1. Agenda *TED Talk: TED-ED Iambic Pentameter
*Othello Background/Hist & Cult Context Quiz
*Finish Othello, Act I, Scene 3
*Sticky Note Responses (Act I)
*Handout: Characterization Chart – to work on after each act
*Film Analysis: Opening Scenes of Othello (3 versions)
HW: Act II, Scene 1 & 2

2. Reminders 9/11/18
**Please make a plan to take your project home/dispose of it today!
Quiz over background – TODAY!
First Othello Quiz – Acts I & II – next Tuesday, 9/18
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. Quiz, Othello background

5. Othello: Focus Act I, Scene i Reading Purpose:
How does Iago feel about Othello?
Complete the Othello Names Chart – side one
Act I, Scene ii Reading Purpose - HW:
What kind of man is Othello? How does Brabantio feel about Othello?
Complete the Othello Responses chart as you read Scene ii
Act I, Scene iii Reading Purposes:
Why do Othello and Desdemona argue that they are supposed to be together?
How does Iago solidify his position as the villain?
CHARACTERIZATION CHART

6. Othello Response to Act I
Choose two characters: Othello, Iago, or Desdemona.
On a sticky note, write a comment, question, or line that expresses your thoughts on each character you chose.
Place the sticky notes on the appropriate chart.
**Time to start characterization charts for Othello and Iago

7. Othello – Film Comparison: Opening Scene
Orson Welles version O
Fishburne version
Handout –
Actor Portrayal
Setting/Context
Shots and Angles
Lighting and Sound
Post Viewing Reflection: Discuss which opening scene was more effective. (NOT which one you liked better!) Explain your choice by addressing at least two examples from your chart.