REMINDERS 91817 Quiz background info Today Othello Quiz

REMINDERS 9/18/17 Quiz – background info – Today! Othello Quiz, Acts I & II – tomorrow, 9/19 HW: Review Acts I & II (quotes, characters, etc. ) – quiz tomorrow

VOICE LESSON: DICTION #2 Read and Think: M. C. heard him scramble and strain his way up the slope of Sarah’s mountain. -- Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins, the Great Write About It: 1. What does it mean to scramble and strain up a mountain? (In other words, what does the use of the words scramble and strain suggest? ) 2. How would it change your mental picture if we rewrote the sentence like this? M. C. heard him walk up the slope of Sarah’s mountain.

OTHELLO q Historical and Cultural Background Quiz q Act II Responses (do after the quiz) q Group Responses: Acts 1 & 2 q Complete task q Present q. SOAPSTone analysis (groups to discuss) q Same #s q Mixed Groups

END OF ACT II – RESPONSES 2 STICKY NOTES & AN INDEX CARD On one index card: Choose and state the most important moment in Act II. Identify the line or lines that accompany that moment. Why is it the most important? What does it reveal about a character/the emerging themes in the play? On two sticky notes: (new charts for Act II) Choose two of the following three characters: Othello, Iago, or Desdemona. On a sticky note, write a comment, question, or line that expresses your thoughts on the character you chose. Place the sticky note on the appropriate chart.

Group 1 – Review ALL the post it notes on the Othello charts. Synthesize and write 2 -3 statements summarizing what is represented on the chart. Also, identify 1 -2 questions to share with the class. Group 2 – Review ALL the post it notes on the Desdemona (and other characters) charts. Synthesize and write 2 -3 statements summarizing what is represented on the chart. Also, identify 1 -2 questions to share with the class. Write 3 predictions about Desdemona. Write 1 -2 statements about her relationships with others. Group 3 – Review ALL the post it notes on the Iago charts. Synthesize and write 2 -3 statements summarizing what is represented on the chart. Also, identify 1 -2 questions to share with the class. Group 4 – Review Iago’s speeches in Act I & II. What seems to be his attitude to human relationships? How would you sum up his philosophy on life? Group 5 –Sort post it notes from Most Meaningful Moment in Act I (present what similarities/differences; then present what your group believes is the most important moment and why. Group 6 Sort index cards from Most Meaningful Moment in Act II (present what similarities/differences; then present what your group believes is the most important moment and why. Group 7 – Using symbols and pictures, create a visual representation of what has happened thus far in the play. Leave room for additions.