Homework Due October 2nd

Hamlet 

Read Act three from Hamlet. 

Come prepared to discuss your reading.

Worksheets

Complete both the short answer study guide. Found in the dropbox and questions are underneath.

Characters

In three descriptive words describe the following characters

• Hamlet
• Ophelia
• Claudius 
• Polonius
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern 
• Gertrude
• Laertes

 

Questions

1. What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry to the King? What is the King's
response?

2. Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy is in scene one. In a sentence or two
   paraphrase his main points.
   
3. Describe Hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia.
   
4. What do the King and Polonius decide about Hamlet's condition after eavesdropping on
   Hamlet and Ophelia?
   
5. Why does Hamlet give instructions to the players?
   
6. What was the King's reaction to the play, and what did Hamlet and Horatio decide his
   reaction meant?
   
7. What message does Rosencrantz deliver from the Queen?
   
8. The King has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prepare to do what? Why?
   
9. Why doesn't Hamlet kill the King when the King is kneeling?
   
10. How does Polonius die?
    
11. What would Hamlet have his mother do? 
    

Homework Due September 25th

 

Hamlet 

Read Act two from Hamlet. 

Come prepared to discuss your reading.

Worksheets

Complete both the short answer study guide. Found in the dropbox.

Review

Review the Literary Techniques and methods as well as the story sequence chart. 

Reminder of the fall schedule

Class Schedule

Week 1 - 21 Aug

Week 2 - 28 Aug

Week 3 - 4 Sep

Week 4 - 11 Sep

Week 5 - 18 Sep

Week 6 - 25 Sep

Week 7 - 2 Oct

Week 8 - 9 Oct

Week 9 - 16 Oct

Fall Break - no classes Oct 23

Week 10 - 30 Oct

Week 11 - 6 Nov

Week 12 - 13 Nov

Thanksgiving Break - no classes Nov 20

Week 13 - 27 Nov

Week 14 - 4 Dec

Week 15 - 11 Dec

Week 16 - 18 Dec

Homework Due September 18th

Textbook

Read the introduction and excerpt from Utopia in Unit 4 The Elizabethan Period from your English Literature textbook. 

Answer questions on Utopia turn these in next week. 

Hamlet 

Read Act one from Hamlet. 

Come prepared to discuss your reading.

Worksheets

Complete both the inference worksheet, and short answer study guide. Both of these can be found in the dropbox.

Review

Review the Literary Techniques and methods as well as types of meter we discussed in class. 

Homework Due September 12th

Textbook

Read Unit 3 The Medieval Period from your English Literature textbook. 

Focus The Green Knight and Everyman answer questions on these passages and bring these in class. Come ready to discuss these as well.

Complete Unit Review answer questions and bring to class. 

Poetry 

Use the techniques from the past two weeks to analyze The Canterbury Tales Prologue and Sonnet 18.

Sonnet 18 

Analyze using the 10 questions and determine the meter and form, turn this in next week.

Review

Review the Literary Techniques and methods as well as types of meter we discussed in class.