1. Reminders 9/18/17 Quiz – background info – Today!
Othello Quiz, Acts I & II – tomorrow, 9/19
HW: Review Acts I & II (quotes, characters, etc.) – quiz tomorrow

2. Voice Lesson: Diction #2
Write About It:
Read and Think:
1. What does it mean to scramble and strain up a mountain? (In other words, what does the use of the words scramble and strain suggest?)
2. How would it change your mental picture if we rewrote the sentence like this?
M.C. heard him walk up the slope of Sarah’s mountain.
M.C. heard him scramble and strain his way up the slope of Sarah’s mountain.
-- Virginia Hamilton, M.C. Higgins, the Great

3. othello Historical and Cultural Background Quiz
Act II Responses (do after the quiz)
Group Responses: Acts 1 & 2
Complete task
Present
SOAPSTone analysis (groups to discuss)
Same #s
Mixed Groups

4. End of Act II – Responses 2 sticky notes & an index card
On one 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 two sticky notes: (new charts for Act II)
Choose two of the following three characters: 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.

5. 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. Write 3 predictions about Desdemona. Write 1-2 statements about her relationships with others.
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 & II. What seems to be his attitude to human relationships? How would you sum up his philosophy on life?
Group 5 –Sort post it notes from Most Meaningful Moment in Act I (present what similarities/differences; then present what your group believes is the most important moment and why.
Group 6 Sort index cards from Most Meaningful Moment in Act II (present what similarities/differences; 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