WEDNESDAY

• HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020!

• 1st semester exams returned

• Winter Break Reading
• Sign up for conferences. Remember to bring an interpretive-level question for discussion. Also keep in mind that your goal in the conference is to convince me that you have read, understood, and analyzed the text well.

• In-class writing assignment: Describe the main conflict in your chosen novel. How is this conflict resolved? Are you satisfied with the resolution of the conflict or not? Explain.

• Hamlet
• Books given out (see me for one if you were absent)

• Activity: Hamlet Theatrical Poster Analysis- To start thinking about the ideas and actions presented in the drama, analyze these 11 posters from Hamlet productions. Describe each poster and make notes about the emotions, colors, images, symbols in the artworks.

• HW due Fri. 1/10/20: 
• 1. Answer the four questions below about today's theatrical poster activity. Bring your answers to class for discussion/to turn in.
• A. What do many of the theatrical posters have in common?
• B. What do you think each similarity signifies?
• C. Which poster seems most provocative to you? Explain why.
• D. Write three questions this activity makes you want to answer while reading the drama Hamlet.

• 2. Locate at least five excellent, reliable sources of information on Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan Era. Come to class with the URLs of valid resources on a Google doc.