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L1
Learning
objectives
To
understand
how ghosts
appear in
Hamlet
Possible
Assessment
Focus/Resou
rces
Act 1 sc 1
and 2
Starter/Connect
Introduction/Activa
te
Development/
Plenary/
Demonstrate
Consolidation
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=UNLnsq3P7Y
Predict the
importance of
the ghost in
Hamlet.
Keywords
Homewo
rk
Ghosts
Prophecy
Foreshado
w
Pathetic
Fallacy
Read Horatio/
Hamlet
conversation
L2
To
understand
the
relationships
between
Polonius,
Leartes and
Ophelia
Act 1 Scene
3
Pictures of famous
families students
to create a family
tree e.g. Simpsons/
Family Guy/
Mitchells
(Eastenders)
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=BI8T5DPxY5Y
Worksheet
Court
Chief
Counsellor
Bullet point
what happened
to King Hamlet
Revenge
Vengeance
Incest
To
understand
the
relationship
Hamlet has
Act 1
Scene 4 and
5
CAUTION change
depending on your
class
Give character
roles for students
Storyboa
rd on
how King
Hamlet
died
with the
ghost
Creative Killings.
What is the most
creative way to kill
someone that you
can think of?
To
understand
how the
Kings ghost
is presented
Act 1 Scene
4 and 5
Pictures of different
kinds of ghosts
how would you cast
King Hamlets
ghost?
Discuss how is
the Kings ghost
presented?
Mind map words
from the ghosts
speech
connotations:
foul crimes/
lightest word
would harrow up
thy soul, freeze
thy young blood/
a serpent stung
me/ that
incestuous, that
adulterate beast,
with witchcraft of
his wit
How should the
ghosts anger be
Write a tweet
from the
ghosts point of
view
Connotatio
n
Denotation
antic
disposition
Create a
visual
represen
tation of
one
quote
conveyed?
L5
To
understand
how Hamlets
madness is
presented
Act 2 scene
1
L6
To
understand
the role of
tragedy and
tragic heroes
in
Romeo and
Macbeth as tragic
heroes give half
the class an
extract from R,
Write a PEEL
paragraph
explaining how
Hamlets madness
is presented
through Ophelia.
Peer assess
PEEL paragraph
looking at using
quotes and
writing
effectively
Analysis
Get students to
re-write
Aristotles
definition for a
Hamartia
Hubris
Tragic hero
Scaffold using a
PEEL planning grid.
What is Hamlets
tragic flaw so far?
Give students a
sorting activity to
Shakespeare
L7
To
understand
Polonius
plan.
half from M.
Act 2 Scene
2
Superman
Hamartia
Students are to
read the extract
and discuss what
that heros
hamartia is.
Watch
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=3vTXtdQ63FA
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=J8C4gPU_hEU
tragic hero.
Students are to
list what has
happened in
this scene.
Arras
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=FnrKScWFR3M
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=dyB4ktn7AIE
L8
To
understand
the language
of
Shakespeare
Act 3 Scene
2
Students are to
work out the
number of syllables
in the following
lines:
O that this too too
solid flesh would
melt, /
Thaw, and resolve
itself into a dew! /
Or that the
Soliloquy
Blank Verse
Rhyming
Couplets
L1
0
To
understand
how the
character of
Hamlet has
been
developed
To
understand
how to write
a PEEL essay.
L1
1
To complete
our
assessment.
L1
2
To
understand
how to
effectively
mark our
assessment.
To
understand
the
importance of
Hamlets
soliloquy
L1
3
Whole play
Hamlets
soliloquy in
Act 2 Scene
2
Hamlets
soliloquy in
Act 3 Scene
1
Copy of
soliloquy
and
Worksheet
Re watch soliloquy
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=dyB4ktn7AIE
Any questions
before completing
our assessments?
Show students an
example paragraph
and ask them to
mark it
Students to swap
and assess each
others work
Students to discuss
the connotations of
the following quotes
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=jK8am5ur7Ck
Draw students
attention to the
fact this is a
different version
then they have
Students to answer
questions on the
soliloquy
(worksheet).
to die- to sleep
whips and scorns
Consider doing
group work asking
different groups to
answer different
What is
Hamlets
conclusion
does he want to
die?
Soliloquy
of time
1
4
To
understand
how the
relationship
between
Ophelia and
Hamlet is
developed
Act 3 Scene
1
Copy of
conversation
between H
and Op.
conscience does
make cowards of us
all
been watching
next lesson they
will see the
version they are
used to.
questions before
feeding back.
Hypothesise
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=6nM_Oqd6Ers
Prompt: genuine
love/ lust/ madness
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=FJRfLmMlFHQ
(poor quality)
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=7PcUQyXNYe0
(Brannagh
version, not
Tennant but takes
you to the end of
the scene)
1
5
To
understand
how Hamlets
madness is
developed
Act 3 Scene
2
Hypothesise: what
will happen when
Claudius sees the
King being killed in
the play?
Ask students to
read the
conversation in
pairs focus on
drama and bringing
story to life.
