See yesterday’s post

Today we will focus on on Hamlet’s famous soliloquy “To Be or Not To Be.”

You are going to do a paraphrase of the soliloquy and then choose which of the following three versions you think is the most effective and why. See the following handout: Paraphrase this! part 3

How did this soliloquy sound in Shakespeare’s time?

If you’d like to know more about the original pronunciation of Shakespeare’s English, watch this video:

Today I’ll start by addressing some of the questions from Act 2.

Then we will watch Act 3 and then do the Act 3 lecture. Hamlet-Act-3 (I’m not going to print off a template for you this time but I still want you do do Cornell style notes and submit them).

I’m also going to hand out your Hamlet projects today. See Friday’s post if you need an online version.

Here are your Hamlet projects!

Hamlet Multigenre Project 2016

Hamlet Project Planning Sheet Name

Hamlet Project Rubric

We will be doing a lecture on Act 2 of Hamlet today followed by a theme journal.

Hamlet Act 2

Hamlet-Act-2-Cornell-Style-Notes

Act 2 Theme Journal

Write a one and a half to two page journal response discussing how the theme of your choice has been developed so far (see notes on Key Ideas).

For a level 4 you must demonstrate:

• proper paragraph development (state, illustrate, explain)
• proper spelling and grammar
• use support from the text referenced using this format: (I.ii.54-57)
• identify 3+ ways the theme you’ve chosen has been developed so far
• draw conclusions and raise questions that go beyond the obvious

Essays due to Turnitin by Sunday at midnight otherwise late mark deductions apply.

The class ID is:15417850

And the enrollment key is ENG4U17

1) Italicize the title of novels in your essay. Don’t put them in quotation marks.

2) Do not bold, italicize, underline the title of your own essay.

3) Don’t give your essay a boring title like Hamlet Essay. Try something like O Heavy Burden: The Weight of Honour and Duty in Hamlet (Yes I know this isn’t a Hamlet essay)

4) Do not summarize the plot. I’ve read your novels. You don’t need to explain who the characters are or how they relate to each other.

5) State, illustrate, explain. State your point; illustrate with an example from the text–either quotation, paraphrase, or summary; explain how the illustration supports your point.

6) Use proper MLA formatting. This is not news. Here are links to help you:

In-text citations e.g. (Findley 25).

Formatting quotations

Works Cited Page

Sample Paper in MLA format

Today we’re going to finish our Act 1 lecture. Then you’ll hand in your notes.

Then we’ll take up the act 1 questions and you’ll have time to tweet. We’ll be watching Act 2 in class tomorrow. If you’re going to be away, take a copy of the play and read act 2.

Today you will be working on the following Hamlet-Act-1-questions. You can use an online version of the text or one of the books in the blue cupboard at the back of the room. Just make sure you return them neatly.

Questions are due at the end of the period. If you have time left over please tweet as your character. The supply teacher will hand back the notes you wrote yesterday and I’ve added some ideas for those of you who were struggling.

We have a shortened class today but it’s an important one because we’re starting Hamlet. Here are the handouts you need:

Hamlet Act 1 Cornell Style Notes

Key Ideas in Hamlet

hamlet intro note

I’m going to give you most of the period as a CCA work period today but we do need to start Hamlet so I need to take some class time for our intro.

I also need to discuss your literature circle blogs and hand back your tests.