1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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| Reading and understanding the concepts in Act 1 of Shakespeare's
"Othello" |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Students will understand what is going in in the play so far.
2. Students will be well acquainted with the characters.
3. Students will be well aware of the current literary elements in
the play |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will understand how the characters behave and their
importance to the story so far such as Iago, Roderigo, Othello, Brabanzio,
and Desdemona.
2. Students will understand the current events of the play and indicate
foreshadowing when it is portrayed.
3. Students will learn of the literary elements the story has presented,
such as the theme, figurative language, irony, indirect characterization,
and how Shakespearean language works. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Pen/ pencil , Paper, and an "Othello" book |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Begin to read the chapter as a class, making each student have
a turn by assigning parts for a certain amount of time then transitioning
to a new group of students to read
2. Ask students their opinion on the play so far and what they thought
at first.
3. Ask them to list off any literary elements they noticed while reading
the act.
4. Ask them what are their thoughts on the characters and the events
so far |
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B. Development-
1. Stop when an important event or literary element presents itself,
yo ask the class what they think is going on so far and then explain
to them what is currently happening.
2. Have the class talk about the current relationships between the
characters when pausing from reading
3. Make sure to show the class the elements of foreshadowing in the
play shown by Iago by talking about it after it is read aloud. |
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C. Practice-
1. Have the class pair off in groups and take not of anything they
found important in the play so far, then have them present what knowledge
they had gathered.
2. Have the Class act out the first act of Othello, to get somewhat
of a visual representation of what is going on.
3. Assign the class certain sections of lines in the act to read in
groups and have them write what they think stands out about what they
have read and it's importance to the play. |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Have the class make a character web for homework, showing the
relationship of the characters to one another whether by blood, common
interests, or characteristics.
2. Have the class write a paragraph for homework about what they think
Iago will do later on in the story because of the elements of foreshadowing
that have been presented so far in the play. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. If a student has an electronic device that can turn in the assignments,
they are allowed to but cannot play games or misuse said device in
class.
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Discuss what the students have written for their character web
assignments correcting them if they did not understand the concept
correctly.
2. Have an overall conversation about the events from the beginning
to end of the act |
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G. Closure-
By the hands on class activities and homework assignments students
will grasp a well based understanding of the characters, the literary
elements, and how the play works overall. Acting the play out will
definitely give the students a better understanding of the play because
it would put them in the position of the characters, while entertaining
the other students in a fun and lively way. Reference the character
web and updated it as the story progresses so the students do not
get lost in the events of the play.
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