1. Capstone Work Hamlet: Act 2
February 21-24
Capstone Work
Hamlet: Act 2

2. Today: Be Self-driven & focused on using your timely wisely all hour 
Special Goal:
A QUIET college-like environment where everyone is reading, taking notes, researching, & typing

3. Due by 11:59 PM in Google Classroom:
Monday, Feb. 21
CAPSTONE:
Due by 11:59 PM in Google Classroom:
Annotated Bibliography for articles 1 & 2 [alphabetized] uploaded with FIXES for the first summary
Please see the RUBRIC/examples in GC for self-help!
Next Assignment:
Due Friday, March 3rd:
Article #3,notes, and summary added to your “Annotated Bibliography”
[ Database only ]
ACT Helps:
See my GC for a McGraw-Hill link for practicing all subjects 
See the uploaded “help” PowerPoints for tips

4. Wednesday, Feb. 22

5. Reminders:
Capstone Collected Yesterday: Article #2, annotated Note Sheet #2 Annotated Bibliography uploaded to GC Assigned Yesterday and due NEXT FRIDAY, March 3: Article #3, annotated Note Sheet #3 [ Need one? See the back table ]

6. You will also need a copy of the play- turn to pg. 73
Directions:
Find and sit by your partner [or work on your own if you prefer  ]
Locate a single sheet of paper and put both of your names & hour in the upper right corner
You will also need a copy of the play- turn to pg. 73

7. Today: Work in a focused & efficient manner as we examine Act 2

8. Upcoming lines to watch for!
You shall do marvelous wisely, good Reynaldo,/ Before you visit him, to make inquire/ Of his behavior”
2:1:3-5
Upcoming lines to watch for!

9. 2:1:1-83 Polonius & Reynaldo
Overview: Polonius gives money to his manservant, Reynaldo, to travel to Paris to “spy” on his son, Laertes. Is he’s being naughty?!? Reynaldo will question friends & acquaintances of Laertes & observe him. Question #1: Make a list of things Polonius seems concerned about Laertes doing- what are the “naughties”? 
PLOTs #1-2:
On the backside of your paper, start a list of who’s plotting against whom & how/why 

10. Plots to Track Person/s Plotting Scheme Desired Outcome
1. [King Claudius] Send Voltemand Avert war
Prince Fortinbras & Cornelius to *Achieved
Norway to
see Fortinbras’s
uncle to stop Fortinbras
from marching on Denmark
Polonius Have Reynaldo spy Wants to
on his son, Laertes, be sure he’s
in Paris behaving
3-5?

11. Upcoming lines to watch for!
No, my good lord, but as you did command/I did repel his letters and denied /His access to me
2:1:
Upcoming lines to watch for!

12. 2:1:85-125 [Skim read—10 minutes ] Polonius & Ophelia
Overview: Polonius talks to his daughter, Ophelia: she is extremely frightened after Hamlet is with her due to his wack-a-doo behavior! Question #2: Make a list of things which Hamlet did which frightened Ophelia: Question #3: In a sentence, sum up Polonius’s explanation for Hamlet’s odd behavior after talking to his daughter:
Discuss:
Is it okay for Hamlet to fool Ophelia into thinking he’s gone mad?

13. Good gentlemen, he hath much talked of you/And sure I am two men there is not living/To whom he more adheres.
2:2:19-21

14. 2:2:27-42 The King & Queen—Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Overview: The King & Queen make a request of Hamlet’s “friends”: find Hamlet, observe & talk with him [spy!], and come up with a reason for his odd behavior lately. Question #4: Sum up the reaction of Hamlet’s former friends to the plan of the King and Queen in a single sentence.
Plot #3!
How do you feel about Hamlet’s friends’ willingness to spy upon him?

15. Question #5: How does this image apply to scheming or plotting?
Please find your sheet from yesterday by the window, then sit with your partner 

16. Thursday, Feb. 23

17. Upcoming lines to watch for!
At such a time I’ll loose my daughter to him. /Be you and I behind an arras then./ Mark the encounter…
2:2:
Upcoming lines to watch for!

18. How do you feel about Polonius using his daughter as “bait”?
2:2: AND 2:2: [Skim read—10 minutes ] Polonius - The King & Queen
Overview: Polonius approaches the King & Queen with his idea about why Hamlet is “mad” and a plan to observe Hamlet with Ophelia to prove it. Question #6: Explain Polonius’s plan- how does he think they can use Ophelia to prove Hamlet is lovesick?
Plot #4!
How do you feel about Polonius using his daughter as “bait”?

19. The play’s the thing/ Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King
2:2:
Upcoming line to watch for!

20. 2:2:617-634 [Skim read—10 minutes ] Hamlet and the Theatre Troupe [ The Players]
Overview: Hamlet decides to have a visiting group of actors modify a play [ “The Murder of Gonzago”] to mimic the murder of King Hamlet as described by the Ghost. He will call it “The Mouse Trap.” Question #7: Hamlet is hesitating to kill King Claudius- why? How will this little “play” help him decide what to do? Explain:
Plot #5: Hamlet’s!

21. Upcoming line to watch for!
[No Matter] How strange or odd some’er I bear myself/(As I perchance hereafter shall think meet)….
1:5:
Upcoming line to watch for!

22. Plot #6: Hamlet again! 1:5:186-202 Hamlet’s Behavior
Overview: Hamlet tells Horatio that no matter how oddly he might act in the coming days, Horatio is NOT to give away the fact that Hamlet suspects Claudius of killing King Hamlet OR that any of them have seen King Hamlet’s ghost. His behavior is meant throw people off-balance as he searches for the truth. Question #8: SO: Is Hamlet pretending madness in Act 2 or is he really going mad? Briefly explain your answer:
Plot #6: Hamlet again!

23. by each plot you believe will be successful in achieving its goal
Question #9
Make a prediction:
Put a
by each plot you believe will be successful in achieving its goal

24. Post Zefferelli Viewing: NEWS
North: What does Hamlet
“need to know?
East: What’s he excited about?
West: Worrisome developments?
South: What suggestions would
you give him now?
Discussi on

25. Question #10: On a scale of 1-10, 10 being “Awesome
Question #10: On a scale of 1-10, 10 being “Awesome!” how focused /efficient were your partner & you throughout work on Act 2?
Explain briefly….
(1) Strength
area to
improve next
time

26. Hamlet: Acts 1 & 2 Kahoot Review Challenge
Please create
teams of 2-4
people
Team name: a flavor of ice cream 
In-class Assignment: /10
Turn in the team Kahoot sheet to demonstrate evidence of their hard work and academic focus 

27. Mini Partner Quiz [or on your own]: Act 2 – Open notes & book
Front Page:
1. Complete the graphic
organizer of “Plots”
within the play.
Explain with enough
detail so your
understanding of the
plot is clear to me
Personal Response Section:
Cross out both questions
Analyzing Literature Section:
Do questions 2,4, and 5
**Staple notes to the back of
your quiz
**Turn in at the front table
tray 

28. Friday, Feb. 24

29. “The play’s the thing / Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King
Today, we’ll compare the Zefferelli Act 2 version to the Branagh’s Act 2.
Kenneth Branagh:
Director & Lead Actor
“The play’s the thing / Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King

30. Comparison of Hamlet Films:
Complete the T-bar chart
Place in the front tray at the end of the hour