SPLAT! Whose line is it?
ROSENCRANTZ
GHOST
LAERTES
HAMLET
GERTRUDE
GUILDENSTERN
CLAUDIUS
HORATIO
OPHELIA
MARCELLUS
POLONIUS
Lesson 1 - Part B: Re-Capping The Play
LO: To explore a range of quotations from
Hamlet and link them to statements for Part B
Team Carousel!
In pairs, you will each be given either a character or a theme from the
lists below. You have until the end of each song to add as many quotes
as you can that link to your character / theme to each act.
The Futility of Life
Fate & Religion
Morality
Vengeance
Parent – child
Perception vs. Reality
Women
Madness
Hamlet & Horatio
Gertrude & Ophelia
Polonius & Claudius
King Hamlet (Ghost)
Laertes & Fortinbras
Rosencrantz &
Guildenstern
The Gravedigger
This task will make revision resources for you to use…so do it well!
In your teams…you know the drill!
Each of you will need a different sound effect for your team:
As each exam question appears, be prepared to explain how
you could use your quotes from the play to help you tackle
the exam question.
I will award points based on the first points made and also
the most interesting…I require a different speaker each time.
Question 1
‘A play in which revenge is always in excess of
justice’
How far do you agree with this view of Hamlet?
Question 2
‘The tragic ending of the play is caused by the
passivity of its characters’
How far do you agree with this view of Hamlet?
Question 3
‘Hamlet is pure, noble and most honest in
nature.’
In light of this view, explore how far you agree
with this presentation of Hamlet.
Question 4
‘Hamlet is a play about the corrupting and
destructive effects of desire’
In light of your understanding of the play, how
far do you agree with this view?
Question 5
‘The men in Hamlet sacrifice the bond of human
friendship to social propriety’
In light of your understanding of the play,
explore Shakespeare’s presentation of men in
Hamlet
THE CHALLENGER!
‘Female virtue is identical with chastity’
In light of this view, discuss the presentation of
women in Hamlet.
Reflection…
• Which question seemed most interesting to
you? Why?
• In your team, write your line of argument!
Try to limit it to around 30 words…
Lesson 2 - Part B: Critiquing
LO: To explore statements for Part B in light of a
range of critics through time
Hamlet is a play about the corrupting and
destructive effects of desire
AGREE
DISAGREE
Speed Dating
• You have been given a critic to focus on
• Pre-21st Century critics will move around the
room; post-21st Century critics will stay sat
down
• You will go on dates with three different critics
and discuss the statement in that role
• Which person would you date again?
Hamlet is a play about the corrupting and
destructive effects of desire
Hamlet is a play about the corrupting
and destructive effects of desire
In light of your discussions, you should know your critic
pretty well. Place your critic on the continuum line –
where would they sit in response to the statement? Are
they in a different position to you?
Hamlet is a play about the corrupting and
destructive effects of desire
• Now, in your groups, plan your line of
argument.
• How do we de-construct a statement?
• How do we plan?
Planning Time
• You will now plan your essay with the people
in your group and their criticisms.
• You must present your essay plan to the class
in the form of:
- A 2 minute presentation
- A role-play between student and teacher
- A series of pictures
Reflection Time…
LO: To explore statements for Part B in light of a
range of critics through time
Hamlet is a play about the corrupting and
destructive effects of desire
DISAGREE
AGREE
Where do you
stand now in light
of today’s lesson?
Lesson 3 – Writing…
LO: To explore statements for Part B in light of a
range of critics through time
Feed Forward: What is your most recent
target for Part B) from your practice pieces?
Let’s read this model
essay: where have
they met your target?
Over To You: Part B)
• You have the rest of the lesson to write
• Remember, you have 45 minutes in the exam
• Use the planning work we came up with last
lesson, but don’t use your notes – you just
need to get the ideas down!