Shakespeare

Lesson plan for day 7 of the Hamlet unit. Appearance and reality, Horatio as Hamlet's ideal friend, and the play within the play.

Lesson plan for day 8 of the Hamlet unit. Claudius at prayer and the reason Hamlet spares him.

Lesson plan for day 9 of the Hamlet unit. The closet scene, the ghost that only Hamlet can see, and Hamlet's pretense of madness.

Lesson plan for day 10 of the Hamlet unit. Claudius's fear of Hamlet, the death of Polonius, and Fortinbras as a model of action.

Lesson plan for day 11 of the Hamlet unit. Ophelia's madness, Laertes' return, and Hamlet's escape from the pirates.

Lesson plan for day 12 of the Hamlet unit. Claudius persuades Laertes to join the plot against Hamlet.

Lesson plan for day 13 of the Hamlet unit. The grave diggers, Hamlet's age, and Ophelia's burial.

Lesson plan for day 14 of the Hamlet unit. Hamlet's account of the voyage, Osric, the duel, and Fortinbras's closing words.

An exercise that asks students to put five lines from Act 1, Scene 1 into contemporary English.

The schedule and guidelines for three written analyses of key passages in Hamlet, with a student sample.

A 40 minute AP essay prompt on Hamlet's remark that thinking makes a thing good or bad.

Directions for a two to three page paper that grows from the note-gathering project.