This week, we will finish our GUM review and continue reading and analyzing Othello through a variety of critical lenses. We will record details highlighted through the different lenses and details pertinent to the various motifs on your charts.
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, RI1, RI2, L1, L2, L3, L4, L6
Monday
-U6L5A10 Sentence Structure (47 Sentence Structure 12GE1915.pdf; 48 Sentence Structure 12GE1916.pdf).
-Read/analyze I.ii
-Watch Othello I ii Street Confrontation Kani.mpg (2:33) and Othello I ii Street Confrontation Fishburne.mpg  (2:12). Compare/contrast clips, discussing gestures, tone, prop, costuming.
-Read I.iii through Othello’s explanation of what happened.
-Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story Fishburne.mpg.
- U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions, Part II (RF): Read I.iii through Desdemona’s Divided Duty speech, then fill out the second page of the film comparison worksheet:
Othello I iii Divided Duty Kani.mpg (2:04)
Othello I iii Divided Duty Fishburne.mpg (1:53)
Othello I iii Divided Duty Walker.mpg (1:49)
-Finish reading I.iii.
-Watch Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Kani.mpg; Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Chess Set Fishburne.mpg
At the first instance of “Honest Iago,” begin a notation at the top of the chart listing every time someone refers to Iago as honest
 
Tuesday
-Hand in your vocabulary journal. You will not have another vocabulary journal due until
-U6L5A11 Sentence Structure Challenge (Name That Structure.pptx)
-Summarize II.i.1-59 (necessary only to explain setting/background)
-Read II.i.60-95
-Switch to SparkNotes version to read lines 96-164 (discuss Marxist and Feminist lens)
-Watch Othello II i Courtesy Kani.mp4 (10:50)
-U3L3A2 Iago’s Plan Read Act II, scene i and answer the questions on the accompanying worksheet (Othello II.i.165-312 Questions.docx). This is due by 11:59 PM tonight.
 
Wednesday

1. Remember to complete Othello study questions as review guide for test (Othello Unit Plan Yeah.pdf, pp. 17-18).
2. Discuss II.i (worksheet) and watch clip of soliloquy: Othello II i 286-312 Iago Madness Soliloquy Kani.mpg.
3. Read aloud for the class the proclamation that makes up Act II, scene ii and discuss what it means.
4. Have student readers read 2.3.1-11 and discuss: Othello’s directions to Cassio and opinion of Iago.
5. Groups plan and stage interactions: II.iii: 11-59; 60-116; 117-141; 142-161;162-195; 196-257; 258-292; 293-335; 336-388.

As student groups perform, stop after each performance to add important details to chart.
Key clips to watch after corresponding text:
Othello II iii 77-255 I Am Not Drunk Fishburne.mpg (7:08)
Othello II iii 261-388 Reputation Fishburne.mp4 (5:34)
 
Thursday
Finish presentations from yesterday.
 
Friday
-Skip/summarize III.i.1-28 (comic relief)
-Read aloud the rest of III.i and III.ii.
-Read through III.iii.278, then show Othello III iii 1-269 Poison in the Ear Fishburne.mpg (8:14)
-Unique movie technique, flashback: Othello III iii 277-278 Flashback after Poison Fishburne.mpg (0:55)
-Read III.iii.279-316.
-Create handkerchief chart, tracing every time the handkerchief is seen or mentioned.
-Read III.iii.317-326, examining Iago’s plan.
-Discuss meaning of entire thought containing the words “Trifles light as air.”
-If there is extra time, watch Appearance vs Reality in Othello.mp4 (13:10 mins.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EztNFiBCndo
 

​GUM
U6L5A9 Faulty Parallelism
67 Parallelism 12GE2019.pdf; 68 Parallelism 12GE2020.pdf; Parallel Structure and Conjunctions.pptx
 
Unit 3

1. Finish reading and analyzing through the end of Act I, scene i.
2. View these videos, paying particular attention to the methods the different directors use in order to camouflage Iago’s identity from Brabantio:

Othello I i Wake Brabantio Kani.mpg
Othello I i Wake Brabantio Fishburne.mpg
Othello I I Wake Brabantio Marshall.mpg

1. Complete activity 3.7: The Moor: Character Analysis Through a Cultural Lens (pp. 281-282).

 

GUM
U6L5A8 More Faulty Coordination
Ruby Grammar Wkbk, Faulty Coordination, pages 85-86 (11GE2025.pdf; 11GE2026.pdf).
 
