10th Grade Winter Assignment: December

DUE Monday, January 5, 2009
HAMLET

Read all of Act I (scenes i-v). Select two scenes to complete two Journal Entries. Use the following format:

Hamlet Journey Entry #____

Act / Scene/Lines __________

Name__________________________________________ Date___________________Ms. Walsh


Directions Write in your own voice. Interact with the play. Grades are based on the thoroughness of your responses. Hamlet Journey Entries carry a weight of 30 points each. A letter grade will be assigned to each entry, based on the Letter Grade Interpretation Rubric. Use loose leaf.
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1. Summarize the action of the scene.


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2. Comment in one sentence on what you think is the significance of this scene. What would the play be like without it?


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3. Ask questions about the scene. Has anything in the scene caused you confusion? If not, then write interpretive questions we could discuss in class. Ask one of the characters in the scene a question- or ask me a question.

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4. Quote lines from the scene that you enjoyed and comment on them.

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5. Describe your reactions to a character, action, or idea you confronted in the scene.


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6. Comment on the figurative language used by the characters in this scene.


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7. Talk about the many different relationships characters have to one another, quoting specific words or phrases to give evidence for your opinion.

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8. Imagine that you are an actor playing one of the characters in the scene. Get inside that character’s mind. Tell how the character feels about himself/herself, about other characters, about the situation of the scene.

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9. What do you think are the themes presented in this scene? What techniques does Shakespeare use to convey these themes? (Use the list of Common Literary Themes we discussed in class. Scroll all the way down the blog for a copy of this list).



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Life Musings / period 7

Hello All!

I'm sure many noteworthy things happened in your lives today.......and inquiring minds want to know!!!!!!!

Write a short paragraph (terse, but not trite) about something that happened to you today. In fact, make it a Life Musing!

To earn full credit, you must:

a) use a combination of both simple and complex sentences
b) include one pun
c) include one metaphor
d) write in a matter-of-fact, informational tone



COMMENTING ON OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK IS WELCOME, BUT YOU MUST KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS AND COMPLIMENTS THIS TIME!!!

Happy writing,

Ms. Walsh