In this lesson , students will read Hamlet's final soliloquy (Act 4.4., lines 34-69) and explore how it develops Hamlet's character and bigger ideas in the play.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will discuss Act 1.2, lines 149-164, focusing on how Shakespeare develops Queen Gertrude.

In this lesson, students will explore how Claudius introduces Hamlet, focusing on word choice. Students will examine the themes of gender roles, duty, and mortality.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will explore how Shakespeare develops his character through their responses to Ophelia's death in Act 5.1, lines 254-289.

In this lesson, students will focus on the opening of Act 5.1 and analyze and discuss how setting impacts the drama.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will read and view Act 1.1. Students will focus on language, initial plot points, and the setting.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will identify how the To Be or Not to Be soliloquy helps convey the central ideas of Shakespeare's play.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will focus on Act 3.1, lines 131-162, exploring how Ophelia's character is developed in relation to Hamlet and Laertes.

In this lesson, students will analyze Laerte's farewell monologue to in Act 1.3, lines 1-55. Students will discuss how Shakespeare develops the characters of Laertes and Ophelia, focusing on gender roles, family duty, and chastity.

In this lesson on Hamlet, student will read Act 1.5, lines 99-119 and discuss the impact of Shakespeare's word choice on the development of central ideas.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will examine how plot, character, and development of action progress the play.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will read and analyze lines 239-332 from Act 5.2 and analyze how the final scene develops central ideas.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will explore how Hamlet's character is developed in the tragic resolution.

In this lesson, students will read and analyze Act 3.1, lines 163-175, focusing on Ophelia's monologue about Hamlet's madness.

In this lesson on Hamlet, students will focus on Act 3.1 lines 99-130, examining how Hamlet and Ophelia dialogue.

In this lesson, students will read Hamlet's first soliloquy and focus on the development of Hamlet's character. Students will then have a group discussion comparing how Shakespeare introduces Hamlet from two perspectives--first from Claudius's point of view, and then in his own words.

In this 1-3 day lesson, students will read independently, make an evidence-based claim, and develop that claim with multiple points and supporting evidence. Then, students will work in pairs to discuss and evaluate their EBCs.

In this lesson, students will analyze the development and refinement of central ideas in paragraph 10 of the "Atlanta Compromise Speech."

In this lesson, students will work in pairs in order to analyze how events in the text help shape the central ideas of the text.

In this lesson, students will examine the opening paragraph of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and then craft their own introductory paragraph for their narratives.