Hamlet Act 1, Scenes 1-2 | Double Entry Journals
Mood and atmosphere in Hamlet Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 are the focus of this double-entry journal, with students citing the lines that create each scene's tone.

- Grades
- Grades 9–12, High School
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- ELA, Literature
- Topic
- literature, Shakespeare
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Editable
- Yes
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This 2-page resource is a Double Entry Journal for Hamlet Act 1, Scenes 1-2.
This comes in PDF so you can print and distribute to students. It also comes in an editable Word document so students can type into it on their devices.
There are 2 different journal entries for students to respond to and indicate which lines from the play support their response.
Students will summarize, reflect and analyze in their journal entries.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Identify the mood of each scene and support it with lines from the play
- Explain the dramatic purpose of the opening scene and the Ghost
Skills covered
- Analyzing language — naming techniques that build atmosphere in Scene 1
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Mood
- Atmosphere
- Language techniques
- Foreshadowing
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