Welcome Back!Hamlet Performances

British LiteratureDecember 1, 2014

OBJECTIVES• Students will be able to engage

with and perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

• Students will have fun. HOW?• Review Game• Hamlet Performances

Review GameIn your teams, discuss the following question and write down the best answer on your “yellow” board.

In no more than twelve words, what is the most

interesting thing that happened over break?

In no more than twelve words, what is the most boring thing that you did

over break?

What are you most thankful for in your life?

Who is the ghost in Hamlet?

What is the main conflict in Hamlet so far?

Who is Claudius in Hamlet?

Who is Horatio in Hamlet?

Why is Hamlet angry with his mother Gertrude?

Who is Marcellus?

Who is Polonius?

Who is Laertes?

Hamlet PerformancesACTORS: • Entertain us with your renditions of your role. – Remember to clip your name tag in a clear, visible place. – Use a different accent each time you accept a new role

AUDIENCE: • Enjoy the show and jot down notes in your Records journal,

character chart, and literary elements worksheet. – For each scene, record a two sentence summary of the

scene, a significant quote (key word with line numbers), and a reaction (question, comment, prediction, analysis, etc. )