Monday

You will have read all of Act I and we will have an open discussion about any problems, issues concerns.  Then we will head right into the meat of Act One.  Please use the online dictionary on the Virtual Field Trip Link, if you need help with the language.  There will be a reading quiz everyday so please read.

Tuesday

We move on to Act 2.  The act is quite short.  The discussion ought to be short.  We will watch some movie clips from the first two acts so you can all see how different people have elected to stage this play.  There will still be a quiz.

Wednesday

OH MY THE BIG DAY!!!!  This is the Act that all people know.  This is the Act that contains “To be or not to be…”  Please read the whole Act carefully.  The discussion here will be good.  There will be a quiz.  This Act is quite important so we will discuss it for the full period.  No reading for Thursday.

Thursday

We will discuss the project that goes along with Hamlet.  There will be a PowerPoint presentation on exactly what the assignment entails and how to accomplish it.  There is an example on the Virtual Field Trip link of what I will be asking you to do.  Please go look at it so we can get all the questions answered before the weekend.  We will visit Green Eggs and Hamlet to see something fun. No quiz today.

Friday

Act 4 is a nice lengthy act with a lot of action.  The discussion here will take the whole period and will end with a reading quiz.  Also please bring questions about the assignment.

Monday

The final act is short.  We will go through some fun things done with Hamlet.  Including The three Minute Hamlet, and an alternative ending to Hamlet.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Your presentations will be made and written soliloquies handed in.  This will conclude our study of Hamlet.  The next text we will be reading is The Death of Superman so bring your copy Wednesday in case we finish the presentations early.