Here are some ideas to consider about Hamlet as a whole. They might be useful for the upcoming writing (the seven or so minute part that should have been with today's test but will be tomorrow, the in-class essay answers originally intended for tomorrow, or even ideas to spin around for the out-of-class essay).
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ymTEkdWydeJY72Mh1cF6_gDzZYIXUno7lINh37Oxe8/edit?hl=en&authkey=CKy4_6oH
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
TEST on Wednesday
Wednesday: Hamlet objective (50-ish questions) test plus 1 short piece of writing (not an "essay")
Thursday: A 30-minute in-class, closed-book essay question on Hamlet (possibly 2 shorter questions)
Rest of Thursday/Friday: Getting started on the Hamlet out-of-class essay
Thursday: A 30-minute in-class, closed-book essay question on Hamlet (possibly 2 shorter questions)
Rest of Thursday/Friday: Getting started on the Hamlet out-of-class essay
Monday, March 28, 2011
"Wrapping Up Hamlet"Week
TODAY IN CLASS
1. Very short Act IV quiz. (both classes)
2. Returned and went over Act II quiz (2nd)
3. Picked up in Act V as the mourners arrive at the cemetery (4th)
FOR TOMORROW
Be absolutely certain that you have read to the end of the play. We will focus on Act V issues early in the class period, and raise some broader questions during the latter part of the class.
WEDNESDAY:
An objective test with ONE short writing question (probably bulleted, in fact)--more "factual" than "interpretive."
You will also receive the essay question on this day so that anyone who will be gone over break will have some time to think through this instead of being hit on the Monday you return. Note the due date below.
THURSDAY:
A 30-minute essay question [or 2 shorter ones] (closed book)
Time to start work on out-of-class essay
FRIDAY:
Work time for the essay.
THE WEEK AFTER BREAK
The first draft will be due by Wednesday. In-class peer response on that day.
Final Draft: Due on Friday, April 15.
1. Very short Act IV quiz. (both classes)
2. Returned and went over Act II quiz (2nd)
3. Picked up in Act V as the mourners arrive at the cemetery (4th)
FOR TOMORROW
Be absolutely certain that you have read to the end of the play. We will focus on Act V issues early in the class period, and raise some broader questions during the latter part of the class.
WEDNESDAY:
An objective test with ONE short writing question (probably bulleted, in fact)--more "factual" than "interpretive."
You will also receive the essay question on this day so that anyone who will be gone over break will have some time to think through this instead of being hit on the Monday you return. Note the due date below.
THURSDAY:
A 30-minute essay question [or 2 shorter ones] (closed book)
Time to start work on out-of-class essay
FRIDAY:
Work time for the essay.
THE WEEK AFTER BREAK
The first draft will be due by Wednesday. In-class peer response on that day.
Final Draft: Due on Friday, April 15.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
TODAY IN CLASS
Questions left over from the partial print-out situation were collected (affected questions 3-10 for Scenes 4 and 5). We mostly finished these scenes (the end of 5 was very "light" in 4th--we will probably re-visit that briefly.
FOR TOMORROW
Finish Act IV by reading and answering the questions (Wednesday's hand-out) for Scenes 6 and 7.
Questions left over from the partial print-out situation were collected (affected questions 3-10 for Scenes 4 and 5). We mostly finished these scenes (the end of 5 was very "light" in 4th--we will probably re-visit that briefly.
FOR TOMORROW
Finish Act IV by reading and answering the questions (Wednesday's hand-out) for Scenes 6 and 7.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
CHANGE OF PLAN . . .
that affects what I told 2nd period, but 4th, you're already in the loop. I was not aware until 4th that a good number of you did not realize how many actual questions were on the homework from yesterday--there should have been a total of 10 questions, but the page that some of you printed had only two actual questions. I will accept additional papers tomorrow without loss of credit. And it's clear that it will take us a good chunk of tomorrow to discuss scenes 4/5, so I'll accept 6/7 homework on Friday (hand-out). If you don't see this announcement, and get the new questions done anyway, well, you're probably better off!
