Extra Credit: Due Monday, January 12

Due Monday, January 12
Loose Leaf, Handwritten

Locate two examples of figurative language in Act I of Hamlet, and for each:
a) Quote the example
b) Cite the Act/Line/Scene
c) Identify the speaker
d) Identify the character(s) being spoken to
e) Identify the literary term/technique/device used (ex: pun, irony, simile, metaphor, ect.)
f) Discuss what the quote means in literal terms, and explain your conclusions
g) Explain why it is important to understand this literary technique in order to better understand the story

This assignment must be completed on loose leaf, in your neatest handwriting. Typed responses will not receive credit. NO EXCEPTIONS. You will be scored on the thoroughness of your response and your use of vocabulary. For letters (f) and (g), you will also be scored on grammar and sentence-structure.

Reminder Quote Identification Test for Act I of Hamlet Tuesday, January 13. You will be presented with several quotes. Your task will be to:
a) identify the speaker
b) translate the quote into your own words
c) identify the context (discuss the situation in detail)
d) explain the significance of the quote(importance to scene)
* You will be expected to use new vocabulary and sentence
structures.

Mad Glibs: Extra Credit Opportunity

Hello Students,

Check out these awesome mad glib links. They used to be called Mad Libs. For Extra Credit, complete a mad glibs story online, copy it onto looseleaf when you are done, make any changes necessary to make your story make sense, and submit.

Links
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
http://madlibs.org/
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

Due Date for Extra Credit: Friday, October 17, 2008

Happy writing,

Ms. Walsh