Hamlet--What is he and what should he mean to us?

Who really is Hamlet?  Why should we care about him?  

What does research add to your own perceptions?

*Go on the databases on either Munising Library's website or on the St. Norbert Databases

*Be prepared to cite the database to add strength to your argument or you may disagree with it.

*Answer the question/s and/or create your own argument:

*What does Hamlet mean as a play (and as a person symbolically?)

*How has his tragedy changed from Sophocles?

*Do you feel that Hamlet is mentally ill or just pretending? 

*Your own argument

For full credit, you MUST have quotations as support of your points, you MUST show reading and avoid online summary info, you MUST respond to a minimum of 2 posts.  Points will be deducted for those students who wait until the last 12-24 hours, for spelling problems, repeating information already stated, confusing responses, attacking classmates verbally, simply agreeing without saying much of anything, or off-topic commentary.  

------Having support from databases may be given additional credit if used well----
DATABASES  REQUIRED FOR THIS BLOG, but your argument will be judged harshly, so be prepared to defend yourself!

**This blog will end at 9 a.m. on 12/13.  Remember that starting on the last 12-24 hours prior will result in loss of points since your discussion will be limited.  I prefer you post something by 12/10 with the encroaching Christmas vacation.

Extra Credit #1

Please comment to help your fellow classmates.

*I will be grading more harshly on usage of vague pronouns, so watch out for those.

*How does this attempt to sound like the character (or not)?

*Do the quotations show reading and support the main points?  APA concerns?

*Other grammar, organizational features, or confusing areas to fix?

Click here to read the draft
*+2 for being chosen, +5 for helpful comments on both drafts that do not repeat

Extra Credit Blog 2

Please comment to help your fellow classmates.

*I will be grading more harshly on usage of vague pronouns, so watch out for those.

*How does this attempt to sound like the character (or not)?

*Do the quotations show reading and support the main points?  APA concerns?

*Other grammar, organizational features, or confusing areas to fix?

Click here to read the draft:

*+2 for being chosen, +5 for helpful comments on both drafts that do not repeat

Blog #2 (Research, Tragedy, and your NEW book)

Can books teach us anything about our leaders today?

*Argue which tragic elements from your new novel and Oedipus Rex are displayed.  

*You may wish to compare and to contrast the 2 books you have read (or should now be reading) using Oedipus as the "perfect" tragedy.

*What new information have you learned about Sophocles or about tragedy from the REQUIRED database search?  Copy/paste this to the end of your blog posting

*You may incorporate feminism, historical elements, comparison to Shakespearian tragedies, hubris, hamartia, catharsis, or any other tragic elements.  You may also argue that your book has no tragic elements, but be careful to back up with quotes/evidence.

*We should have most of Oedipus covered by now as well, but if we did not finish in class, add in content we have covered most recently.

You may discuss any beginning segments of your new novel, but do not spoil the end of the book (yet).   If you need more tragedy elements, please consult our notes, Sophocles notes, and/or the "pure" definition by Aristotle in these 2 websites here and here. 

Funny pun names based on any of the literature--encouraged :)

For full credit, you MUST have quotations as support of your points from both texts, you MUST show reading and avoid online summary info, you MUST respond to a minimum of 2 posts.  Points will be deducted for those students who wait until the last 12-24 hours, for spelling problems, repeating information already stated, confusing responses, attacking classmates verbally, simply agreeing without saying much of anything, or off-topic commentary.  

------APA documentation must be used----
DATABASES REQUIRED FOR THIS BLOG, but your argument will be judged harshly, so be prepared to defend yourself!

**This blog will end at 9 a.m. on 10/25.  Remember that starting on the last 12-24 hours prior will result in loss of points since your discussion will be limited.

Blog #1:  Can books teach us anything about our leaders today?

*Argue which character/s from your novel and Oedipus Rex show leadership qualities (or lack thereof)

*You may wish to incorporate if characters may be like our own leaders or leaders in history as part of your response.  You may also compare the characters to yourself and/or make predictions about the new book you are reading.

You may discuss any segment of the novel, including the end, but do not spoil the end of the play (yet).

Please take into considering societal, historical, and.or gender roles in your response (or you may have other ideas).  

For full credit, you MUST have quotations as support of your points from both texts, you MUST show reading and avoid online summary info, you MUST respond to a minimum of 2 posts.  Points will be deducted for those students who wait until the last 12-24 hours, for spelling problems, repeating information already stated, confusing responses, attacking classmates verbally, simply agreeing without saying much of anything, or off-topic commentary.  

------Having support from databases may be given additional credit if used well----
DATABASES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS BLOG, but your argument will be judged harshly, so be prepared to defend yourself!

**This blog will end at 9 a.m. on 10/9.  Remember that starting on the last 12-24 hours prior will result in loss of points since your discussion will be limited.