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A student model of the homework: a paraphrase and an analysis of Hamlet's first soliloquy.
An AP style essay prompt on Hamlet's soliloquy at 1.2.133-164. Students explain how form reveals the speaker's attitude.
An AP style essay prompt on Hamlet's soliloquy at 1.5.99-119. Students explain how form reveals the speaker's attitude.
An AP style essay prompt on Hamlet's soliloquy at 2.2.576-634. Students explain how form reveals the speaker's attitude.
An AP style essay prompt on Hamlet's soliloquy at 3.1.64-98. Students explain how form reveals the speaker's attitude.
An AP style essay prompt on Hamlet's soliloquy at 3.2.419-432. Students explain how form reveals the speaker's attitude.
An AP style essay prompt on Hamlet's soliloquy at 3.3.77-101. Students explain how form reveals the speaker's attitude.
A tone exercise on Hamlet's soliloquy at 4.4.34-69. Students mark the tonal shifts, the words that support each tone, and the images.
An AP style essay prompt on Claudius's prayer at 3.3.40-76. Students explain how form reveals his attitude.
The schedule and guidelines for two written analyses of key passages in Othello.
The grading rubric for the passage analysis homework.
A student model of the homework: a paraphrase and an analysis of Iago's opening speech to Roderigo.