Homework for April 21st

As our classes start to wind down, please make sure that you are completing all necessary work.

The following is to be completed before class this Thursday:

Finish reading and annotating Hamlet
Consider the essay questions in the previous post, and choose one to base your essay on.
Gather quotes to support your points.
Complete an outline for that essay using the following format
And turn in:

Title: ____________________

1. Introduction
   1. Introductory statement
   2. Thesis statement: ____________________
   
   
2. Body
   1. First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
      1. ____________________
      2. ____________________
      3. ____________________
   2. Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
      1. ____________________
      2. ____________________
      3. ____________________
      
      
   3. Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
      1. ____________________
      2. ____________________
      3. ____________________
3. Conclusion
1. Closing statement
2. Restate thesis: ____________________

Review the character terms that we went over in class

Know the definitions 

Foil

Stock

Protagonist

Antagonist

Flat

Round

Static

Dynamic 

Homework April 14th

This weeks homework will include readings in you text book and Hamlet. You will also be turning in you Character analysis essay for a final grade. Please see the list below for details:

• Read the last Act of Hamlet. It is important to finish the book so you can spend the next couple of weeks reflecting on your upcoming essay. Try to annotate at least 1/2 way through the final act. If you can finish all annotations you will receive  5 bonus points which will be added to your essay grade. It may be helpful to annotate your book with your final Essay in mind.

• you will be asked to base your final essay in one of three questions. You will find the questions below. Please start thinking about, and outlining your essay points now. You should slso start gathering quotes and evidence to support your points. 

1. Throughout the play, Hamlet claims to be feigning madness, but his portrayal of a madman is so intense and so convincing that many readers believe that Hamlet actually slips into insanity at certain moments in the play. Do you think this is true, or is Hamlet merely play-acting insanity? What evidence can you site for your opinion?
2. Think about Hamlet’s relationship with Ophelia. Does he love her? Does he stop loving her? Did he ever love her? What evidence can you find in the play to support your opinion?
3. Analyze the use of descriptions and images in Hamlet.How does Shakespeare use descriptive language to enhance the visual possibilities of a stage production? How does he use imagery to create a mood of tension, suspense, fear, and despair?

• Please read chapter 9 on theme and worldview in your text
• The final draft of your Essay is due this week. Please turn in your essay at the beginning of the day. It should be properly formatted and put in a page protector.  Please make all necessary corrections to your body paragraph. Please work to make sure that your conclusion follows the following rules:
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•  Conclusions wrap up what you have been discussing in your paper. After moving from general to specific information in the introduction and body paragraphs, your conclusion should begin pulling back into more general information that restates the main points of your argument. Conclusions may also call for action or overview future possible research. The following outline may help you conclude your paper:
  In a general way,
  • Restate your topic and why it is important,
  • Restate your thesis/claim,
  • explain why readers should align with your position,
  • End with a hook , short anecdote, quote, or surprising fact.

Homework due April 7th

Homework for this week is as follows:

• Read through Act 4 of Hamlet

You should Annotate at least 1/2 of the act this week.

• Explain the meaning of verse 93 of act 3 scene 2 (chameleons dish) (turn in before class)
• Find proof in Act 3 that Hamlet is actually on the verge of madness and is not only pretending. (Turn it in before class) 

Be thinking about the concluding paragraph of your Essay. 

The final draft will be due in 2 weeks 

read the next chapter in your workbook. 

Homework due March 31st

• Please finish reading and annotating all of Act 3 in Hamlet

Answer the following question:

What is does Hamlet mean, and Shakespeare wish to convey in the following line:
"Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge". -Act3 , scene 3

• Rewrite your body paragraphs for you Analysis essay. Remember the formula given in class .   You can refer to the following site for more info on the independent elements you paragraph should include 
• https://tboltamericanliterature.wordpress.com/8-sentence-paragraph/

 Here is a link to the exercise we did in class 

Review the structure of the paragraph (unscrambled). Pay careful attention to the fluidity of the paragraph. Note how each sentence leads into the next; each one building in support of the topic sentence. If you read the sentences out of order your paragraph will not make sense.  If you remove one of the sentences from the paragraph your paragraph will lack fluidity. 

https://games.commons.gc.cuny.edu/files/2011/07/Unscrambling-Your-Body-Paragraph-Web.doc

Homework for March 10th

This week's homework is to continue reading Hamlet
act 3 scene 1-2
Please be sure to annotate completely.
You will be asked to summarize what you have read

Please also bring your unrevised essays to class.
We will take some time to go over body paragraphs and what they looks like.
We will also be working through activities to help you establish a "flow"


See you Thursday!

Scarlett

Literature homework due March 3rd

Homework for this week:

• Continue reading and annotating Act2 scene 2  in Hamlet

We will be going over annotations this week in class. 

• Rewrite your intro to include all that we discussed in class on Thursday.  Start with an attention grabber that relates specifically to your essay. Come up with a good thesis sentence and place it at the end of your paragraph. Their should be at least 3-4 sentences between your attention grabber and thesis statement that give us the following information:

1.   Must provide reasonable context to your argument. (Be persuasive)
2. Must give title of book and Authors name
3. Present and original well thought out idea or analysis
4. Paragraph leads into or transitions to the thesis statement with fluidity. 

Before turning in your intro

Proof read it for grammatical and punctuation error 2x

Read the paragraph and re read it 5x to make sure that sentence structure and flow of the paragraph is correct. 

Read your paragraph out loud 2x ( sometimes hearing it calls attention to errors or awkward statements.

Read your paragraph backward from thesis to intro. 

 Is the meaning of each sentence clear? (One way to answer this question is to read your paper one sentence at a time, starting at the end and working backwards so that you will not unconsciously fill in content from previous sentences.) Is it clear what each pronoun (he, she, it, they, which, who, this, etc.) refers to? Have you chosen the proper words to express your ideas? Avoid using words you find in the thesaurus that aren’t part of your normal vocabulary; you may misuse them.

Due Feb 25th

For homework this week please read hamlet Act 2 scene 1 and 2
Make sure that all of scene 1 is annotated and that you annotate as much of scene 2 as possible.
We realize that this is s long scene, so we anticipate discussing this scene in 2 parts.
We will be checking annotations to see that they are done.

Please bring your essays back to class this week, as we will be working through our thesis sentences as a class.

Please bring your text books with you to class as well.



See you on Thursday