All The Hamlet Classes on One Page

All the Classes on One Page

Hamlet, Day One (1 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Read Hamlet, Act I (http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/hamlet/hamlet.all.html) Review well the cast of characters (http://www.hamlet.org/hamlet_cast.html)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read "Biographical Outline" of Shakespeare’s life (http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/germa/hamleteng.htm#biography) Read Chronology of the Plays (http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/germa/hamleteng.htm#chronology)
Self-Evaluation	After reading the instructions carefully, complete three interactive quizzes on Act I: http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-1-1.htm, http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-1-2.htm, http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-1-3.htm Complete the following quiz on the play’s characters: (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz.htm)
Writing Assignment	Answer three of the following four questions about Act I (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/quest1.html) Read Peter Elbow on "Writing Without Teachers" (http://www.tc.cc.va.us/writcent/handouts/writing/pelbow.htm)
Rhetorical Lesson	Review "Writing About Literature" (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature.html) and (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_lit.html) Read "The Aims of Critical Writing" (http://www.dac.neu.edu/owl/ucdict/mainel.html)
Grammatical Lesson	Review paragraph formation at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/118.html And Paragraph Development at http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/paragraphs.html
Misc. Assignment	If you find it helpful, read Robert Thornton’s "How to Get More Out of Your Study Time" http://eve.ucdavis.edu/bis1b/Study.htm Review Hamlet Assignment questions Choose your paper topic Read this handout on Writing about Shakespeare: (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/lit-arts.html)
For Next Time	Read Hamlet, Act II
Upcoming Assignment	See Hamlet Assignment, due on the last day of class Class Instructor should read "A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Hamlet" (http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/5/83.05.04.x.html)

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Hamlet, Day Two (2 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Read Hamlet, Act II (http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/Hamlet/Hamlet.all.html)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read "Shakespeare’s Reputation" (http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/germa/Hamleteng.htm#reputation) Read excerpts from Richard Courtney's book Shakespeare's World of Death: The Early Tragedies. Pages 13 - 15. (http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/Hamlet/wofdeath.htm)
Self-Evaluation	Complete interactive quiz on Act II (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-2-1.htm) (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-2-2.htm) (Complete this interactive quiz on Norway and Denmark: (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz2.htm)
Writing Assignment	Answer 8 of the following 14 questions about Act II: (http://Hamlet.hypermart.net/quest2.html)
Rhetorical Lesson	"Developing a Central Idea or Thesis" (http://webware.princeton.edu/Writing/wc4c.htm) "Writing a Thesis" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/thesis.html) "Constructing thesis Statements" (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html) "Developing an Argument" (http://webware.princeton.edu/Writing/wc4d.htm)
Grammatical Lesson	"Transitions" (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/transitions.html) (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/transiti.html) Using Evidence (http://www.uwec.edu/academic/curric/jerzdg/orr/handouts/Style/showing.htm) "Sentence Parts and Word Functions" (http://webster.commnet.edu/hp/pages/darling/grammar/definitions.htm)
Misc. Assignment	"How to Read an Assignment" (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/read.html)
For Next Time	Read Hamlet, Act III
Upcoming Assignment	Confirm your paper topic. Read "Coming Up with Your Topic" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/topic.html)

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Hamlet, Day Three (3 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Read Hamlet, Act III (http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/hamlet/hamlet.all.html)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read "The Language of Shakespeare" (http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/germa/hamleteng.htm#language) Read "The Play’s Historical Sources" (http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/germa/hamleteng.htm#sources)
Self-Evaluation	Complete Interactive Quizzes on Act III (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-3-1.htm) (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-3-2.htm) (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-3-3.htm)
Writing Assignment	Answer Seven of the following 13 questions about Act III: (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/quest3.html)
Rhetorical Lesson	"What is an Academic Paper?" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/what.html) "Writing: Considering Structure and Organization" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/write.html) Logic in Argumentative Writing (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_argpers.html) "Students [Writing] Advice for Students" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/advice.html)
Grammatical Lesson	"Coherence" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_cohere.html) "Conciseness" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_concise.html) "How to Improve Sentence Variety" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/variety.html)
Misc. Assignment	Write an Outline of your Hamlet Paper See "Developing an Outline" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_outlin.html) "Style in Writing" (http://www.tc.cc.va.us/writcent/handouts/writing/style.htm)
For Next Time	Read Hamlet, Act IV
Upcoming Assignment	Think about how you will structure the rough draft of your Hamlet paper.

