Homework for Regents Week

1.  Watch the following movie and write a one-page response.  What did it make you think about that you hadn't considered before?

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/video/hamlet-with-david-tennant/

2.  Study all the vocabulary from the beginning of the year.  You will have a cumulative vocabulary exam the first week of Marking Period 4.  All the Vocabulary Lists are available on the blog.  Check the 9/14/14 post.

3.  Go to the library, or use a library webpage, to find a critical essay about Hamlet.  Design a Read 20 for the class to do.  Bring in a copy of the article, and your questions.

After you read the article, decide on what main idea(s) you want students to understand.  Then, design two Key Detail questions, one Vocabulary question, one Connections and Inferences question, and one Point and Purpose question.  Below are the purposes of each category.

Key Detail - Focus the reader's attention on some important details that will help them start to piece together the main idea. 

Vocabulary - Ask the student to DO something with a word that will help them learn the word, and learn how to use it.  Do not merely ask them to define it.

Connections and Inferences - What connections does the reader have to make between different sections of the text?  What patterns are important to see?  Design some questions that will help the reader start to discern these connections or patterns.

Point and Purpose - Ask the reader to use the information they have gathered to explain at least one of the author's main purposes in writing the article.