Friday, November 1st

No school - Professional Development Day!

Thursday, October 31st

1. Hamlet - Read and discuss Act 3, scenes 3 and 4 (2:06:10 / 2:12:20)
    *** Annotating and Questioning the Text

2. Journal #11 - Act 3 Summary

3. Hamlet
    ***Watch Acts 2 and 3 of the film

Objective: Students will write a strong summary of Act 3 of the play.

Tuesday, October 29th

1. Hamlet - "To be, or not to be..."
    ***Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter
    ***Video clips: Kenneth Branagh / David Tennant / Franco Zeffirelli
    ***Small groups - soliloquy analysis

Objective: Students will analyze Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy.

Monday, October 28th

1. Journal #10- Ophelia

2. Hamlet - Act 3, scenes 2 1:44:45
    *** Annotating and Questioning the Text

Objective: Students will think critically about Hamlet and its characters.

Friday, October 25th

1. Hamlet - Act 1 and 2 quiz

2. Journal #9 - Claudius

3. Hamlet
    ***Read and discuss Act 3, scene 1 (1:32:25)
    *** Annotating and Questioning the Text

Objective: Students will reflect on Claudius' character and use textual evidence to support their views.

Thursday, October 24th

1. Hamlet
    *** Continue to read and discuss Act 2, Scene 2 (at line 168) - 1:06:06

2. Journal #8 - Act 2 Summary

3. Hamlet - "Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" Analysis (in Classroom)

Objective: Students will write a strong summary of Act 2 of Hamlet.

Tuesday, October 22nd

1. Hamlet
    *** Read and discuss Act 2, scene 1 (51:24)

2. Journal #7 - Polonius

3. Hamlet
    ***Begin Act 2, scene 2 (0:57:35) - read through line168

Objective: Students will reflect on Polonius' character and use textual evidence to support their views.

Monday, October 21st

1. Return Community Activism Papers 
   ***Add Community Activism page

Objective: Students will update their digital portfolios.

Friday, October 18th

1. Hamlet - Four Corner Debate

Objective: Students will utilize reliable sources and sound evidence to support their stance in a debate.

Thursday, October 17th

1. Shakespearean insults

2. Work on Hamlet - Four Corner Debate
    ***Debate will take place on Friday, October 18th.

3. Journal #6 - Act 1 Summary

4. Watch and discuss Act 1 of Hamlet (film - start - 34:30)

Objective: Students will utilize reliable sources and sound evidence to support their stance in a debate.

Tuesday, October 15th

1. Hamlet
    ***Character map
    *** Read and discuss Act 1, scenes 4 & 5 (35:00 / 39:50)
    *** Complete discussion questions

2. Introduce Hamlet - Four Corner Debate 
    ***Debate will take place on Friday, October 18th.

Objective: Students will understand why Hamlet wants to avenge his father's death.

Monday, October 14th

1. Youth Truth Survey

Objective: Students will complete the Youth Truth Survey.

Friday, October 11th

1. Journal #5 - Tragedy

2. Hamlet
    *** Read and discuss Act 1, scenes 2 & 3 (12:45/ 27:35)
    *** Complete discussion questions

Objective: Students will get comfortable hearing and using Shakespearean language.


Thursday, October 10th

1. Library
    ***Check out Hamlet books

2. Introduction to Hamlet (Act I)
    ***Pre-reading questions and vocabulary
    ***Review Act I vocabulary
    ***Read and discuss Act 1, Scene 1 - 0:01:35
    ***Complete discussion questions

Objective: Students will prepare to read Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Tuesday, October 8th

1. Community Activism Project Presentations

2. Amnesty Day
        ***All late work for the Community Activism unit is due by midnight today.  After this time, late work will not be accepted for this unit.

Objective: Students will research and report on a social issue/movement that is important to them.


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