Act Four, Scene Seven/ Remediation

March 11, 2015

E.Q: Compare and contrast the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet to the original text.

Obj: I can identify similarities and differences between the BBC production and original text.

Starter:

"Somebody that I used to Know" - Gotye

Relate the lyrics and the video to Hamlet.

(Consider what happened in the reading yesterday.)
Why do you think the actors chose this song?

 

Vocabulary:

Copy both of these documents.

We will review 5 words as a class, and you will also create your own unique set of terms.

Use Viva Vocab for this element.

You need 30 words by the end of the unit.

Hamlet Vocab 

Activity:

1.  Royal Shakespeare Company

Hamlet Act Four, Scene One 
 Hamlet Act Four, Scene One Continued 

Compare and Contrast this play to the original.

 Make a list of items on the Google Doc for today.  

 2.  Act Four, Scene Seven

Electronic Copy

Characters

Claudius

Laertes

Messenger

Gertrude

Discussion

How would you characterize Laertes?

Predict how Laertes and Claudius' plan will go.

Explain the significance of what happened with Ophelia.

 

3.  Royal Shakespeare Company

  Scene Two and Three

Compare and Contrast this clip to the original play.

 Add the list of items on to the Google Doc for today. 

4.  Vocab/Remediation

With the remaining time, work on either your viva vocab or benchmark 2/18 remediation.

Benchmark 2/18 Remediation

Please read Charles Dickens' Baron of Grogzwig.

As you read, find pieces of textual evidence that exemplify indirect characterization.

Fill out the chart using 5 different examples.

Baron of Grogzwig

Chart

Closure:

Predict what will happen in the final act.