1. Agenda *TED Talk: Iambic Pentameter *Background Quiz
*Discuss Close Read Practices #2 and #3 answers
*Finish Act II, Scene 3
*Sticky Note Response Act II
*Introduce Group Responses for Othello Act I and II (15-20 min to work on tomorrow before presenting)
HW:

2. Reminders 2-26-19 **Don’t forget your new seats! Background Quiz today
Othello Quiz, Acts I & II – Thursday, 2/28
Othello – each night, you should:
re-read what we read in class in the modern English translation.
work on developing a study sheet for all the quotes I tell you to highlight as we read.

3. 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?

4. Othello background quiz

5. Othello: Act II *Close Reading Practice #2 Read Act II, Scene 3
Reading Purpose Questions:
How does Iago develop over the course of Act II?
How does Othello develop over the course of Act II?

6. End of Act II – 2 responses
On an 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 the other sticky note: (new charts for Act II)
Choose either 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.

7. Group 1 – Review ALL the post it notes on the Othello charts
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.
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. What seems to be his attitude to human relationships? How would you sum up his philosophy on life?
Group 5 – Review Iago’s speeches in Act II. What seems to be his attitude to human relationships? How would you sum up his philosophy on life?
Group 6 Sort index cards from Most Meaningful Moment in Act II. Present what similarities/differences are in the responses; 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.
Group 8 – Identify key phrases/words that each of the following characters use and explain why these phrases and words are important. (i.e. what do they reveal about the character, etc.) Iago, Othello, Desdemona, Cassio, Roderigo