1. Reminders You should have your Othello book EVERY DAY in class.
Vocabulary Unit 7 starts next Monday
Pre-Course Reading Essay – final draft

2. TED Talk: Iambic Pentameter and Shakespeare
To what does poetic meter refer?
What is a foot in poetry?
What is a dactyl?
What kinds of lines do a dactyl create?
What is a trochee?
What is the most commonly used foot in Shakespeare?
What is iambic pentameter?
When do Shakespeare’s characters tend to use iambic pentameter?
Why did Shakespeare use iambic pentameter?

3. Reflection Consider Shakespearean Language and how you approach it.
Things you feel confident about?
Challenges?
How will you face the challenges and work to overcome them?

4. Othello: Focus Act I, Scene i Reading Purposes:
How does Iago feel about Othello?
Act I, Scene ii Reading Purpose:
What kind of man is Othello? How does Brabantio feel about Othello?
Highlight Quotes
Act I, Scene iii Reading Purposes:
Why do Othello and Desdemona argue that they are supposed to be together?
How does Iago solidify his position as the villain?