Summative Essay Planning: Othello and Of Mice and Men Monday, December 8, 2014 Honors MYP

Objective, Agenda, & Homework Objective: Students will compare and contrast the theme, characters, and conflicts in a play and a novella. Agenda: ▫Focus Lesson: Planning Sheet ▫Planning Time Homework: ▫Study for your final!

Themes for Othello and Of Mice and Men Topics: Women PunishmentEnvyRevenge Manipulation Death Trust Gender RelationshipsPurity/Virtue ChaosRacismHatred Social Class AlienationFriendship Adultery Themes: ▫What are some lessons we discussed yesterday? ▫Write them in your notebook.

Summative Prompt How is theme x developed through character and conflict in Othello and Of Mice and Men? ▫Copy the prompt on the bottom of your yellow planning sheet. ▫You will need 6 pieces of quoted evidence. Your claim should include: ▫Both titles and authors  Othello by William Shakespeare  Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ▫The theme that you choose ▫Which characters you are comparing (reason #1) ▫Which conflict you are comparing (reason #2)

Planning Sheet: Body Paragraphs Your plan must be finished today. ▫You may add as many body paragraphs as you want on lined paper that you staple to the planning sheet, but you need 6 pieces of evidence. Introduction SHOULD BE FINISHED Body #1: ▫Topic sentence  a claim about [characters or conflict or symbol, etc.] with reasons ▫Location of evidence from each text  Act, scene, and line(s) numbers for Othello  Page and paragraph number for Of Mice and Men ▫Conclusion sentence (restate idea) Body #2: (SEE ABOVE)

Planning Sheet: Conclusion Claim Restated An explanation of the importance of the theme Why should we learn this? An explanation of what the readers can learn about the theme for their own lives An analysis of how the author’s choices impacted the audience (us, as readers) Author’s writing style Which was more impactful on you?