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Hamlet Choice Board
After reading Hamlet, you must have five activities x’d or o’d resulting in a winning Tic-
Tac-Toe game. Each activity completed is 10 points, for a total of 50. Some activities may
have resources to help guide or assist your learning. Staple your completed activities to the
back of this sheet. If some activities are done digitally, submit them on Google Classroom.
Argument
Construct a short form essay
(no more than 1 page) or
video that tackles the pressing
question regarding Hamlet:
his madness. Is he actually
mad, or merely pretending to
be?
Cite evidence from the text.
Here is an excellent example
of a short form presentation
while utilizing citations.
Figurative Language
View this Prezi to better
understand figurative
language in Hamlet.
Find five examples of
figurative language (simile,
metaphor, idiom). From each
of your examples, explain
what the author is trying to
communicate.
Vocabulary
Identify 8 or more new and
challenging words. Within
the context of the sentence it
is presented in, explain what
the word means.
Additionally, explore why it
is important to the story.
Feel free to utilize this PDF
that takes Elizabethan words
and identifies the modern
counterpart.
Theme
Identify 3 themes that have
made themselves self-evident
in the play. From the themes
you have been able to
identify, cite evidence from
the text. What could you
learn from the play?
If you are having trouble,
here’s a short video that gives
a short overview of themes.
Character
Select 4 characters from the
play. Identify at least two
unique traits latent to their
portrayal. Cite details from
the text (dialogue or
descriptions) to lend credence
to your claims.
Feel free to utilize this
website to guide your
character exploration.
Summarizing
Choose one scene from Act 1
and one scene from Act 2 to
summarize into a 3 panel
comic strip.
Use Canva to create your
comic strips with drag and
drop tools, or by uploading
photos! You may also create
your comics in an app such as
Word or Google Docs if you
prefer.
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Setting
Describe the setting in the
play. How does the setting
enhance the work and intent
of the author in crafting their
narrative? Where does it take
place and when?
If you were to put these
characters into modern times,
what setting would you create
as an author? Justify your
reasoning.
Structure
Do your best to identify the
text structure as seen in the
play so far. Explain how the
author utilizes this structure
to enhance the work or intent
of their narrative.
(Hint: Think back to our
analysis of sonnets).
Connections
View the following clip of the
interaction between Hamlet
and the Ghost in Act 1, Scene
5.
Compare the delivery of this
scene to your reading voice.
Explore and explain how the
adaptation played out
differently in this film
compared to your voice.