Hamlet Madness/Insanity

Hamlet Insanity WorkshopLabelingMake a key at the top of the persons paper using your highlightersSample:Green=StatementPink=ProofYellow=CommentaryLabel the topic sentenceLabel the transition at the endHighlight statement, proof, and commentary using your keyEvaluate Your ClaimDoes it clearly state Hamlets mental state?

EVALUATE YOUR PROOFDo you establish that your statement is indeed evident in the play?Do you have direct quotes from the original play, NOT the No Fear version?EVALUATE YOUR COMMENTARYDo you address the WHY of your statement?

Evaluate ConnectionsDraw a line between the first quotes commentary and the claim. Evaluate if you have made this connection in your commentary.If yes, draw a check mark next to the lineIf no, draw and x on the line.Repeat with your second (and third, etc) quoteOnly draw a check mark if the connection is clear and explicit. I should not need to take a leap of faith to get where you are going.Get Rid of SummaryCross out all instances of summary. Summary should only be EXTREMELY BRIEF to provide context to quotes. Example: In act I, scene ii, just after Hamlet greets Horatio, Hamlet makes the sarcastic comment, Thrift, thrift, Horatio. The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables (172-173). just after Hamlet greets Horatio gives context but does not waste space with summarySentence VariationUnderline and label one OPTION 1 sentenceUnderline and label one OPTION 2 sentenceUnderline and label one OPTION 3 sentenceUnderline and label one OPTION 4 sentenceUnderline and label one OPTION 5 sentenceUnderline and label a sentence containing an introductory phrase

If you dont have at LEAST one of each type, revise your existing sentences.

Self-EvaluationRe-read your paragraph(s) and your reviewers commentsNow that you have gone through the workshop, ask yourself, How well did I do? What can I do better?On the TOP of your paper, give yourself a score from 1-10 telling me how well written you believe your paragraph was.Next to the score, make notes of what you need to revise in order to strengthen itTurn in your paragraph(s)