1. Title: Othello: Act 1 Sc 1
Starter:
Chris Brown and Taylor Swift married in secret yesterday in a Las Vegas Chapel.
How has Twitter reacted this morning?
In 140 characters of less create a Twitter response.
#chriswiftelope

2. Let’s Read!
3 characters
Iago
Roderigo
Brabantio

3. Key points
Iago hates Othello because he has promoted Cassio ahead of him
Roderigo loves Desdemona
Desdemona marries Othello without her father’s permission
Brabantio is enraged both by his daughter’s disobedience and by her choice of husband
Othello is a valued military general but is still an outsider in Venice nonetheless

4. Homework – in soft copy
The Opera House has agreed to put on a production of Othello.
Costumes?
Acting?
Lighting?
Sound?

5. Title: Staging Act 1 Sc 1. Date: 03-09-13 L
Title: Staging Act 1 Sc 1 Date: L.O: To create and deliver a dramatic scene
Starter:
Name 3 characters in yesterday’s scene.
State 2 ways you expect 1 of these characters to behave on stage.

6. Recap: Key points
Iago hates Othello because he has promoted Cassio ahead of him
Roderigo loves Desdemona
Desdemona marries Othello without her father’s permission
Brabantio is enraged both by his daughter’s disobedience and by her choice of husband
Othello is a valued military general but is still an outsider in Venice nonetheless

7. Activity: Groups Assign each person a role (1 min)
Iago
Roderigo
Brabantio
Scribe (Narrator)
Re-write a short version of act 1 sc 1 in your own words (5 mins)
Rehearse (5 mins)

8. Let’s Act and Assess
Let’s check out…. Write one sentence under each heading What went well? Even better if?

9. Title: Staging Act 1 Sc 1. Date: 03-09-13 L
Title: Staging Act 1 Sc 1 Date: L.O: To create and deliver a dramatic scene
Look at the character you choose at the start of class. Did they behave the way you expected them to? Why/why not?

10. Homework – in notes copy
Imagine you are either
Iago or
Roderigo.
Compose a diary entry giving your thoughts on the events recorded in this scene. (10sentences +)

11. Title: Staging Act 1 Sc 1. Date: 05-09-13 L
Title: Staging Act 1 Sc 1 Date: L.O: To analyse language used to create an impression of characters
Find words/phrases used about these unseen characters
Desdemona
Othello
Evidence
Explain

12. What’s your impression?
Brabantio
Act
Speak
Othello
Cassio

13. Homework – in notes copy
Imagine you
Desdemona
Write a letter to your father explaining that you have married Othello (10sentences +)
Imagine you are Brabantio – write a short response to Desdemona’s letter