Agenda *TED Talk: Mining for Insight (with Othello/Iago) *Watch Act IV *Quiz Acts III & IV *Work on Theme stuff from yesterday HW: Finish Act IV (if only scene iii)

Reminders 10/4/18 Vocab Unit 8 Upcoming Pic Quiz, tomorrow, 10/5 Full Quiz, Friday ,10/12 Upcoming Othello Quiz, Acts III & IV TODAY, 10/4 PSAT – next Wednesday, 10/10 Early Release Day – next Thursday, 10/11 Othello In Class Essay – Monday, 10/15 Othello M.C. Unit Test – Tuesday, 10/16 Need a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns by 10/16!! Order it now!

Mining Literature What is insight? What is the importance of complexity in literature? Think about the most the play, Othello. Give some examples of small details that you noticed about one of the characters. Then, apply your powers of insight to come to some conclusions about that character’s motivations based on those clues. Now, think of the main struggle that your character goes through as the story progresses. What different social forces contribute to the complicated situation that the character is in? Describe these forces (they may be large or small, internal or external), discussing the way that they push or pull on the character’s choices and actions.

othello Watch Act IV Quiz Acts III & IV

Thematic concepts – Focus on Acts III & IV MODEL – whole group (process below) Brainstorm whole group: Thematic Concepts With your group, select 2 to focus on For each thematic concept: Write 3-5 sentences about this topic – a ‘free write’ of ideas, thoughts, and questions as it relates to the play/characters, etc. Answer the question with multiple options: What have we learned about ______________ (thematic concept) in Acts III & IV? (Make a bulleted list) Identify textual evidence (quotes!) that address the topic/concept (at least 6 quotes) – try to focus on Acts III & IV For each quote, identify what is revealed, suggested, shown, etc. in terms of the theme? (Interpretation)