Sept. 28

September 28, 2016

E.Q: Characterize a person of your choice through direct and indirect characterization.

Support your reasoning through textual evidence.

Obj: I can characterize a person through direct and indirect characterization.

I can support my analysis through textual evidence. 

Starter:

Listen to Bad Blood by Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar.

Connect the lyrics to the reading from yesterday.

Make sure to reference characters and plot points.

Vocabulary

Lit Term: Tragic Hero

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.

Your Definition:

Activity: Give an example of a tragic hero.

Activity:

1.  Act Four Scenes Six and Seven  

Characters

Horatio

Servant

Sailor

King

Laertes

Messenger

Gertrude

Discussion Questions

Characterize Laertes.

Evaluate the meaning of the letter from Hamlet.

Predict how Laertes and Claudius' plan will go.

Explain the significance of what happened with Ophelia.

2.  BBC Production

Today, we will finish watching act four.

Compare and contrast the film to the original play.

3.  Character Trading Card

Individually, you will make your own trading cards. 

Use textual evidence to support claims.

You must include the following information: 

1.  DESCRIPTION

• Personality
• Motivated by id, ego, or superego.         

 2.   INSIGHTS

Thoughts

• Feelings

3.  DEVELOPMENT

• Problem
• Goal
• Outcome

4.  MEMORABLE

Action

• Interactions
• 
  

5.  PERSONAL CONNECTION

Connection 

TPEQEA
Analyze the traits identified on your trading card.
(What do these qualities show about the characters nature.)

Closure

How confident do you feel analyzing characters?

Use the learning target and explain your decision.