Murder Most Foul

Complete Act One over the break. Answer all of the questions on scenes 3-5. For those who were absent or misplaced their questions, I have put them on Edline. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Enter Ghost, Exit Ghost, Enter Hamlet . . .

For Tuesday, read Act One, Scenes 1 and 2, and answer the reading questions. If you were not in class Friday, the questions are on Edline, and the play can be read here.

Journal Entry for Wednesday, November 19

Write about a time you had to do something you really did not want to do. How did you handle the situation?

Bonus topic: How would Hamlet answer this question?

Hamlet Part 2: Everyone Dies

Except Horatio. That's how Hamlet ends, more or less. Find out when, how and why they die by finishing the story for Wednesday. Expect a quiz similar to the first one.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Read the story version of Hamlet through page 184 for Monday, November 17. A quiz will happen on that day.

To read or not to read, that is the question.

The answer is . . . read! Remember to read the handout on Shakespeare and The Globe. Take thorough notes, which you can use on the quiz.

My first post!

I have joined the 21st century and now have a blog for my classes. It was the best of times . . .