1. By William Shakespeare Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 7

2.   Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 7 RL.11-12.2 Reading Literature

3.   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.) Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 7 RL.11-12.4 Reading Literature

4.   Student learning will be assessed via a Quick Write at the end of the lesson. Students answer the following prompt, citing textual evidence to support analysis and inferences drawn from the text.  How do specific word choices contribute to the development of two central ideas in Hamlet’s “O all you host of heaven!” soliloquy? Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 7 Assessment

5.   pernicious (adj.) – causing insidious harm or ruin  adieu – (n.) goodbye Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 7 Vocabulary

6.   sinews – (n.) tendons  bear – (v.) to hold up; support Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 7 Vocabulary