NOW, back to the issue of why only part of the assignment prints out. I still don't know "why"--there is not a mistake in the Google.docs link. One person suggested changing the antiquated IE7 to at least 8 or even 9--or to Google Chrome (which makes sense for another Google product). However, I don't think I'm supposed to change school computers to that extent. Someone else pointed out another fix: when you open the Google.docs link, DOWNLOAD the document. Then print it.
SO--in class today, we finished all we need to do with scenes 1, 2, and 3. Tomorrow in class, you will bring the remainder of the questions on 4-5 (if you didn't have them today). For homework tonight, you should certainly get a good start on scenes 6-7, but I WILL accept the written questions on Friday.
NOW, back to the issue of why only part of the assignment prints out. I still don't know "why"--there is not a mistake in the Google.docs link. One person suggested changing the antiquated IE7 to at least 8 or even 9--or to Google Chrome (which makes sense for another Google product). However, I don't think I'm supposed to change school computers to that extent. Someone else pointed out another fix: when you open the Google.docs link, DOWNLOAD the document. Then print it.
SO--in class today, we finished all we need to do with scenes 1, 2, and 3. Tomorrow in class, you will bring the remainder of the questions on 4-5 (if you didn't have them today). For homework tonight, you should certainly get a good start on scenes 6-7, but I WILL accept the written questions on Friday.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hamlet Homework
TODAY IN CLASS
Quiz over II-III
Reading time to get started in Act IV: during class, read and keep track of any initial questions you have.
You should presumably have been able to read Scenes 1, 2, and probably 3 in class--these are all very short!
FOR TOMORROW
Here is the link to your homework. The first three short scenes are summarized for you; it will be up to you to ask questions about them at the start of class tomorrow. For homework, read scenes 4 and 5, using the remaining questions as both a guide to understanding and a way to show--through your responses--that you "get it."
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-qZe_D6bpRc4yj1ewK4MQYN4fzVz8ulq-_JdwSEQbY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CJ_znMkH
We will continue with Scenes 6 and 7 in class tomorrow--they are not homework.
Quiz over II-III
Reading time to get started in Act IV: during class, read and keep track of any initial questions you have.
You should presumably have been able to read Scenes 1, 2, and probably 3 in class--these are all very short!
FOR TOMORROW
Here is the link to your homework. The first three short scenes are summarized for you; it will be up to you to ask questions about them at the start of class tomorrow. For homework, read scenes 4 and 5, using the remaining questions as both a guide to understanding and a way to show--through your responses--that you "get it."
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-qZe_D6bpRc4yj1ewK4MQYN4fzVz8ulq-_JdwSEQbY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CJ_znMkH
We will continue with Scenes 6 and 7 in class tomorrow--they are not homework.
Monday, March 21, 2011
TODAY IN (BOTH) CLASSES
Though the starting points were somewhat different, we finished reading/discussing Act III. You were supposed to have finished reading on your own over the week-end, but with no questions required for the last scene, there seemed to be a bit of vaguesness . . . unfamiliarity . . . among some folks.
SO read up, because
TOMORROW IN CLASS
There will be a quiz over Acts I-III, with the emphasis being on two and especially three. This quiz will be different than the last one in that you will need to produce/write more yourself (though no "essay" questions), and it will be harder to scrape by on what you picked up in class. So read/review as needed.
Then you'll have time to get started on Act IV in class, with more of Act IV expected as homework.
Though the starting points were somewhat different, we finished reading/discussing Act III. You were supposed to have finished reading on your own over the week-end, but with no questions required for the last scene, there seemed to be a bit of vaguesness . . . unfamiliarity . . . among some folks.
SO read up, because
TOMORROW IN CLASS
There will be a quiz over Acts I-III, with the emphasis being on two and especially three. This quiz will be different than the last one in that you will need to produce/write more yourself (though no "essay" questions), and it will be harder to scrape by on what you picked up in class. So read/review as needed.
Then you'll have time to get started on Act IV in class, with more of Act IV expected as homework.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Back to our regular schedule . . .
