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 Took the Act II partner quiz – minutes  Copied the “Fever Chart” from the front board into our notes

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 Worked with a partner on the “Fever Chart” to complete proof of mental status [ line numbers as evidence] for Hamlet and Ophelia and shared out answers: ACT 1, scenes 1-5 ACT 2, scenes minutes

 …signed up for roles for ACT III for reading aloud on Wednesday and Thursday.

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 Read aloud ACT III, scene 1  Lines 1-98 ONLY  “To Be or Not to Be” soliloquy- then translate 4-6 lines with your partner.

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 Finish “To Be” translation as a class

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To Snooze or not to Snooze… To snooze or not to snooze – that is the question: Whether ’tis easier to rise on time And face the harsh light of early day, Or to stay huddled under the quilt, And, by hiding, avoid the rays. To rise, to hit the snooze button— No more – and by rising to say I face The early-morning preparations for the events That each day holds— ’Tis a situation I do not wish to face.

To snooze, to sleep— To sleep, perhaps too long. Ay, there’s the problem, For in oversleeping what events may come about When we are hiding from the alarm’s harsh call Must make us stop and think. That’s the idea That makes disaster of sleeping in. For who really wants to face the 6 a.m. sun, The first period’s quiz, The morning person’s obnoxious cheeriness, The disappointment in decaffeinated coffee, The dance class’s early rehearsals, The overly chipper song of the early bird, And the cold looks That early-risers send in my late-sleeping direction, When they too may sleep in On weekends free from tribulations?

Who would heed the alarm’s early call, To squint and yawn through the first hours of the day, But that the horror that something may be missed while dozing, The unknown events that have occurred which The gossips discuss While we stand in a confused daze, Wishing we had risen on time Instead of seeking those futile thirty minutes? Thus the chance of missing out does make early risers of us all, And thus the bliss of sleeping in Is tainted by eye-opening thoughts of lost news, And peaceful moments of dreams and sleep With this regard their paths are cut short And lose the dark in favor of the harsh light.

Example Soliloquy  Write your own soliloquy, modeling it after Hamlet’s “To Be or Not to Be” soliloquy  Title it  Type it  Print TWO COPIES- *one copy with your name *one copy with STUDENT ID # ONLY!!!!

 Worked on finishing the translation for the “To Be or Not to Be” soliloquy  Got an assignment to write our own soliloquy – due Mon., Dec. 22 nd  Read more of ACT III- time permitting

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 Read key selections from ACT III  Discussed the plot twists and ramifications of Hamlet’s actions  Evaluated Hamlet and Ophelia’s mental status on the “Fever Chart” for ACT III