Wednesday April 4

We did the unit quiz on Catcher today - we are done with that piece of literature...

on to Othello

I have a few people away over the next few days. I will post the powerpoint we walked through after the quiz later.  In the meantime, here is the Webquest for Othello. There will be "Helpful Links" for this unit on the Right-hand side of the blog.

Webquest on Othello by William Shakespeare

1.  Go to the Wikipedia page for Othello and also for a play called Coriolanus. Why, do you think, that the teacher sees so many similarities between these two plays?

2.  In a paragraph length formal piece of writing, speculate why we would have chosen this play to read this semester. Ideas might include the popularity of the author, the plot or even themes we have discussed in class.

3.  There is an awful lot of Shakespeare being performed around here in the summer – or really where ever you might be travelling this summer. What are two plays being performed and when are they being performed in the GTA/Where ever you will be this summer?

4.  Go to the IMDB.com entry for the film version we are watching in class. Who are the actors playing the five biggest roles in this version? What other famous films have they done?

5.  Which version of the play – paper or electronic – did you prefer in order for you to help “get” the play? Why do you think that is?