So for tomorrow, both 2nd and 4th should have read Act III, Scene 3, and answered the questions you received earlier this week. These need to be done neatly and completely--either typed or in ink--and ready to turn in at the start of class on Friday.
During class on Friday, we will discuss the end of Scene 2 as needed (2nd and 4th are at slightly different points), reinforce what you discovered on your own for Scene 3, and proceed together with Scene 4.
(If by any chance you are absent on Friday, know that you simply need to finish Act III.)
During class on Friday, we will discuss the end of Scene 2 as needed (2nd and 4th are at slightly different points), reinforce what you discovered on your own for Scene 3, and proceed together with Scene 4.
(If by any chance you are absent on Friday, know that you simply need to finish Act III.)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Hamlet, Act III
Bottom line: both 2nd and 4th will finish Act III by Friday. And the first order of business when I see you next, whichever class you are in, will be to finish discussing your "summa-phrase" of Hamlet's "To be or not to be . . . " soliloquy.
For tomorrow: 2nd period, read the rest of Scene 1. We may have an in-class reading as well, but not until you tell me what specific tones/attitudes we should look for in the reading. We'll pick up from there.
4th period, yes, read the rest of Scene 1, but because there will be less time to do more reading later, also go ahead and read the first 95 lines of Scene 2 (that's up to the part where everyone shows up for the play).
4th period, please check back on Tuesday--I'll probably add some further information/helpful guidance later on.
For tomorrow: 2nd period, read the rest of Scene 1. We may have an in-class reading as well, but not until you tell me what specific tones/attitudes we should look for in the reading. We'll pick up from there.
4th period, yes, read the rest of Scene 1, but because there will be less time to do more reading later, also go ahead and read the first 95 lines of Scene 2 (that's up to the part where everyone shows up for the play).
4th period, please check back on Tuesday--I'll probably add some further information/helpful guidance later on.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
TODAY IN CLASS
Time to read (people should already have been to about page 101, but not everyone had done that); the idea was to get done or nearly done with Act II.
New questions--for peronal notes/jotted down answers, not to be handed in.
Class progress varied a bit because of the unscheduled fire "drill" 2nd period, but the upshot for tomorrow is the same.
FOR TOMORROW
1. Finish reading Act II.
2. Work through at least half of the questions on the new hand-out.
3. During about 20 minutes of class time tomorrow, you should be able to finish those questions (you'll be allowed to work together). 4th might not need so much time, since you had more today.
4. Both classes--the last 15 or 20 minutes will be a short quiz over both Acts I and II.
Time to read (people should already have been to about page 101, but not everyone had done that); the idea was to get done or nearly done with Act II.
New questions--for peronal notes/jotted down answers, not to be handed in.
Class progress varied a bit because of the unscheduled fire "drill" 2nd period, but the upshot for tomorrow is the same.
FOR TOMORROW
1. Finish reading Act II.
2. Work through at least half of the questions on the new hand-out.
3. During about 20 minutes of class time tomorrow, you should be able to finish those questions (you'll be allowed to work together). 4th might not need so much time, since you had more today.
4. Both classes--the last 15 or 20 minutes will be a short quiz over both Acts I and II.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Still on Hamlet, Act I
TODAY IN CLASS
Questions 1-9 stamped; Scene 3 discussed. Part of Scene 4 discussed with answers developed in class.
FOR TOMORROW
Read Act 1, Scene 5 and answer the Scene 5 questions on the study guide. Have this completed by the start of class (we'll collect it, discuss briefly, and MOVE ON to Act II).
Questions 1-9 stamped; Scene 3 discussed. Part of Scene 4 discussed with answers developed in class.
FOR TOMORROW
Read Act 1, Scene 5 and answer the Scene 5 questions on the study guide. Have this completed by the start of class (we'll collect it, discuss briefly, and MOVE ON to Act II).
Monday, March 7, 2011
TODAY IN CLASS
New questions hand-out:
1) Read and write answers to the Act I, Scene 2 questions. Be sure to include act/scene/line references. (you don't always have to "quote" from the text--but you DO need to show where/what lines of the text provide the evidence.
2) Read Scene 4. Be ready to respond to these questions during class discussion.
