Monday, December 16, 2013

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


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