Unit 3

1. Finish reading through the end of Act I, scene i.
2. View these videos, paying particular attention to the methods the different directors use in order to camouflage Iago’s identity from Brabantio:

Othello I i Wake Brabantio Kani.mpg
Othello I i Wake Brabantio Fishburne.mpg
Othello I I Wake Brabantio Marshall.mpg

1. Complete activity 3.7: The Moor: Character Analysis Through a Cultural Lens (pp. 281-282).

​GUM
U6L5A7 Faulty Coordination
Ruby Grammar Wkbk, Faulty Coordination, pages 83-84 (11GE2023pdf. 11GE2024.pdf)
 
Unit 3

1. Read how to cite line numbers in a play (Essay Guide, pp. 92-93).

 

1. Watch the Othello play summary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH6phTSOn3Q
 

1. Read Othello Act I, scene i through the end of Iago’s monologue that ends at around line 63-71 (depending on version - it ends with the words “I am not what I am”), then complete the following assignment.

 
U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions, Part I (RF)
Watch the three versions of the opening scene of Othello:
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Kani.mpg
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Olivier.mpg
Othello I i I Am Not What I Am Fishburne.mpg
On the chart (Comparing Film Versions Graphic Organizer I i I am not.docx), identify how the characters are portrayed in each version. What is the same? What is different? How do the differences affect the impact of the scene on the viewer?
 
You will not submit your chart yet. You will submit after we complete the second page.

​Hand in your Vocab Journal today.
BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TODAY!!!!!
GUM
U6L2A3 Conjunctions and Their Meanings
Conjunction Sort by Meaning.docx; Conjunctions exercise choosing the correct one.docx
 
Unit 3
Today, we will discuss the perspectives that we will be using to examine the play Othello.
 
Review Cultural criticism (text p. 258).
Read about Marxist criticism (text p. 190).
Complete the Marxist hierarchy activity on pp. 269-271 of your text.
 
You will complete the Perspectives in Othello_Lenses.docx chart and the Othello Evidence Log New Rev.docx as we study Othello. You will be allowed to use these two charts on the written portion of the Othello test. Because you will be required to use cited evidence from the text in your written answers, you will be unable to achieve a passing grade on the written responses without the details you record on these charts – you will NOT be allowed to use the text during the test.
 
Read about subtext, stage directions, and perspectives in a drama on text pp. 147, 176, and 177.
 
You may wish to download the Othello study guide as preparation for the multiple choice portion of the test (Othello Unit Plan Yeah.pdf, pp. 17-18).

​REMINDER: Your Vocab Journal is due tomorrow by 11:59 PM in Turnitin.
 
GUM
U6L5A6 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

1. Pronoun Agreement and Faulty Comparison (packet, general directions REV MC2 FA16.dox, pp. 11-12).
2. 99 PA Agrmt Personal Pro 12GE2307.pdf; 101 PA Agrmt Indef Reflexive Pro 12GE2309.pdf; 103 PA Agrmt Vague Pro Ref 12GE2311.pdf; 105 PA Agrmt Ambiguous Distant Pro 12GE2313.pdf

 
U3L1A2 Renaissance Speeches (RF)
Today, you will analyze two speeches given by Queen Elizabeth I, one when she was a young woman and one at the end of her reign. All files are in the 3 Renaissance folder in the Google drive.
 
First, watch two film versions of the speech that Elizabeth made to her troops while awaiting an attack from the Spanish Armada (Queen Elizabeth I - Speech to the Troops at Tilbury.mp4; Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett), Tilbury Speech.mp4). Then, read the speech and answer the associated questions (Queen Elizabeth I Speech - Against the Spanish Armada.pdf; Queen Elizabeth I Speech Before Her Troops MC Qs.docx).
Next, read and answer the questions about Elizabeth I’s Golden speech (Queen Elizabeth I Golden Speech with MC Qs.docx).
 
