Warm Up 11/16 What are you supposed to get out of this Hamlet Act III activity? List as many outcomes as possible.

Learning Targets I can establish a foundation for events and characterization in Act III of Hamlet by reading a summary of my scene with a group and answering comprehension questions about the scene. For my chosen character, I can choose one important Shakespearean line to keep for a performance, and can translate the rest in order to make the scene more understandable for my classmates. I can perform my assigned scene from Act III of Hamlet with my group.

Actor’s and Director’s Tasks Actor's work: Identify your character's motivation: why does your character do what he/she does in this scene? Write 1-2 thorough sentences in your journal. The more thorough, the more believable your character will be.  Translate your character's lines into what we would say today. Pick one line that you'll preserve from the play for your character. (Finish this step TODAY) Practice with your group.  Director's work:  You are the boss of the scene performance! As such, you must garner a complete vision of what this scene will look like when performed. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of your scene, highlighting what you identify as the essence of the scene and how you plan to illustrate that with your group.  You select blocking, which means that you decide where the characters will stand when performing the scene. Draw a quick rough draft in your journal. (Finish this step TODAY) You approve all the translations and chosen lines of your scene mates. They all must work with your vision of the scene.  You watch closely as your group performs the scene, making appropriate adjustments as you go.