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Dates: CM 4 week 4
Blooms Taxonomy
Collections 4
Seeking Justice, Seeking Peace- The
Tragedy of Hamlet
KUD
Know:
Selected vocabulary words from the play Hamlet (vocabulary test will be given on March 7th)
The following literary terms: act, scene, dialogue, soliloquy, aside, tragedy, drama, foil
Characters in Hamlet
Themes in Hamlet are still relevant in todays society
The purpose of tableaux for understanding and analyzing specific scenes or events in a play
Understand That:
Just as each sport has its own vocabulary, each genre of literature has its own vocabulary.
Wrestlers have matches, not games, and strive for takedowns, not touchdowns. Plays have
acts, not chapters, and are written in dialogue, not prose.
Plays are written for the stage, not the page- watching a visual presentation of a play can help
with the audiences understanding
Each scene in a play has a purpose
Authors add foil characters to pieces of literature to bring out characteristics of the main
character
Tableaux are still images that represent a scene or event in a play
Tableau participants needs to analyze their characters thoughts/actions and portray those
when presenting
Do:
Review selected vocabulary words
Review the importance of character analysis in the play- characters words and actions reveal
personality
Continue filling out Hamlet character chart (to be filled out as students read the play and
watch the movie)
Read Act IV and Act V, of The Tragedy of Hamlet
Complete Act IV and Act V guided reading questions
Present Tableaux to class as a form of review of the main events from each act
Watch Acts III-V of the movie
Write daily journal entries
Essential Questions:
Students should consider these questions:
1. What is the difference between a play and a novel?
2. Whats so great about William Shakespeare?
3. What are the various literary conflicts and how might they apply to this play?