, February 8th:  
Presentations: 
Act 3, Scene 2, ends with "Lights! Lights! Lights!"
Angela, Alliyah, Manuel, Cristina, Leslie
Plot Summary 
Plot analysis 
Theme - Angela: 
The truth of our crimes will be exposed by our actions, subconsciously driven by our guilt. 

 Good Fortune and love go hand in hand. 

 Past promises will be broken by future obstacles. 

Act 3, Scene 2 
Kais, Emily, Daireen, Roland 
Kais - summary 
Emily - figurative language 
Daireen - characters 
Roland - theme 

 Discussion of Hamlet's speech to Horatio, lines: "A man that Fortune's buffets and rewards....to sound what stop she please." Extended metaphor. Motif of the randomness of Fortune. 

 Discussion of Hamlet's scene with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act 3, Scene 2, lines 325 - 350: Extended metaphor comparing Hamlet to a musical instrument - being played upon, manipulated; motif of music 

Discussion of the humors. For extra credit, find information regarding the humors and share with class tomorrow. 

Friday, February 9th: 
Presentations of Act 3 of Hamlet

 5th Group: 
Zane, Sydney, Monce, Matteo

 6th Group: 
William, Danya, Blanca, Alexis 





















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