Suits of Woe: Grief and Loss in Hamlet: Shakespeare Uncovered

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

12

Overview

In this lesson, students will explore the themes of grief and loss in William Shakespeare's Hamlet using a video from Shakespeare Uncovered. (This lesson is best used during a reading of Hamlet.)

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

ELA21.12.1

Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and historical texts written from particular points of view or cultural experiences, with an emphasis on works of literature from the British Isles.

UP:ELA21.12.1

Vocabulary

  • Analyze
  • Evaluate
  • Complex literary text
  • Complex historical texts
  • Points of view
  • Cultural perspectives
  • British Isles literature

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and historical texts.
  • Strategies to identify and describe various points of view and cultural perspectives.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read complex texts.
  • Analyze elements within complex texts.
  • Evaluate text based on specific criteria provided by the teacher.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Texts written from various cultural perspectives and viewpoints can provide them with valuable information about the thoughts, opinions, and experiences of others in the present and in the past.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom
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