1. By William Shakespeare Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3

2.   Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed). Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3 RL.11-12.3 Reading Literature

3.   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 does Shakespeare develop the character of Claudius in lines 110–121? Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Assessment

4.   unprevailing (adj.) – futile, useless  retrograde (adj.) – (in this context) opposite, contrary Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

5.   immediate (adj.) – following or preceding without a lapse of time  chiefest (adj.) – highest in rank or authority; most important; principal Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

6.   courtier (n.) – a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Vocabulary