A. Marya's English 7 ITHS- Ms. Hyde: October 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Objective: Students will apply prior knowledge of Setting and Characterization to the context of Othello
Aim: What images appropriately represent the various settings and characters in Othello?
Do Now: Write in your notebooks...My favorite character is....and state why.
My favorite character is Desdemona because she is a strong character in this play. She happens to forgive Othello for killing her.

Cooperative Learning: Start mapping out your Settings (title the images) and Characters and what roles they play. Then start creating your script. First draft of entire script due on Tuesday of next week for my review.
Homework: I need to see your cover page with the title of the play and a second sheet with your cast of characters and the role they each play. This is the manager's homework.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Characters and settings

Setting

Cortland, New York

Source: http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/dolce.jpg

Central Park, New York, USA.

Source: http://www.travel-destination-pictures.com/data/media/66/ts_2006-06-1489.jpg

Characters:

1-Lodovico- Ryan Gosling:

Lodovico is

2-Desdemona: Zooey Deschanel

3-Othello: Denzel Washington:

4-Iago: Matt Damon:

5-Roderigo: Leonardo Dicaprio:

6-Cassio: Brandon Routh:

7-Emilia Julianne Moore:

8-Bianaca: Cameron Diaz

Friday, October 3, 2008

Aim: What are the various themes that we can apply to shakespeare's Othelloand what settings do you think are appropriate to represent the settings in your act?
Do Now: Write a paragraph on what you think is an appropriate theme for Shakespeare's Othello
Mini Lesson: Recall the literary term

The appropriate theme for Othello is (True love is trustworthy.)

A work's theme is its main, controlling idea: its central insight or understanding about life. The theme of a literary work my be implied or stated.
Tips for Stating the Theme of a Literary Work
Express the theme as a complete statement, not a word or phrase.
The theme should be a generalization, but not too broad or specific. Be sure your statement is supported by setting, tone, plot, and symbolism.
Avoid words like always, never, all, or none.
Do not express the theme as a cliché or moral, unless the story is designed to be instructive.

Cooperative Learning:
Select one of the following themes and in another paragraph or two state why your selection best fits this play:
The major themes of Othello are:

appearance and reality,
society's treatment of the outsider; and
jealousy

I choose theme 3 jealousy. This theme relates to Othello in various ways. One character in this play named Iago faces jealousy in almost the whole play. Iago is a solider that follows the commands of Othello. However another soldier named Michael Cassio was at a higher position in being a soldier. Iago tried many evil plans into getting rid of Cassio because he wanted to be at a higher position.
One evil plan that Iago used against Cassio is getting him drunk and telling Roderigo to fight with him so that Othello will become angry with him and also this will hurt Cassio's reputation. This part is present in Act II, Scene I. Roderigo also faces jealousy in Othello. He is jealous of Othello. Roderigo is a secrete lover of Desdemona. He wants to marry Desdemona.

Homework: I need to see on TUESDAY: all characters, settings (Venice= Hawaii), New York, New Orleans etc...and of course all works cited. Manager write due on Monday.