AP Hamlet PLN

1. http://msdhernandez.wikispaces.com/AP+Hamlet

2. http://deborahharris.edublogs.org/2010/04/16/ap-hamlet-essay-directions/

3. https://sites.google.com/site/esmithliteraturetheatre/AP-Summer-Assignment/ap-syllabus/ap-
hamlet

4. http://aplitandcomp.wikidot.com/hamlet

5. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamletscenes.html

6. http://libguides.mpsaz.net/content.php?pid=132411&sid=1135984

7. http://hamlethaven.com/

8.  http://www.shmoop.com/hamlet/literary-devices.html

9. http://www.apstudynotes.org/english/sample-essays/character-analysis-hamlet/

10. http://goshenschoolsny.org/Schools/GHS/Websites/English/Mackay/AP%20English/Essay%20Assignments/Hamlet%20essay%202010.pdf

11. http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=hamlet-quiz-ap-english-literature-composition

12. http://www.clubbennett.com/juliana/index.htm

 13. http://www.rcstn.net/richard.roberts/files/hamlet_-_practice_ap_questions_only.pdf

14. https://apstudyguides.wikispaces.com/Hamlet

15. http://apenglish9.blogspot.com/2010/05/shakespeares-hamlet.html

As you all can tell I've taken a lot of time to deepen my understanding of Hamlet, but there's only so much a person can do before they've reached the bottom of their own personal bag of tricks. So instead of sitting around and just living off my interpretations and that of my peers, my teacher gave us the task of expanding our personal learning network (PLN). So as you can see above, I created a list showing the first 15 sites I came across in the order I found them, but of these 15 sites there were 5 that were particularly helpful. 

The first site that gave me some paint for my blank canvas was a site that I had already visited and had contacted before, #5. Shakespeare Online does a great job of providing you with easy-to-understand summaries and plot analyses. This site is definitely a great starting point for anyone who needs a little help in understanding Hamlet, but as my english teacher says in reference to wikipedia, "It's a great place to start, but a bad place to end." So do yourself a favor and go out into the big viral world and find some more tools for your tool belt.

The second site that grabbed my attention was #7 because it offers a wide array of tools, analyses, and concepts that would be greatly beneficial in expanding how we view literature in general. They cover everything from Ophelia's death to analyzing Yorick, who was only mentioned in the play for a very short period of time. Needless to say this site was in-depth, easy to navigate and offered more than I expected from any website. Check it out!!

Third we have a site that really serves more as a worksheet but still deserves to be duly noted. #10 does a great job of questioning both your comprehension and interpretations with specific questions that can range from single details to complicated concepts within the play. So if you're looking for a place to see if you truly are understanding the material I would check this site out!

Coming in at fourth we have a site that in my opinion does a fantastic job of fitting the needs of an AP English Literature and Composition course. #14 provides you with the things all AP students search for when researching a text from class and couldn't make it any easier to understand and internalize. YET, as I said in when talking about #5, you have a big viral world out there, so don't come to this website, or any website for that matter, and look at it like a one-stop shop.

Last but certainly not least was #15 which is an actual AP English blog that provides you with journal topics and themes for you to consider and use to challenge yourself. Though the post is from 2010 I believe that the journal topics still give people a different avenue of looking at Hamlet. So sit back, grab a notebook and pen, and get crackin'! You never know when I might just give you a quiz on your Hamlet-know-how.

Consider yourself warned!