Shakespeare

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.

Study questions for every scene of Hamlet, to answer before each class.

Four AP style prompts on imagery, reflectors, the opening lines of a work, and persuasion. Students choose one.

A second set of four AP style prompts on imagery, characters' comments, opposing traits, and persuasion.

A review of the subjunctive, sentence fragments, run-ons, sentence variety, commas, and possessives, with examples from Hamlet.

Scene notes on Act II and a list of the eye imagery that runs through the play.

An AP style prompt on how form reveals the speaker's attitude in Othello's speech before he kills Desdemona.

An AP style prompt on Norman Holland's claim that Othello works at the level of heaven, men, and devils.

An AP style prompt on how form reveals the speaker's attitude in Othello's last speech with a sword.

A nine point rubric, with a grade conversion chart, for the heaven, men, and devils essay.

Lesson plan for day 1 of the Othello unit. Iago's grievance against Cassio, the beast imagery he uses for Othello, and Brabantio's anger.