Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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


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