Day 1 HAMLET

Do Now: What are your opinions (for/against) of Shakespeare's plays?  

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to explain how Shakespeare establishes mood through speech.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can point to features of the language in the opening scenes of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth that reveal what the setting is like.
-I can explain how a line's length and punctuation suggest a scene's atmosphere.

Agenda: 

1. Our thoughts on Shakespeare
2. Opening scenes: Tragedies
3. Exit Ticket: When we begin Hamlet, what will you look for in the opening scene that you might not have paid attention to before today's lesson?

HW: Begin working on PS3 posts.