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Do Now. Copy down your Homework. Take out your Homework to be checked. 3. Complete Act 2 Reading Check without your book. Super Fast Vocabulary. Copy it all down! Then… Study it! Study itttt ! Studyyyyy it All of the words will be recycled!
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Do Now • Copy down your Homework. • Take out your Homework to be checked. 3. Complete Act 2 Reading Check without your book.
Super Fast Vocabulary • Copy it all down! • Then… Study it! Study itttt! Studyyyyy it • All of the words will be recycled! • Including PAST vocabulary words and literary devices (those are coming back!). REVIEW THEM
Act 2 Vocabulary Sovereign (adj.) • Self-governing • Independent • Supreme Commission (v.) • To authorize. • To send on a mission.
Act 2 Vocabulary Pious (adj.) • Religious • Showing reverence for God Rogue (adj.) • An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person • A scoundrel or rascal. Entreat (v.) /Entreaty (n.) • Entreat (v.) – to plea; beseech • Entreaty (n.) —earnest request or plea
Act 2 Vocabulary Quintessence (n.) • Perfection • Ideal • Essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form Discretion (n.) • Ability to decide responsibly • Careful choice Afflict (v.) • To torment with mental or physical pain
Act 2 Vocabulary Recycled Words! • Impotence—lacking physical strength or power • Brevity—concise; terse • Epitaph—a phrase or statement written in memory of a person, esp. on a tombstone. • Repugnant—offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Reviewing Act 2 • In groups (no more than 4), review every question from Act 2. • Try and tackle the difficult questions on your own, but, if you are all confused, we will discuss them AS A CLASS after you have tried to answer them. • Every question must have evidence!
Characterizing Hamlet • Create a visual poster. • Use three DIFFERENT character traits to describe him. • Base this in evidence – write that on your poster and explain HOW it does shows that trait. • Compare him to a character we know today (from modern literature or media) • Everyone will complete their own. If you do not finish, it is for homework! Suggestions for where to look: Talks with King Claudius and his mother Talks with ghost Talks with R&G
Begin the search for literary devices! • Refer to devices we learned in the poetry unit and devices you’ve learned since…umm…1st grade?