Holiday Assignment

                                                         

Homework: 

• Complete Othello Act III, scenes ii & iii over the break. Packets will be collected when we return on January, 2nd.
• Give thought to your essay selection for the Othello, literary analysis paper.  Look for evidence/support/quotes as you are reading Act III. We will begin writing/framing your opening paragraphs when we return.
• Get some sleep and enjoy your family and friends.
• See you in 2014!

Othello Act III audio recording

Othello Act III audio recording

December 19th, 2013

Today's Guiding Question:  What do you think of when you hear the word BETRAYAL?

Do Now:

• Complete the next 2 questions in your critical reading packet
• Prepare to justify your answers
• Take out your Othello materials

Agenda:

• Discuss the answers to the critical reading questions
• Discuss today's STAR testing and how to apply our reading strategies
• Review the answers to the recent grammar practice
• Discuss student selections for the upcoming literary analysis papers
• Begin Act III of Othello

Homework:

• Read and annotate Act III, scene i of Othello
• Answer questions in your homework packet
• Prepare for tomorrow's quiz on Othello

KUD (Know, Understand, Do)

As a result of this unit, students will... 

Know:

* The concept of the Tragic Hero

•Elizabethan historical information (role of woman, marriage traditions and social structures.)

• Key elements of Shakespearean/Elizabethan drama

(aside, soliloquy, comic relief, history play, tragedy, tragic flaw, motivation, conflict, climax, foil, foreshadowing, irony)

Understand that:

• One’s perspective determines his/her view of what is true and right. 

• One’s perspective is influenced by one’s background, assumptions, surroundings, concerns etc.

• One’s power determines one’s ability/freedom to choose 

• One’s choices can determine one’s power 

Be able to: 

• Read drama interpretively 

• Maintain consistent point of view and verb tense 

• Write to express a well-supported opinion  (literary analysis)

• Research and share key elements of Shakespearean drama

December 16th

Do Now:

• Next 2 critical reading questions
• Grammar folders out
• Othello Materials out

Agenda:

• Critical reading questions
• Grammar- review the quotations mark rules
• Review Othello Act II
• Discuss Tuesday's Othello quiz
• Discuss the Othello paper

Homework:

• Prepare for Tuesday's quiz. Students are responsible for all material up through the end of Act II, scene iii
• Quiz is open book

Today's guiding question: Based on our understanding of the classic tragic hero, how is Othello beginning to meet our criteria?

KUD (Know, Understand, Do)

As a result of this unit, students will... 

Know:

* The concept of the Tragic Hero

•Elizabethan historical information (role of woman, marriage traditions and social structures.)

• Key elements of Shakespearean/Elizabethan drama

(aside, soliloquy, comic relief, history play, tragedy, tragic flaw, motivation, conflict, climax, foil, foreshadowing, irony)

Understand that: 

• One’s perspective determines his/her view of what is true and right. 

• One’s perspective is influenced by one’s background, assumptions, surroundings, concerns etc.

• One’s power determines one’s ability/freedom to choose 

• One’s choices can determine one’s power 

Be able to: 

• Read drama interpretively 

• Maintain consistent point of view and verb tense 

• Write to express a well-supported opinion  (literary analysis)

• Research and share key elements of Shakespearean drama

Wednesday, December 11

Homework:

C block:
Read, annotate and answer questions for Othello Act II, scenes 2 and 3. Due Thursday.

A block:
Read, annotate and answer questions for Othello Act II, scenes 2 and 3. Due Monday.

Act II Othello Audio

Act II Othello Audio

Tuesday, December 10th

• Homework
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• Read and annotate all of Act II, scene i, Othello
• Answer the questions for Act II, scene i, Othello

                         

Friday, December 6th

Homework:

• Read and annotate all of Act I, scene iii, Othello
• Answer the questions for Act I, scene iii, Othello

December 4, 2013

Homework:

• Read and annotate Act 1, scene 1
• Answer all 6 questions for Act 1, scene 1

Othello Audio Recording

Othello Audio Recording

Tuesday, December 3rd

Do Now:

• Take out your new SAT packets and attempt the first 2 questions.
• Prepare to review

Agenda:

• Review SAT questions
• Begin Othello reading
• Review final background details

Homework:

• Read and annotate Act 1, scene 1
• Answer the questions for Act 1, scene 1  in your packet