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Hamlet, Day Four (4 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Read Hamlet, Act IV (http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/hamlet/hamlet.all.html)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read "Hamlet" from Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays (1817) by William Hazlitt (http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/thomas_larque/ham1-haz.htm) Read "Humanities: General Advice for Non-Majors" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/humanities/write.html)
Self-Evaluation	Complete interactive quiz on Act IV (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-4.htm)
Writing Assignment	Answer six of the following ten questions: (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/quest4.html)
Rhetorical Lesson	"Considering Structure and Argument" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/write.html) "Higher Order Concerns and Lower Order Concerns" ( ) "Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html)
Grammatical Lesson	"Improve your Writing Style" (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/style.html) "Using Commas" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html) "Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation and Syntax" (http://www.dac.neu.edu/owl/ucdict/secel.html)
Misc. Assignment	Compose the introduction and thesis paragraph(s) of your Hamlet paper Read "Introductions" (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/introductions.htm)
For Next Time	Read Hamlet, Act V
Upcoming Assignment	Consider the relationship between the introduction and the conclusion of your Hamlet paper. Read "Conclusions" (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/conclusions.html)

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Hamlet, Day Five (5 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Read Hamlet, Act V (http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/hamlet/hamlet.all.html)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read excerpt from Notes on Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson (gopher://gopher.ocf.berkeley.edu:70/hh/Library/Shakespeare/Plays/Tragedies/Hamlet/Notes_on_Hamlet_by_Samuel_Johnson) Read "Ripples in a Pond" (http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/hamlet/ripples.htm)
Self-Evaluation	Complete interactive quiz on Act V, Scenes 1 + 2 (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-5-1.htm) (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-5-2.htm)
Writing Assignment	Answer nine of the following 15 questions: (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/quest5.html)
Rhetorical Lesson	Look over the subjects covered in "Principles of Composition" (http://webster.commnet.edu/hp/pages/darling/grammar/composition/composition.html-ssi) Read "Elements of Successful Essays" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/essayelements.html)
Grammatical Lesson	"Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/modifiers.html) "Recognizing the Passive Voice" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/passive.html)
Misc. Assignment	Bring three copies of your rough draft to class; OR, post the first paragraph and thesis of your essay to the class discussion group; OR, e-mail your first paragraph and underlined thesis to your instructor for evaluation and comment.
For Next Time	Review important/ pivotal scenes in Hamlet. Consider the "Problems" in Hamlet.
Upcoming Assignment	Consider the relationship between the introduction and the conclusion of your Hamlet paper.

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Hamlet, Day Six (6 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Read "Enjoying Hamlet" (http://www.pathguy.com/hamlet.htm)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read T.S. Eliot’s "Hamlet and His Problems" (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/eliot.html) Read Ernest Jones’ "Hamlet and Oedipus" (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/oedipus.html)
Self-Evaluation	Complete interactive quiz on quotations from Act I: (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamlet-qt-1.htm) Complete interactive quiz on quotations from Act II: (http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamlet-qt-2.htm)
Writing Assignment	Short-answer three of the following 16 essay questions: (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/essays.html)
Rhetorical Lesson	Read "Revision: Cultivating a Critical Eye" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/revise.html) Read "Strategies for Revision" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_edit.html)
Grammatical Lesson	Read "MLA Citation Style" (http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/mla.html) Read "Quotations" (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/quotatio.html) Read "Attending to Grammar" (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/grammar.html)
Misc. Assignment	Revise your Hamlet paper thoroughly. Consider having a friend or roommate review it with you. Consider bringing it to the Learning Skills Center for review. Reread your paper in light of your original assignment.
For Next Time	Review the evidence used in your Hamlet paper.
Upcoming Assignment	Turn in your Hamlet paper next class.

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Hamlet, Day Seven (7 of 7)

Primary Reading Assignment	Reread the seven soliloquies (http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/germa/hamleteng.htm#soliloquies) (http://stjohns-chs.org/english/shakespeare/hamlet/sol.html)
Supplementary Reading Assignment	Read "Of Revenge" by Francis Bacon (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/revenge.html) Read Goethe on Hamlet (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/goethe.html)
Self-Evaluation	Submit your essay to the following "Proofreading Strategies" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_proof.html)
Writing Assignment	After reading every other part of today's activities, ubmit your Hamlet paper. Include final draft, one rough draft, and an outline.
Rhetorical Lesson	Review "Avoiding Plagiarism" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html)
Grammatical Lesson	Read "MLA Format" (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html)
Misc. Assignment	Visit "Shakespeare's Globe Research Database" (http://www.rdg.ac.uk./globe/) Visit the Globe Theater (http://shakespeares-globe.org/IE-home.htm)
For Next Time	Prepare for the final exam
Upcoming Assignment	The final exam

Hamlet, Acts I, II, III, IV, V

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