Web Quest

HAMLET

- to be or not to be -

Title: Hamlet

- Discription :

This webquest is useful for students who want to improve their listening and reading abilities.

Also students can have an opportunity to get familiar with literature.

- Grade Level :  high school students

- Curriculum: English/ Language art

-Keywords: English, literature, characters

Introduction

Welcome to the world of Hamlet!

Tasks you get here will help you to get familiar with literature,

 and you can see the different time and place through the activities.

Enjoywatching, listening, and discussing about famous literature!

Task

Through this task, you´ll watch the video and discuss about it. At the end of this activity, you´ll  be able to talk about old literature and make analysis about character´s feeling.

Process

1. Make a group of three.

Watch the video and discuss in each group about what you heard, saw, and thought.

2. Answer the following questions: 

- Is the scene familiar with you?

-What is the most important phrase in this scene?

- What is the feeling of Hamlet at this moment?

- What kind of person Hamlet is?

3. Write an essay based on your group discussion.

resources

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JD6gOrARk4

If you want, go to the following web page and check the Act 3, Scene 1 "to be or not to be speech".

http://www.tk421.net/hamlet/hamlet.html

Evaluating

I will evaluate you based on these following categolies:

-How well the essay is organized.

POOR = no sequence in the information

FAIR = difficult to follow the sequence

GOOD = almost written in a logical way

GREAT= perfectly written in a logical way, and appropriate sequence

-Grammar and Spelling
POOR = more than 7 mistakes
FAIR = 4~6 mistakes
GOOD = 1~3 mistakes
GREAT = no mistake


-Own opinion
POOR = no opinion in the essay
FAIR = few opinion,  not clear
GOOD = some clear opinions

GREAT =  clear opinions + reason or explanation




Conclusion



Now, is your image of literature changed somehow?
Did you find it interesting?
"literature" sounds tough to study, but open your mind and just try to know.


After you finish this webquest,
 you already know something about literature!