October+Holiday+Homework+2011

=﻿Hello, typed below are details of your holiday homework. Please complete it to the best of your ability. Avoid doing this at the last minute so you can enjoy your holiday fully.=

**__5.1 October Holiday Homework__**

__To be completed for Thursday the 27th October, 2011.__

Please write around 200-300 words on **each** of the following three topics:
 * Mini Essays on //Hamlet//**:


 * 1) Characterisation: Ophelia is a weak-minded, pathetic example of a woman. Discuss.
 * 2) Theme of Revenge: Write a comparison of Hamlet and Laertes, commenting on the different ways they both respond to the murders of their fathers.
 * 3) Key Scene: Discuss the ways in which the inclusion of the Mouse-trap (the play within the play) in Act 3 Scene 2 adds to the drama of the play.
 * __Don’t bother with an extensive Introduction, you should use these short writing tasks to practise using the PEE technique.__**


 * Close Reading: 2009 Passage (the file containing it is below the instructions)**


 * 1) Please read **both passages** but complete all the questions for **Passage 1** alone.
 * 2) I also want you to complete **the final comparison question** on both passages, using the formulas and notes that we had been working on in class, writing your answer as a mini essay complete with three paragraphs.
 * __Try to use the Close Reading formulas that you copied down in class (I will also post this on to the wiki) so that you can start practising and therefore learning to use them effectively.__**