Jan 5 – AP Lit

1. Jan 5 – AP Lit Agenda: • Anticipatory Questions: Discussion • Small group reading – Hamlet - Act 1: Scene 1 • Blocking – Act 1: Scene 1 • Act it out! • A film interpretation… • Journal Assignment HW: • Journal – Act 1: Scene 1

2. Anticipatory Statements: • It is acceptable to commit a crime to prevent another crime. • Children should confront their parents when they disagree with their parents behavior. • Parents should never play a role in the decisions that their children make about their significant others. • The desire for vengeance is a morally-justifiable emotion. • Family is more important than the individual. • Country is more important than the individual. • Parents are responsible for the behavior of their adult children. • A widow should wait at least a year before remarrying. • "Revenge murder" is morally justifiable. • Supernatural forces exist. • It is excusable when people react without thinking in extreme situations. • All types of lies are morally unjust. • It is easier to remember a person’s good qualities than it is to remember their bad qualities. • Daughters and sons are treated differently by their parents (based on gender).

3. Anticipatory Questions: • How should you deal with "false friends"? • Is a person’s greatest responsibility to themselves, their family, their friends, or their country? • List possible (logical) rationales for feigning madness. • Would you ever sacrifice your family/friend relationships in order to serve your country? • If your friends told you that they were sent to spend time with you, and then report back to your parents what you said and did, how would you react to/ handle… • …your friends? • …your parents?

4. Group Reading - Act 1: Scene 1 • You will begin your reading of Hamlet by reading Act 1: Scene 1 aloud in your small group • You should pause your reading to interpret the text and ask questions. • You may write on the photocopy – it’s yours! • You should ALL participate - there are four characters in this scene (not including the ghost) • This is a play after all… the roles are meant to be played and interpreted by individuals!

5. Blocking Group and Line assignment: • (beginning)1-20 • 21-41 • 42-58 • 59-78 • 79-111 • 112-139 • 140-156 • 157-175(end) Block your assigned section Be prepared to perform it (potentially) • After reading through Act 1: Scene 1, you will be assigned a section of the act to block • Blocking a play means planning the physical movements that a character will make during a scene • Blocking a scene helps you visualize the movements that the characters would be going through, which necessitates an understanding of the lines, emotions motivations of the characters themselves

6. The Journal Assignment