5/19/15 Do Now: - Take out your “Hamlet” books and guided reading questions.Homework: - Complete Guided Reading Questions for Act IV.- Work on Guided Reading Questions for Act V.- Reading and Post-It notes for Lit. Circles

Content Objective: Students will act out Act V of “Hamlet” as a class.

Language Objective: Students will use guided reading questions focus their understanding of the text and use Post-It Notes to record their findings.

Wednesday 5/20 – Finish “Hamlet”Thursday 5/21 – Review for “Hamlet” testFriday 5/22 – Final Lit. Circles MeetingMonday 5/25 – Memorial Day (No School)Tuesday 5/26 – “Hamlet” testWednesday 5/27 – Soliloquy Study“Hamlet” Literary Analysis Essay Due 6/3

Looking Ahead:

Actors:KingLaertesQueen

Act IV Scene vii:

“Ophelia” by John Everett Millais

Actors:Clown/GravediggerOther HamletHoratio LaertesPriest QueenKing

Act V Scene i:

Actors:Hamlet HoratioOsric LordKing LaertesQueen FortinbrasAmbassador

Act V Scene ii:

Understandingthe Literary Analysis essay:

o What are the components of an effective literary analysis essay?

o What does an effective literary analysis essay paragraph look like?

o How do I get started?

Literary AnalysisRequires you to provide a detailed close

analysis of a single passage within a text.You address literary elements and rhetorical

techniques in your analysis of a very narrow portion of a text.

In this essay, the integration of quotes from the passage is essential in providing an explanation of (and support for) your ideas.

The Literary Analysis Essay: HamletWhat does the character say in this soliloquy?

First, ask yourself:o What important ideas do I

see fleshed out in the soliloquy?

o As you identify the main ideas, think about whether they appear in the beginning, middle, or final portion of the soliloquy.

What literary elements and techniques are used to convey these ideas?

Next, think…. What textual evidence will I

paraphrase and which will I quote from the soliloquy to support each of my main ideas?

For each of the main ideas I address

in this essay, what literary elements and techniques can I incorporate into my analysis to show:

How does the soliloquy characterize the speaker and influence the audience’s perception of him?

Determining which soliloquy you will choose:

1) Hamlet’s “O that this too, too solid flesh would melt” soliloquy (Act I, Scene ii, Lines 131-161)2) Hamlet’s “O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!” soliloquy (Act II, Scene ii, Lines 535-592)3) Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy (Act III, Scene i, Lines 63-97)4) Claudius’ “O, my offense is rank…” soliloquy (Act III, Scene iii, Lines 39-75)5) Hamlet’s “How all occasions do inform against me…” (Act IV, Scene iv, Lines 34-68)

My top 2 choices are soliloquy # ____ and # ______. THINK about what makes these 2 soliloquies your top two choices. Which soliloquy will you choose for this essay? What made you choose this particular soliloquy?

Think Claim Statement

Remember: An essay’s claim statement should always answer the essay question.

1) From whose point of view is the soliloquy?

2) What is the character’s perception of himself? How do we know?

3) What is the audience’s perception of this character? How do we know?

Topic sentence addresses the claim statement (both parts of it)! Textual evidence

from soliloquy is provided tosupport the claim.

Note the specific quotes & references. Be sure to reference quotes correctly.

Analysis includes explanation of what the speaker is saying connecting those ideas withliterary elements &techniques

The essential components of a sample literary analysis paragraph

Don’t forget that the end of the paragraph needs a thoughtful summary sentence!

As Hamlet, the conflicted philosopher, continues his soliloquy, he characterizes himself as useless and loathsome. In his tortured comparison of the player to himself, he marks that it is the actor whose very soul contrives the physical emotion that he expresses with both “tears in his eyes” and “a broken voice” (2.2.540-541). Hamlet questions how much more others would respond to the actor had he possessed the same motive and passion he himself has “to act” that is, to take action against Claudius, both an irony and motif important in the play. In the poetic language that follows, Hamlet conjures an excessive hyperbolic reaction of an attentive audience whose very ears…

How we see Hamlet How Hamlet sees himself

Literary ElementsCharacterizationStatic/dynamic charactersFlat/round charactersParallel charactersDramatic foilsConflict (internal & external)SettingThemeMotifsAllusion ParadoxForeshadowingIrony (verbal, irony of situation)Dramatic ironySymbolismArchetypesApostrophe

Literary Techniques/Rhetorical strategies:•

Persuasive appeals: logos, pathos, ethosrhetorical questionsapostrophesimilemetaphorhyperbolealliterationonomatopoeiaoxymoronpersonificationpunrepetitionrhyming coupletjuxtapositioncomparison/contrastcause/effectparallel structure/parallelismparadox

Getting Startedo Take time to go back to the soliloquy you will

write about and add ideas, summarize ideas, etc. (Your accurate and thorough interpretation of what the character is saying is key to doing well on this essay!)

o Ask yourself: Have I included in my outline all the literary elements and devices I can find?

o Do I need help with this? Seek out extra help if necessary.

Next Stepso Write your claim statemento Chunk out the soliloquy in thirds: think

generally beginning, middle, and endo Know the key ideas you will express in each

chunk (again, you want to be as thorough as possible)

o What literary devices will accompany each of the ideas in each chunk?

Writing the essay1. Be sure to revise and finalize your claim statement. Know

what you are trying to prove before you begin your draft.2. Keep in mind every topic sentence should address the

character and how he is characterized and how the audience perceives him.

3. Avoid bouncing around the soliloquy. Start at the beginning and explain what the character is saying (this is where you paraphrase what is being said) AND what it means/why it is important (This is your analysis! This is also where you address the literary elements and techniques.)

Writing the Essay Introduction and Conclusion

o Refer to your notes from the synthesis essay on how to write the introduction and conclusion

o Adapt those “formulas” for this essay________________________________________Final draft due by midnight to turnitin.com: by Sunday, May 31th (note change in due date) o Extra help on the essay: After School on

Monday (today), Wednesday, and Thursday

Character Traits Evidence from the text for each trait

Connection to Hamlet Enemies Death

Hamlet Self

King Hamlet

Claudius

QueenGertrude

Ophelia

Laertes

Polonius

Horatio

Rosencrantz and

Guildenstern

ParisKrista

Nick

Sonny

Karina

Anton Jackson

Matt

Mel

Lauren

Jack

Marvin

Kyle

Elijah

Chris

Joe C.

Julia

RachelTyler

Ryan Michelle

Gia

Teachers

Desk

SmartBoard

Door

Windows

Lilly

Kukai

Period 1

Brad

Kevin

Angel Jason

Isabella

Sophie

Richa Jay

William

Nick

Julie

Dani

Leah

Vito

Andrew Diego

Alissa

Will

Anthony

MarkJulia

Allen Cynthia

Brianne Angie

Teachers

Desk

SmartBoard

Door

Windows

Amina

Emily

Period 8

Jessica

Alex B

Allie Melanie

Mike

Theresa

Jared

Kayla

Nicole

Maya

Spencer

Danielle

SebastianJasmine

Julia

Steven

Guilana

JohnAdriana

StephenLea

KrissyHamza

Teachers

Desk

SmartBoard

Door

Windows

Alex F

Period 9

Chris