Fill in the first two columns of the SOAPSTone analysis about these speeches (Speech SOAPSTone.doc).

GUM
U6L5A5 Subjects and Complements (NG)
27 Hard to Find Subjects 12GE1805.pdf; 29 Dir Indir Objects 12GE1807.pdf; 31 Obj Subj Complements 12GE1809.pdf
 
Unit 3
Today, we will look at the historical background of the Renaissance period, the backdrop for all of Shakespeare’s plays. You will take notes on the Renaissance Period and submit those notes to U3L1A1 Renaissance Notes in Turnitin by 11:59 PM.
 
U3L1A1 Renaissance Notes (RF)
Today, we will look at the historical background of the Renaissance period, the backdrop for all of Shakespeare’s plays.
 
Go to the Renaissance folder of the Google drive and download or print the Renaissance Notes graphic organizer (Renaissance Monarch Chart.doc).
 
Review the notes over the Renaissance Period (Renaissance 2017.ppt) and fill in the boxes in the chart.
 
Submit your completed chart to the U3L1A1 Renaissance Notes assignment in Turnitin.com.
 

​U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective
This is your last day in the lab to work on your essay. Today we will review appropriate language for a scholarly essay, conclusions, and the Works Cited page. You will be given time to write these elements of your essay.
REMINDER: You will be expected to include one of EACH brushstroke (labeled) in your essay: Participle, Absolute, Appositive, Adjectives Out of Order, Vibrant Verbs.
 
Read about academic voice in the analysis essay with Common Violations of Scholarly Writing.pptx in the Writing folder in the Google drive and in the Essay Guide, pages 118-120.
Read about Conclusions (Essay Guide, pp. 115-117, 129, 147) and add a conclusion to your essay.
Read about the Works Cited page (Essay Guide, pp. 26-27, 137-139) and add a Works Cited page to your essay.
Submit your essay to Turnitin.com by midnight on Saturday, September 11.
 

​GUM
U6L2A2 Subject-Verb Agreement
93 SV Agrmt Nns Pronns Vbs 12GE2301.pdf; 94 SV Agrmt Nns Pronns Vbs 12GE2302.pdf; 95 SV Agrmt Compound Subj 12GE2303.pdf; 96 SV Agrmt Compound Subj 12GE2304.pdf; 97 SV Agrmt Confusing Subj 12GE2305.pdf; 98 SV Agrmt Confusing Subj 12GE2306.pdf
 
U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective
Today we will discuss how to select and quote evidence for your literary analysis.
 
A presentation in the Google drive (Writing – Lit Analysis folder) reviews all of the information you will need today. The presentation is called 3 Adding Details from Texts.pdf. Additional information and examples are available in the Essay Guide:
What and how to quote and cite, pp. 82-94
Lead-ins, pp. 99-105
Commentary, p. 106
Citing quotes, pp. 89-93.

​Also, please look at the Quoting Dialogue_NO.pptx presentation.
 
Write the body of your literary analysis, merging details from the text with your own ideas using lead-ins and commentary appropriately.
 

​Turn in your vocab journal before 11:59 PM.
 
U2L4A1 Applying a Critical Perspective
Today in class, we will discuss how to talk about literature in a literary analysis paper. We will then discuss outlining and organizing the literary analysis paper.
 
Read about outlining and organizing the literary analysis paper (Essay Guide, pages 53-59), paying particular attention to Plot Dump (pp. 55-56) and Literary Present (pp. 59-60).
 
Take a look at 2 The Sentence Outline.pptx in the Writing – Literary Analysis folder of the Google drive.
 
Create a sentence outline for your essay.
 
GUM (Homework)
U6L3A6 Quotation Marks and Italics
Review Quotation Marks and Underlining/Italics (137 Q Marks Quotations 12GE2711.pdf; 139 Q Marks wOther Marks 12GE2713.pdf; 140 Q Marks wOther Marks 12GE2714.pdf; 141 Q Marks and Underline 12GE2715.pdf; 142 Q Marks and Underline 12GE2716.pdf).