Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
PDF of Othello is HERE.
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Monday, Mar. 7: Early Release
-Monday, Mar. 7: U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions due
-Tuesday, Mar. 8: Vocab Journal #5 Due
-Wednesday, Mar. 9: U3L3A2: Iago’s Plan
-Wednesday, Mar. 16 and Thursday, Feb. 17: Othello test
Monday, Mar. 7, 2022
Early Release 3/7/22
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Reminder: U6V5 Vocab Journal #5 is due tomorrow.
U6L5A13 Sentence Structure Challenge
Name That Structure group challenge!
Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
U6V5 Vocab Journal #5 due.
-Read I.iii.1-169
- Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story James Earl Jones Performs 2009.mp4
- Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story Fishburne.mpg.
-Read I.iii.170-196
U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions, Part II (RF)
Read I.iii through I.iii.187 (Desdemona’s Divided Duty speech), then fill out the second page of the film comparison worksheet (Comparing Film Versions Graphic Organizer I i I am not.docx) with these videos:
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)
-Read I.iii.197-295
Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
REMINDER: Remember to complete Othello study questions as review guide for test (Othello Unit Plan Yeah.pdf, pp. 17-18).
At the first instance of “Honest Iago” (I.iii.278-279, I.iii.289), begin a notation at the top of your chart listing every time someone refers to Iago as honest.
-Discuss soliloquy and aside from p. 304 of the SpringBoard text.
-Read I.iii.296-396
-Watch Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Kani.mpg and Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Chess Set Fishburne.mpg
-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.
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Discuss II.i (worksheet) and watch clip of soliloquy: Othello II i 286-312 Iago Madness Soliloquy Kani.mpg.
Read aloud the proclamation that makes up Act II, scene ii and discuss what it means.
Read 2.3.1-11 and discuss Othello’s directions to Cassio and opinion of Iago.
Groups plan interactions: II.iii: 11-59; 60-116; 117-141; 142-161;162-195; 196-257; 258-292; 293-335; 336-388.
Students present interpretations of scenes.
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)
Othello II iii 336 How Am I Then a Villain Fishburne.mpg (1:26)
Skip/summarize III.i.1-28 (comic relief)
Read aloud the rest of III.i and III.ii.
Read III.iii through line 40.
Friday, Mar. 11, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Read through III.iii.92
Watch Othello III iii 1-269 Poison in the Ear Fishburne.mpg (8:14); then discuss.
Watch unique movie technique, flashback: Othello III iii 277-278 Flashback after Poison Fishburne.mpg (0:55)
Read III.iii.279-316
Watch Othello III iii 278 Handkerchief Found 55 sec Fishburne.mp4
Read III.iii.317-326, examining Iago’s plan.
Watch Othello III iii Trifles Light as Air Fishburne.mp4 (III.iii.319-321).
Read III.iii.327-476
Watch Othello III iii 322-437 Honest Is Not Safe Fishburne.mp4 (5:03); then discuss.
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
Your most important resource: The Essay Guide
PDF of Othello is HERE.
Reminders and Due Dates:
-Monday, Mar. 7: Early Release
-Monday, Mar. 7: U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions due
-Tuesday, Mar. 8: Vocab Journal #5 Due
-Wednesday, Mar. 9: U3L3A2: Iago’s Plan
-Wednesday, Mar. 16 and Thursday, Feb. 17: Othello test
Monday, Mar. 7, 2022
Early Release 3/7/22
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Reminder: U6V5 Vocab Journal #5 is due tomorrow.
U6L5A13 Sentence Structure Challenge
Name That Structure group challenge!
Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
U6V5 Vocab Journal #5 due.
-Read I.iii.1-169
- Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story James Earl Jones Performs 2009.mp4
- Watch Othello I iii Othellos Story Fishburne.mpg.
-Read I.iii.170-196
U3L3A1 Comparing Film Versions, Part II (RF)
Read I.iii through I.iii.187 (Desdemona’s Divided Duty speech), then fill out the second page of the film comparison worksheet (Comparing Film Versions Graphic Organizer I i I am not.docx) with these videos:
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)
-Read I.iii.197-295
Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
REMINDER: Remember to complete Othello study questions as review guide for test (Othello Unit Plan Yeah.pdf, pp. 17-18).
At the first instance of “Honest Iago” (I.iii.278-279, I.iii.289), begin a notation at the top of your chart listing every time someone refers to Iago as honest.
-Discuss soliloquy and aside from p. 304 of the SpringBoard text.
-Read I.iii.296-396
-Watch Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Kani.mpg and Othello I iii I Hate the Moor Chess Set Fishburne.mpg
-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.
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Discuss II.i (worksheet) and watch clip of soliloquy: Othello II i 286-312 Iago Madness Soliloquy Kani.mpg.
Read aloud the proclamation that makes up Act II, scene ii and discuss what it means.
Read 2.3.1-11 and discuss Othello’s directions to Cassio and opinion of Iago.
Groups plan interactions: II.iii: 11-59; 60-116; 117-141; 142-161;162-195; 196-257; 258-292; 293-335; 336-388.
Students present interpretations of scenes.
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)
Othello II iii 336 How Am I Then a Villain Fishburne.mpg (1:26)
Skip/summarize III.i.1-28 (comic relief)
Read aloud the rest of III.i and III.ii.
Read III.iii through line 40.
Friday, Mar. 11, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL9, W4, SL1, L1, L6
Read through III.iii.92
Watch Othello III iii 1-269 Poison in the Ear Fishburne.mpg (8:14); then discuss.
Watch unique movie technique, flashback: Othello III iii 277-278 Flashback after Poison Fishburne.mpg (0:55)
Read III.iii.279-316
Watch Othello III iii 278 Handkerchief Found 55 sec Fishburne.mp4
Read III.iii.317-326, examining Iago’s plan.
Watch Othello III iii Trifles Light as Air Fishburne.mp4 (III.iii.319-321).
Read III.iii.327-476
Watch Othello III iii 322-437 Honest Is Not Safe Fishburne.mp4 (5:03); then discuss.