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is othello a racist play? you decide...

9/16/2018

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Is Othello a racist play? Should Othello be played in blackface? Iago says, "Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners." In the context of the  play this week, we will discuss issues of appearance vs. reality, sexist language, racism and loyalty.  We will continue our study of William Shakespeare's Othello this week and explore these questions. 
      Parallel Reading Assignment: In this unit, you are responsible for several tasks. You should begin thinking about what play you plan to watch or read for your parallel analysis. Your parallel reading assignment for this unit, is to watch or read another  play and make comparisons to our study of Othello in an analytical essay.   An analytical essay means you will need to present some type of argument, or claim, about what you are analyzing.  To do this, you must break the topic down into parts and provide evidence, either from the text/film or from your own research, that supports your claim. The essay will be in MLA format (please see attached Word document) and will focus on one aspect of both plays like characterization, author's style, themes etc.. DUE Mon October 8, 2018. submitted on www.schoology.com (please go to the assignment description online for more details AND a Word template).   ​

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Romeo and Juliet Performance in the Wilson Studio Theatre (The Black Box) 9/21-9/23 ​cccepa.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=4769&framed=true 
​Tutoring: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:45 -5:00 pm 
Writing a Critical Lens Analysis Essay: Your assignment is to construct an argumentative essay that defends the critical lens that you feel provides modern society with the most compelling view of literature (choose among Historical, Cultural, or Feminist for this assignment). You will support the claim with valid reasoning and with relevant and sufficient evidence from your reading and observations. We will write this essay in class on October 1st and 2nd, 2018. Begin thinking which critical lens you will write about and conduct your own outside research using the Galileo database in  www.cobb.mackinvia.com 
See the handout for more information. 

Weekly Announcements

Monday: Othello Act 1, Scene 2-3/ Themes Appearance and reality pg. 36, Honesty, trust and loyalty pg. 38, The role of women Sexist language pg. 40 
​Tuesday:  Close read and analysis of Othello Act 2, 1 
Wednesday: Close read and analysis Othello Act 2, 3 
Thursday:  Othello Learning Centers Alcohol Awareness Campaign pg. 82, Iago’s diary pg. 80, Thought-track Iago pg. 84, Build Epithets and Statues pg. 90 
Friday:  Othello and Blackface podcast; Director decisions pg. 92
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"Men in rage strike those that wish them best.”

9/9/2018

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 "For she had eyes and chose me." This week we will begin our reading of William Shakespeare's Othello.  By Wednesday, you should have the Cambridge School Shakespeare version of Othello.  You can purchase this book at Amazon.com 
Please note that your visual essays from As I Lay Dying are due on Wednesday. There will be an additional workday on Tuesday for your to complete your work and receive feedback.  We will have a tour of your work on Friday.  


Weekly Schedule 

Monday: Writing Workshop  - How to Write a Timed Essay
​Tuesday:  Visual Essay Writing Session  
Wednesday:
  The Canonization (poetry) vs. Right to Love (song) /Unpacking of Embedded Assessment  

Thursday:
  Intro to Othello/Analysis of Act 1, Scene 1  

Friday:
  Visual Essay Walking Tour/Act 1, Scene 2-3/ Looking Back at Act 1 

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"My mother is a fish"

9/3/2018

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This week we will conclude our study of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying." It is imperative that you are reading the text independently and annotating. You will be responsible for engaging in a Socratic Seminar on Wednesday. The Socratic seminar is an opportunity for you and your colleagues to engage in collaborative intellectual conversations. You should prepare by reading the novel and brining in passages you want to discuss. Consider elements like characterization, theme, and symbols when searching for possible passages. In addition, I will facilitate the discussions by asking questions. You will be graded on how will you contribute quality responses, observations and questions to the overall discussion. Please note, there will be an assessment on Friday over the entire novel as well. Use the information throughout the week to help you to prepare for this exam. 

Weekly Agenda 

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  • ​Monday: Labor Day No School
  • Tuesday:  Character Study from As I Lay Dying
  • Wednesday:  Socratic Seminar from As I Lay Dying
  • Thursday: Visual Essay for As I Lay Dying (Discussion of Themes) DUE Friday 9/14/18
  • Friday:  As I Lay Dying Unit Exam 

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