1. Welcome to the Othello Unit! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 Today’s Lesson: Intro to Othello Pre-Reading – Day 2

2. HUCK FINN/OTHELLO COMPARATIVE LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER PURPOSE: TO SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION FROM BOTH TEXTS AND CREATE AN ARGUMENT ABOUT EACH AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON RACE AND SUPPORT THE ARGUMENT WITH SPECIFIC QUOTATIONS FROM THE TEXTS.

3. HUCK FINN/OTHELLO COMPARATIVE LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER LENGTH: 1500 – 1750 WORDS MINIMUM: 3 QUOTES FROM EACH TEXT DUE: FRIDAY, MAY 4 TH, 2012 @ 2:30PM – PRINTED COPY PLEASE!

4. OBJECTIVE:  TODAY I WILL ESTABLISH A PURPOSE FOR READING OTHELLO BY ROLE PLAYING SCENARIOS AND DISCUSSING RESPONSES WITH MY PEERS. AGENDA:  ROLE PLAY SCENARIO #1  Discuss  ROLE PLAY SCENARIO #2  Discuss  DISCUSS BIG QUESTIONS  REVIEW UNIT EXPECTATIONS & ASSESSMENTS

5. ACTOR #1 (PARTNER A) YOU… ARE MAN #1, THE LOVER. YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND. WHAT’S GOING ON… YOU ARE TALKING WITH YOUR FRIEND, MAN #2, WHO TRIES TO PLANT SEEDS OF DOUBT IN YOU ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND’S LOYALTY. ACTOR #2 (PARTNER B) YOU… ARE MAN #2, THE FRIEND OF MAN #1. WHAT’S GOING ON… YOU ARE TALKING WITH YOUR FRIEND, MAN #1, WHO HAS A GIRLFRIEND. YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT HIS GIRLFRIEND’S LOYALTY TO HIM; YOU ARE TRYING TO WARN HIM ABOUT THIS. Role Playing Scenario #1

6. ACTOR #1 (PARTNER A) YOU… ARE THE BOYFRIEND. WHAT’S GOING ON… YOU BELIEVE YOUR GIRLFRIEND HAS BEEN UNFAITHFUL AND THUS YOU ARE ACTING ANGRILY TOWARD HER, BUT YOU WON’T TELL HER WHY. ACTOR #2 (PARTNER B) YOU… ARE THE GIRLFRIEND. WHAT’S GOING ON… YOUR BOYFRIEND IS ACTING ANGRILY TOWARD YOU AND YOU ARE UNSURE WHY. YOU ARE INNOCENT AND BEWILDERED (CONFUSED) BY HIS UNEXPECTED ANGER TOWARD YOU. Role Playing Scenario #2

7. 1. Why do people get jealous? 1. Why do you think jealousy is such a powerful emotion? Questions to Discuss

8. 1. Is it possible to know if someone is lying to us? 1. Is secondhand information sometimes enough to know the truth about a situation? Exit Ticket Take out a half-sheet of paper. Choose ONE question. Write a ½ page response to it.

9. 3. Can you think of a time when you truly believed that someone was being honest to you and in the end you realized that this person had deceived you? How did this make you feel? Looking back, were there signs that you missed which could have helped you to realize that this individual was deceiving you? Extra Stuff