In preparation for what I hope is a visit from a noted Shakespearean actor in class tomorrow:

-- Read and mark up the copy of the "Rogue and Peasant Slave" speech I handed out in class. Do your best to figure out each sentence, each phrase.
-- Watch these four versions of that speech; choose the one you prefer and be prepared to defend your decision -- which best exemplifies the dilemma Hamlet faces?

 
 
Sorry this is so late -- my web hosting site (and, apparently, Newton Public Schools server) was down this afternoon).

For tomorrow: read the sample essay at this link:
http://www.nyu.edu/cas/ewp/html/obercian.html

(it's from a first-year college course in response to a similar assignment).

Add at least three comment using Diigo.

 
 
For tomorrow, read the article "Canon Article" on the class homepage.

As a comment on this message, list four arguments that you see presented in the piece. Which do you find most persuasive? Why?