Draw focus to the
insults and flattery.
How is Hamlets
madness being
presented here?
Look at how he is
Students who
read Ophelia
answer: what
do you think
Ophelia thinks
about Hamlet,
does she care
for him?
Dialogue
Director
Presentatio
n
Students who
read Hamlet
answer: Do you
think Hamlet
likes Ophelia?
Directors: How
do you think
Shakespeare
presents their
relationship?
What does he
want the
audience to
think?
Is Hamlet still
acting mad or is
he actually
mad?
Madness
Write a
letter as
diary
entry as
either
Hamlet
or
Ophelia,
reflectin
g on this
scene.
v=HtYCXO-jAJg
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=alfutKH2388
1
6
To
understand
the role
Claudius
played in
King Hamlets
death
Act 3 Scene
3
Claudius
soliloquy
1
7
To
understand
the
relationship
between
Hamlet and
his mother
Act 3 Scene
4
Define Oedipus
complex; ask
students to write
what they think
about it.
Read Claudius
soliloquy
-consider reading
it as a class or
breaking in to
lines and getting
students to read/
dramatise sections
(~16 mins)
Watch Act 3 Scene
3
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=5XJwsReIfis
Watch Act 3 Scene
being portrayed in
the extract.
Discuss: costume,
language, tone of
voice, props etc.
Being a detective:
Where is the
evidence that
Claudius killed King
Hamlet? Find
quotes
Discuss and
finish with a
vote.
Choose
stronger
students to be
a judge and a
panel of juries.
Judge
Juror
Regicide
Students to
present the
evidence that
King Hamlet
was killed by
Claudius; jurors
to have an
open discussion
deciding guilt
and judge to
have the final
say.
Imagine you
are either
Hamlet or
mother write
a letter to the
other character
explaining how
you feel.
Oedipus
complex
4
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=mOjpvNPr3JU
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=ay502y7aspo
1
8
1
9
To
understand
how
Shakespeare
presents
Hamlet and
his mothers
relationship
Act 3 Scene
4
To
understand
how Hamlet
feels about
killing
Polonius
Act 3 Scene
5 and 6
Copy of
Hamlet and
Queens
dialogue
What should
Hamlets
punishment be for
killing Polonius?
-for weaker groups
give a list of
possible
punishments;
students need to
choose.
Write a PEEL
paragraph
answering how
does Shakespeare
present Hamlet and
his mothers
relationship?
Peer assess
What do you
think will
happen to
Hamlet?
Consider the
staging of the
performance
props, lighting etc
(could fill in a grid
re: generic features)
Oedipus
complex
2
0
To
understand
how Ophelia
is presented
Act 4 Scene
1
2
1
To
understand
the effects of
Polonius
murder
Act 4 Scene
2
Queen Gertrude
one woe doth tread
upon anothers
heel, so fast they
follow
What woes do you
think will happen in
this scene?
How is Ophelias
madness presented
here?
Where is the proof
for her insanity?
Why is it important
that Laertes sees
his sister like this?
Bullet point
how have we
see Laertes
develop?
How have we
seen Ophelia
develop?
Or what do
you think shows
Ophelia to be
mad most
convincingly?
Watch
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=UOkImi8n0Os
How do you
think these
events will
impact Hamlet?
murder is to blame
for these actions?
2
2
To
understand
how Hamlet
reacts to
Ophelias
death
2
3
To
understand
how
Shakespeare
presents the
relationship
between
Hamlet and
Ophelia
2
4
Assessment
planning
Act 5 Scene
1
Read what
fair Ophelia
to end of
scene
How does
Shakespear
e present
the
relationship
between
Ophelia and
Hamlet?
Watch
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=LLO5IdAl-q8
How is Hamlets
grief presented
discuss re: clips
first.
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=cVHu5BTylbM
Read extract
highlight key words/
phrases which show
how Hamlet feels.
Make a timeline/
bullet point key
events for the
relationship
between Ophelia
and Hamlet
Discuss how
Shakespeare
presents the
relationship
between Hamlet
and Ophelia.
Discuss to what
extent is Hamlet
and Ophelias
relationship based
on love or
madness?
Complete PEEL
planning grid
WALI
Provide quotes as
we dont have
copies of the text
Writers intent/
audiences
response/ language/
interpretation
Links to context
Imagine you
are Hamlet
come up with a
diary entry/
statement
about how you
feel coming
back to Elisnore
and hearing
Ophelia killed
herself.
Debate love v.
madness
Using
sparknot
es, find
5 quotes
which
you can
use to
show the
relations
hip
between
Hamlet
and
Ophelia
Complet
e PEEL
planning
grid
2
5
2
6
Assessment
2
7
To
understand
how the play
ends
Act 5 Scene
2
TO
understand
how the play
ends
To
understand
the key
themes
present in
Hamlet
Mop up
lesson
Mop up
lesson
Mop up
lesson
Christmas
lesson
Christmas
lesson
Act 5 Scene
2
2
8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
How does Shakespeare present the relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet?
Peer assess
SPAG
Watch
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=LZ5x2nlfDYY