Shakespeare’s Othello and the Power of Language

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Shakespeare’s Othello and the Power of Language

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In this lesson, students explore the basis of Iago's persuasive power by analyzing his astonishing command of rhetoric and figurative language. The diverse set of activities that accompany this lesson include short group performances, writing exercises, and the guided use of online dictionaries and concordances to study Shakespeare's language.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Writing (composition), Reading, Process Skills, Literature

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

National Endowment for the Humanities

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Keywords:

Shakespeare, Othello , Rhetoric , Persuasion, Figurative language

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

EDSITEment

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http://edsitement.neh.gov/

Language:

English

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Learning Time:

8-12 class periods

Referenced Resources/Versions

Required Learning:

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsitement.neh.gov/files/worksheets/Shakespeare%...

Required Learning:

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsitement.neh.gov/files/worksheets/O_Blood.pdf

Required Learning:

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsitement.neh.gov/files/worksheets/Shakespeare%...

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

2. Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Craft and Structure

6. Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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