November 2018
Week 4: Othello Acts I & II
Monday Nov 26
Tuesday Nov 27
Wednesday Nov 28
Thursday Nov 29
Friday Nov 30
- no school
Tuesday Nov 27
- Watch 1.1 and 1.2 (RSC) with your books out
- 1.1 How does Iago's actor portray him?
- 1.2.38: Iago's "by Janus"
- 1.2.80-100: What's Brabantio's charge against Othello?
Wednesday Nov 28
- Watch 1.3
- As you watch, record your interesting, confusing, revealing observations and questions about the scene
- round-robin Othello's 1.3.145-196
Thursday Nov 29
- close read / conversation tracker of 1.3.343-447
Friday Nov 30
- Act II: We depart for Cyprus!
- Schoology: read "The Moral Geography of Othello" (first 4 paragraphs only):
- Contrast Venice with Cyprus: how are the two characterized? (literally; symbolically)
- What makes Cyprus the ideal place for Iago's plan--and what makes it the most threatening place for Othello's love?
- Contrast Venice with Cyprus: how are the two characterized? (literally; symbolically)
Week 3: Pop Sonnet Publishing and Othello Act I
Monday Nov 19
Tuesday Nov 20
Wednesday Nov 21
- Pop Sonnet publishing
- Othello vocab review
Tuesday Nov 20
- Othello vocab test
- Once you're finished with vocab, finish your Pop Sonnet page
- Once you're finished with vocab, finish your Pop Sonnet page
- Othello 1.1 on film (characterization of Iago and Roderigo in Branagh vs. RSC versions)
- Iago's motivations (read opening of play)
- Key Passage analysis (1.1): "I follow him to serve my turn upon him . . . I am not what I am" (1.1.45-71)
- Watch 1.2 (RSC)
Wednesday Nov 21
- Othello Act 1 continued: read Act I for next Tuesday's class
Week 2: Pop Sonnets
Monday Nov 12
Tuesday Nov 13
Wednesday Nov 14
Thursday Nov 15
Friday Nov 16
- Review Sonnet 18 TPCASTT, then Sonnet form and history (Slides)
- Pop Sonnet options and requirements
Tuesday Nov 13
- Pop Sonnet writing time
Wednesday Nov 14
- Othello improv
Thursday Nov 15
- Othello 1.1
Friday Nov 16
- first snow day!
Week 1: Shakespeare's Language: Learning to love (and speak) it
Monday Nov 5
Tuesday Nov 6
Wednesday Nov 7
Thursday Nov 8
Friday Nov 9
- Sync discussion: To Bard or not to Bard?
- 1st MP participation evaluation
Tuesday Nov 6
- no school (for you)
Wednesday Nov 7
- Sync discussion: To Bard or not to Bard?
- Shakespeare in love: Sonnet 18 first read (TPCASTT it and complete Sync comprehension questions)
- 1st MP participation evaluation
Thursday Nov 8
- Discuss your TPCASTT on Sonnet 18
- Slides: Shakespeare's language and the recipe for a Shakespearean sonnet
Friday Nov 9
- Head to Schoology where you'll find the assignment for today
- (Pop Sonnets on Monday: bring your songs)