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What animal has three hearts?
octopus
What is the theme of Hamlet?
Vengeance is a path that leads to death
Who is Shakespeare?
A British play write
What are 3 focal points of romantic era poets?
nature
industrialism
individualism
religion
tyranny/oppression
innocence
Beauty
What are the colorful dots on the books indicative of?
The reading challenge points (red =3, yellow=2, green=1)
How many common-lit assignments do we have a month?
1
How does Shakespeare use social and cultural rules to make his characters (like Gertrude) complex?
some of many examples:
gender restrictions make Gertrude a complex character by giving her a reason to have to marry her husbands killer in order to maintain succession of the throne.
The king sent Hamlet away to England because she has the power to kill a prince.
The ghost is seen as a potential demon tricking Hamlet, as at the time spirits were seen as both tricksters and as potential loved ones.
How is romantic era poetry different from modern poetry?
The rhyme scheme has change to free verse and our themes reflect more social issues of our time.
What Rhyme schemes are common in Romantic Poetry?
AABB
ABAB
ABCAB
What is the formatting and writing expectations for all online papers?
(there are 5 answers, you must get 4 of the 5 correct for points)
11 or 12 font
Times New Roman or Ariel
double spaced
use the document provided to you
It is your own work/ no AI
(must get 4 of the 5 to get points)
When do you use MLA vs APA citations?
MLA is in reference to the literary arts and social sciences like anthropology or history while APA is used in hard sciences like law or physiology.
Why has Hamlet (and many Shakespeare plays) been adapted into modern times? What makes them timeless?
They focus on human emotion like fury, love, fear, etc
Feminist Critique is focused on what?
The gender inequality and discrimination seen in any particular time.
List two main poets of the romantic era
Lord Byron
William Blake
What is the expectation when you walk into class each day?
Do the bell work (free read, prompt, common lit) quietly
What makes a source a quality resource?
written my experts
peer reviewed
.org,.edu, etc
What is the central question of "to be or not to be" in Hamlet?
if life is worth living when this is my fate or if I should struggle against that fate
What set Shakespeare apart from other play-writers at the time?
(at least 1 from the answer list)
he used a mixture of common and uncommon diction to be relatable to the upper and lower class
He built an open floor auditorium for his stage (no roof and the seats surrounded the stage in a half moon)
He invented over 1,700 words that he used in his work
List 4 types of analysis.
feminist, Marxist, historical, mythological/religious, formalist, etc
Where else can you work on assignments if not in class? (hint: It is not AC or RTI)
Out in the hall right by Ms. Boileau's door
How many years did Lebron James play in the NBA?
23 years
Translate the passage of Shakespearean into modern day:
"I am thy fathers spirit,
Doomed for a certain time to walk the night,
And for the day confined to fast in fires,
Till the foul crimes done in my days of nature
and burnt and purged away."
I am your fathers spirit/ghost and I am cursed to walk the mortal world at night and burn during the day until the injustice of my murder (done while I was alive) is righted.
What are the key parts of annotating? (I.E what key information do you get when you annotate)
(must get at least 3)
a theory of the theme/story
evidence to support your theory from the lines in the text
who the speaker is
the rhyme scheme
What steps do you take to analyze a poem?
read the poem
annotate the poem
form a theory about the poems theme
defend your theory with evidence from the poem or research other relevant context.
What is the process used to get an extension on an assignment?
What requirement must they meet in order to be considered for an extension?
Email Ms. Boileau before the due date requesting an extension.
Student must be using class time wisely.