Exam Review, 6/1

Team,

In our next class we will begin the process of writing our final essay on Hamlet. Today we will use our blog to review. With a partner, your assignment is:

1. Review the following 5 postings: II 1, III 1, III 3, III 4, V 2

2. For each, identify 3 student comments that stood out to you,
ONE that you agree with
ONE that you disagree with
ONE that surprised you

3. In a notebook, make a list of these 15 entries. They will help you make sense of your own thoughts before we finish the final exam.

You have 35 minutes to complete this activity. We will discuss it during the last 10 minutes of class.

-Mr. Paul

Act V Feedback

Team,

Now that all of are postings are complete, let me reveal the answer to Act V, i. I like the gravedigger because:

1. He is clever. I like clever. (Jon Stewart, the cartoon contest)

2. He is philosophical. I like philosophy. (Voltaire, Dostoevsky)

3. He proves that life experience is just as valuable as formal education (Bear Grills, Elie Weisel, Steve Jobs)

4. He shows that social class does not define who you are, which is half of what drove me to become a teacher. Despite what I wrote in #3, formal education does matter. If Gravedigger #1 had had the opportunity to attend Oxford, he could have been the King of Denmark.

In fact, that's how the play should have ended. Forget the norms of Shakespeare's day. Forget Fortinbras...

The Gravedigger is King.

- Mr. Paul