III.ii, lines 297 to 432 (end of scene) (LINK start at line 256.)
Pd. 3 and 5 also read III.iii to line 76.
Review: Who was the play within a play primarily directed at? Evaluate Hamlet's treatment of both Ophelia and his mother. Note Hamlet's treatment of Ros. and Guild. and his sudden shift when Polonius enters. What does Hamlet mean by his final lines of the play?
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Journal: What is Brutus' fatal flaw? How do you know? This is a thesis/proof activity: define the flaw in the opening sentence, then prove it with evidence from the play.
Read II.i, line 234 to the end of the scene. (LINK start at line 242)
Clarification of notes was given. Notes need to be visibly divided into two sections: summary and analysis. Analysis must discuss the significance of some factor of the reading (think literary elements). Summary answers the question, "What happened?" Analysis answers, "So what?" make sure what you consider analysis isn't just summary discussion.
Read and discusses III.ii, lines 1 to 97 with particular attention as to why Shakespeare spent so much time describing Hamlet's directions to the player and Hamlet's description of Horatio.
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Clarification of notes was given. Notes need to be visibly divided into two sections: summary and analysis. Analysis must discuss the significance of some factor of the reading (think literary elements). Summary answers the question, "What happened?" Analysis answers, "So what?" make sure what you consider analysis isn't just summary discussion.
Finished scene 1. Reread the monologue and continued into Hamlet's encounter with Ophelia (LINK). Particular atterntion was paid to Hamlet's revelatory comments concerning his suspicion that they are being watched, the question of his sanity and love for Ophelia.
Notebooks were collected to check notes. Notes have to be formatted with summary (What happened?) and analysis (What did you learn?) separated in some way. Summary is easy. I am more interested in your analysis.
Notebooks and quizzes have to be done by Monday afternoon.
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Quiz on Act 1
Notebooks will be collected tomorrow. All work needs to be in by Monday afternoon.
Read and discussed Act III, scene i throguh line 98 with particular attention paid to Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" monologue. (See post below for links)
I will be out tomorrow. Here's the deal: I did not collect group B's journals today. Add three more entries for extra credit and I will collect them after Regents week (1/31). Same goes for group A except I will collect journals 2/7.
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Finished Act I, scenes ii and iii. If there wasn't enough time to summarize and analyze in notebooks, this must be done for homework. (See post below for links.)
Watch Act I in class tomorrow. Take quiz on Thursday.
Copied summary and analysis to use as model. See below:
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
1/09/2012
I.i
Summary: The commoners are partying in the street. Julius Caesar is returning to the city after defeating Pompey, another Roman general. Flavius and Marullus, nobles, are upset at this. They send the crowd home, after trying to shame them for being so happy over Pompey’s defeat.
Lit. Elements:
Mood: Tense. The anger of the nobles, and happiness of the commoners is laying the groundwork for the story’s conflict. Also, the commoners are seen as easily changeable as they once loved Pompey, but now love Caesar, who has just killed Pompey. Setting: Street in Rome, February 15th
Introduced Julius Caesar. Discussed class obligations and historical context, expecially summary and analysis. Handouts will be given on Monday with specific directions.
Students are encouraged to use outside sources to make sure they are fully understanding this story. When absent, students NEED to check this site for the day's reading and keep up by reading a good text translation HERE..
Summaries, analyses and more can be found HERE. Use this source to add to your class notes in your own words. Do not copy from this site. I will be checking your notebooks and will know if you are.
Read, discussed and took notes for Act II, scene i.
Note: Modern translation of the text HERE. Summary, analysis and more to help you fully understand this play can be found HERE. I highly recommend using this resource to help you in understanding this story.
Note II: I need to keep a copy of the myth projects. Please print out another copyfor me and I'll give you the graded one. If you didn't save it (For shame!), let me know and I'll copy it.
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Continued poetry exam. Any essays not finished will be due no later than Monday.
