Hamlet Lesson Plan

Good Morning, Denmark! (or, I[The Elsinore Gazette])

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will create a summary of a text in their own words, learn about the importance of perspective in evaluating actions and characters, and explore a play's various themes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.6

Structure:

Break students into groups of 3-6, depending on class size. Each group will produce a news broadcast covering the major events of Act I. Once the groups have been formed, students can divide the following...