May 12, 2014 - May 16, 2014 Weekly Agenda for World Literature

Monday, May 12th:
Read August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

Tuesday, May 13th:
Read August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

Wednesday, May 14th:
Read August Wilson's The Piano Lesson 

Thursday, May 15th:
Read Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire

Friday, May 16th:
Read Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire 

May 5, 2014 - May 9, 2014 Agenda for World Literature

Monday, May 5th:
HAMLET, Act 5, Scene 1 questions and translations (see blog)

Tuesday, May 6th:
HAMLET, Act 5, Scene 2 questions and translations (see blog)

Wednesday, May 7th:
Work on HAMLET, Act 5 Test
Due at end of period

Thursday, May 8th:
Background on August Wilson
Begin reading The Piano Lesson

Friday, May 9th:
Continue reading The Piano Lesson 

HAMLET, Act 5, Scene Questions

HAMLET, ACT 5, SCENE 1

Translate into contemporary English the following:

1.

Page 247

Hamlet: lines 140 – 146

To whom is he speaking? About whom?

2.

Page 249

Grave digger and Hamlet: lines 168 – 178

What is the question Hamlet poses to the grave digger?

According to the Grave digger, whose skin lasts the longest?

Why?

3.

Page 251

Hamlet: lines 216 – 223

Why does he say that? What does he mean by this?

4.

Page 253

Doctor: lines 233 – 242

5.

Page 257

Gertrude: lines 302 – 306

About whom is she speaking? What situation is she discussing?

HAMLET; Act 5, Scene 2
Translate the following passages into contemporary English:
1. Page 259; lines 15 - 28; Hamlet
2. Page 261; lines 33 - 62; Hamlet
3. How does Hamlet feel about the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
4. Page 271; lines 200 - 208; Hamlet
5. What is Hamlet saying about Osric and people like Osric?
6. Page 283; lines 389 - 395; Hamlet
7. To whom does Hamlet bequeath the throne?
8. What does Hamlet tell us about death?

April 28, 2014 - May 2, 2014 Weekly Agenda for World Literature

Monday, April 28th:
HAMLET; Act 4, Scene 5, translate the following into contemporary English:
Page 211:
Claudius: lines 88 - 104
Messenger: lines 109 - 118
Page 213:
Laertes: lines 130 - 134
What is the significance of the flowers Ophelia gives to the King and Queen?
Page 219:
King: lines 226 - 236
Laertes: lines 237 - 242

This is due at the end of the period.

Tuesday, April 29th:
HAMLET; Act 4, Scene 6
Page 221
Put into your own words, Hamlet's letter to Horatio

Act 4, Scene 7
Pages 223 - 233
Answer the following questions:
1. What reason does Claudius give to Laertes for not punishing Hamlet sooner? (page 223)
2. What strange letter does Claudius receive? (page 225)
3. What is Claudius proposing to Laertes? (page 227)
4. According to Claudius, why was Hamlet was jealous of Laertes? (page 227)
5. What special skill of Laertes does Claudius flatter? (229)
6. How does Claudius use this flattery to manipulate Laertes?
7. How else does Claudius manipulate Laertes? (page 231)
8. Why is Laertes' response on line 144 ironic? (page  231)
9. What is the specific plan Claudius proposes to Laertes? (page 231)
10. What does Laertes enthusiastically propose to do to help the plan? (page 231)
10. What is the backup plan proposed by Claudius?

Wednesday, April 30th:
Act 4, Scene
Pages 233 - 235
Translate into contemporary English the Queen's lines on pages 233 - 235, lines 190 - 208.

Thursday, May 1st:
Your Act 4 Test will be due today.
Watch Act 5

Friday, May 2nd:
Read Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2
Watch film of Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET; Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2
Discuss

April 21, 2014 - April 25, 2014 Agenda for World Literature

Monday, April 21st:
Watch Act 5, Scene 1 and 2

Tuesday, April 22nd:
Special schedule. Shortened period.
Read Act 4, Scene 4
Analyze the Captain's and Hamlet's lines for meaning.

Wednesday, April 23rd:
Special schedule. Shortened period.
Translate and analyze Hamlet's soliloquy for meaning. Due at the end of class.

Thursday, April 24th:
Special schedule. Shortened period.
Read Act 4, Scene 5
Translate and analyze Gertrude's "There is a willow..." monologue
Create tableaux for the scene

Friday, April 25th:
Special schedule. Shortened period.
Read and analyze Act 4, Scene 5
Discussion
Act Four Test will be due on Monday, April 28th.

April 7, 2014 - April 11, 2014 Agenda for World Literature

Monday, April 7th:
Work day!
Due today:
Hamlet Act 3 test
"To Be or Not to Be" Illustrations
Translations

Tuesday, April 8th:
Watch Act 4 of Hamlet

Wednesday, April 9th:
Watch Act 5, Scene 1 of Hamlet
Read Act 4, Scene 1
Discussion:
Comprehension
Father/Son connection
Shakespeare's biography: death of father and son
Themes

Thursday, April 10th:
Passed out Act 4 Hamlet Test
Read Act 4, Scenes 2 and 3
Discussion:
Act 4, Scene 2; lines 1 - 5;
Disease Motif
Lines 22 - 40
Puns, Attitude, Circle of Life, Existentialism
Lines 67 - 77
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Claudius' emotional state

Friday, April 11th:
Minimum Day
Work on Act 4 Test

April 7, 2014 - April 11, 2014 Agenda for World Literature

Monday, April 7th:
Due today:
Act lll HAMLET Test
Six Panel Illustrations with Captions from "To Be or Not to Be"
Rewriting Act 3 monologues into contemporary English

Tuesday, April 8th:
Pass back Act 2 test
Watch Act 4 of Kenneth Branagh's film HAMLET

Wednesday, April 9th:
Pass out Act 4 HAMLET Test
Read Act 4 of HAMLET
Discussion

Thursday, April 10th:
Read and discuss Act 4
Break into groups of five to do performance art pieces based on:
Claudius' confession
Ophelia's scenes with the King and Queen
The Queen's "There is a willow...." monologue
Claudius and Laertes conspiring together

Friday, April 11th:
Shortened day
Work on the performance art pieces