The lessons in Shakespeare's Hamlet transcend language and culture. An actor describes his view of the play in a short video accompanied by tasks, part of the Shakespeare English exercises series. While listening to the video, viewers learn more about the classic play and develop key reading and language skills, such as how to sequence events and use the would+infinitive form.

Concepts

william shakespeare, hamlet, dramatic plays

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Form sentences about Hamlet using the tenses outlined in the activities
• Create a visual timeline of the events in Hamlet to accompany the ordering sentences activity

Classroom Considerations

• Tasks focus more on the discussion in the video and less on the play itself
• Content of video may lack relevance for English learners not familiar with the play
  

Pros

• Uses a speaker with a diverse perspective
• Offers PDF downloads of the tasks

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.7