I also gave you your in-class essay question early so you could start preparing for your in-class essay on Wed. December 21. I have posted this below.
If you were not here, read the section and complete the following questions:
7. How does
Claudius propose to satisfy Laertes’ suspicions?
8. What
reasons does Claudius give Laertes for not taking action against Hamlet, who,
Claudius says, “Pursued [his] life”?
9. Why
does Claudius plan to poison the drink, in addition to poisoning the rapier tip
which Laertes will wield?
10.
How does Ophelia drown?
ELA B30
Shakespearean
Timed Formal Essay
Time Allowed: sixty minutes
Instructions: Using the
Shakespearean play we studied in class, answer either a. b. c. or d.
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a.
When it comes to the main character, determine if
he is cunning or crazy. Defend your position.
OR
b.
Is the main character a person who could be
defended as basically good or one who could be seen as basically bad? Defend
your position.
OR
c.
Examine the actions of the main character. Based
on our earlier unit, could he be defined as brave (heroic) or cowardly?
Defend your position
OR
d.
Examine the differences between the text version
of the Shakespearean play read in class and the film version viewed in class.
Why did the director or script writer choose to make differences to the film?
Defend your position.
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I
am allowing you to have the question early so you can prepare; I am also
allowing you to bring in a cheat sheet of
no more than 50 words. If the cheat sheet has more than 50, then it will
not be allowed. Your planning should involve gathering your evidence, studying
essay format, and honing up on any areas of mechanics or punctuation where you
have deficits.
Further considerations:
·
You
must write in dark blue or black ball-point pen (not felt tip as they bleed
through).
·
You
must double-space (this allows you room to cross out errors and fix in the line
above).
·
You
will be allowed to use a dictionary.
·
You
will be given a planning page (you cannot bring one in with you).
·
All
electrical devices must be off your person (if you bring them in the room, put
the item(s) in the day care).
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You
will write on Wednesday, December 21.
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