3) Then you'll do Scene 5 on your own and we'll be done.
SO--if you are on the excused list for Tuesday--have Act I FINISHED for Wednesday.
New questions hand-out:
- Went over major points of Hamlet's first soliloquy ("O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt . . ."
- Students were to record our joint efforts
- Did questions 1-3 in class
1) Read and write answers to the Act I, Scene 2 questions. Be sure to include act/scene/line references. (you don't always have to "quote" from the text--but you DO need to show where/what lines of the text provide the evidence.
2) Read Scene 4. Be ready to respond to these questions during class discussion.
3) Then you'll do Scene 5 on your own and we'll be done.
SO--if you are on the excused list for Tuesday--have Act I FINISHED for Wednesday.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
TODAY IN CLASS
We either finished the first scene (4th period) or came very close to doing so (2nd); so second period people, please read the last page or so of the scene.
FOR TOMORROW
Read the first section of Act I, Scene 2. This will get you to the middle of page 29.
You do not need to write formal homework (paraphrase, summary, etc.). However, you should take notes on questions or problems you're having. We will "go over" significant chunks of this in class, and there will be some in-class written work associated with it tomorrow. However, there will be some lines that will not be read and may not be mentioned verbally--you need to get in the habit of reading the assigned sections even if it's a struggle for you. You WILL get better with practice, and better to start improving now while the assignments are very short!
We either finished the first scene (4th period) or came very close to doing so (2nd); so second period people, please read the last page or so of the scene.
FOR TOMORROW
Read the first section of Act I, Scene 2. This will get you to the middle of page 29.
You do not need to write formal homework (paraphrase, summary, etc.). However, you should take notes on questions or problems you're having. We will "go over" significant chunks of this in class, and there will be some in-class written work associated with it tomorrow. However, there will be some lines that will not be read and may not be mentioned verbally--you need to get in the habit of reading the assigned sections even if it's a struggle for you. You WILL get better with practice, and better to start improving now while the assignments are very short!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
TODAY IN CLASS
1) Summary and implications of pages 290-297 in the gray books.
2) Checking out the Hamlet texts: anyone who was absent or who did not have your ID needs to take care of this ASAP either at lunch or immediately after school.
3) We began reading Hamlet with the help of several young men in each class . . . but we didn't have time to break down or analyze too much. We DID establish that Horatio is not actually a regular guard or sentinel; he was asked to join the other fellows to verify their claim that they have seen a ghost. He's initially skeptical (doesn't believe in ghosts) and apparently better educated ("a scholar"), but when he too sees the ghost, he becomes a believer.
FOR TOMORROW
Probably the ONLY Hamlet day with no homework. On most days, you will either have some additional reading to do at home, or you will be asked to do something (answer some questions, paraphrase a section, summarize a section, or do some other task) with something that we've read in class. On a few days, I will have you read silently in class to make more headway--we don't want to get really bogged down in the text. It should "move" fairly fast.
Remember, you can leave your heavy regular lit book at home or in your locker for awhile. But have Hamlet with you every single day!
1) Summary and implications of pages 290-297 in the gray books.
2) Checking out the Hamlet texts: anyone who was absent or who did not have your ID needs to take care of this ASAP either at lunch or immediately after school.
3) We began reading Hamlet with the help of several young men in each class . . . but we didn't have time to break down or analyze too much. We DID establish that Horatio is not actually a regular guard or sentinel; he was asked to join the other fellows to verify their claim that they have seen a ghost. He's initially skeptical (doesn't believe in ghosts) and apparently better educated ("a scholar"), but when he too sees the ghost, he becomes a believer.
FOR TOMORROW
Probably the ONLY Hamlet day with no homework. On most days, you will either have some additional reading to do at home, or you will be asked to do something (answer some questions, paraphrase a section, summarize a section, or do some other task) with something that we've read in class. On a few days, I will have you read silently in class to make more headway--we don't want to get really bogged down in the text. It should "move" fairly fast.
Remember, you can leave your heavy regular lit book at home or in your locker for awhile. But have Hamlet with you every single day!
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