For this assignment you will be creating a Digital Essay addressing one of the writing prompts below. Instead of writing the essay, you will be creating a 5-7 minute Google Docs Presentation that you will present to the class.

Learning Target I will be able to ___________________ the ___________________________of the

_____________________________________regarding how to _______________________________ and

and ________________________________ of a drama and be able to ______________________________

to _________________ my _________________ in the form of a _________________________________. Requirements

1. At least 10 slides + a title slide (includes proper MLA heading + title of your essay).

2. Each slide must have notes attached that include a thesis (what you are trying to prove with your essay) and

support from the play. These notes must be elaborated on during the presentation. Proper MLA formatting must be used when citing quotes.

3. You must turn in a printed copy of all slides, with the attached notes printed on them.

4. Each slideshow page must be visually stimulating with clear graphic pictures (see attached example). Remember to simplify your pages for the best visual impact.

5. Text included on slides must be purposeful. Do not overwhelm your audience with too many words on one page. Specifically choose words that you want to impress upon your listeners and attach those words to pictures. Remember, you are not killing trees by adding more slides to your presentation!

6. At least 3 of your slides must include quotes from the text that support your thesis. FONT SIZE should be as large as possible so that we can read each quote.

7. 5-7 minute oral presentation (I will cut you off at 7 minutes).

8. Your presentation must be well rehearsed and fluid…Come with a plan!

Topic Choices

1. To what extent is Hamlet’s quest for revenge justifiable in terms of the situation presented?

2. The play deals with the difference between appearance and reality. Cite examples of things that are not what they seem - where truth and fiction seem to exist side by side, or concurrently. Why do you suppose Shakespeare did this?

Digital Essay Name: Teacher: Class: Date:

3. Describe Hamlet’s relationship with Ophelia. Did Hamlet really love Ophelia? Is he to blame in her death? 4. What makes this play a tragedy (other than the pile of corpses at the end)? 5. Hamlet kills Polonius by accident. Should he be held accountable? Would it be fair for him to use the insanity

defense if he were tried for murder? At that moment in the play, would you argue that Hamlet was insane or sane?

6. Note images of sickness and disease (i.e. decay and corruption) throughout the play. How are they

significant? What effect do these images have on the reader? Why did Shakespeare include these images in the play?

7. The following phrases might be used to describe the character of Prince Hamlet. How do you think each

relates to Hamlet’s nature? Support your answers with evidence from the text.

• A victim of circumstance • A man incapable of taking action • A man in the grip of insanity

8. Consider Hamlet’s behavior when he is with each of the following characters. What is revealed about him in his dealings with each of these people?

• Claudius • Gertrude • Polonius • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Total: _________/40

8 Stellar

7 Good

6 Adequate

5 Inadequate

Slide Appearance: At least 10 slides + a title slide. Visually appealing and include large readable text.

Slide Content: Includes a thesis and offers support from the play. Proper MLA formatting. Text on slides is purposeful.

Quotes: At least 3 quotes from the novel that support your thesis.

Notes: Each slide has notes that discuss what you are planning on presenting to the class

Presentation Delivery: 5-7 minutes in length. Well rehearsed and fluid. Clear, audible voice. Eye contact. Notes are elaborated on.

Example Slides - Essay Prompt: What was Hamlet’s Tragic Flaw? Does he have one/more/none?

Essay Prompt #: ________ Write your Thesis Statement below. Don’t forget to narrow your focus so that it is specific. Thesis Statement: ___________________________________________

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Use the lines below to record your supporting evidence (quotes from the novel). Evidence #1: _______________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________ Evidence #2: _______________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________ Evidence #3: _______________________________________________

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