Pre-AP English II: Othello Reading Assignment (4/2)

4/2 Update: The summarizing will take place tomorrow, 4/3.

Please make sure do the reading over the weekend so that on Monday you can summarize what happens in Act III, Scene 1, 2, and 3 through DESDEMONA's line:

Emilia, come -- Be as your fancies teach you:
Whate'er you be I am obedient.
Exeunt Desdemona and Emilia

This is Act 3, Scene 3, Line 88-89 in my copy of the text. Yours should be somewhere around that.

Pre-AP English II: Othello Literary Devices Scavenger Hunt

If you did not finish in class, please complete the assignment on a separate sheet of paper. On Monday, attach it to the page you turned in during class.

Find examples of the these literary devices in Act II of Othello. Write them with proper citation, like this:

SPEAKER: Line with literary device (Act#.Scene#.Line#(s))

If you're using a digital copy without line numbers, write "digital copy" instead of Line#(s).


ALLITERATION


ALLUSION


ANAPHORA


APOSTROPHE


METAPHOR


PARADOX


PERSONIFICATION


SIMILE

English II (on-level): Julius Caesar Jeopardy

Review for tomorrow's test by replaying today's Jeopardy game!

Don't forget to reread the play if there are things you need to review.

English I (Pre-AP): No Fear Shakespeare—Romeo and Juliet

The No Fear Shakespeare edition of Romeo and Juliet looks like the book at the left.

If you bring your copy to class by Friday (3/30) you'll receive 105 points, 5 point more than you'll receive if you wait until Monday (4/2).

BTW, I spoke with Ms. Munoz and her class is just starting to read the play. You won't be able to buy the book from her current student, but last year's students (this year's sophomores) may have a copy.

Pre-AP English II: Othello Reading Assignment (3/28)

Please make sure you can answer the following question before coming to class tomorrow:

What advice does Iago give Cassio so he can regain his post as Othello's Lieutenant?

The answer will be found in the section of the play where we left off today. Read from IAGO's line

You or any man living may be drunk at a time, man. I tell you what you shall do.

to CASSIO's line

Good night, honest Iago.
Exit

Pre-AP English II: Othello Reading Assignment (3/27)

Make sure you've read Act 2, scenes 1 and 2, before you come to class tomorrow. You'll need to summarize both scenes.

(Links above take you to an online edition of No Fear Shakespeare. You're welcome.)

Pre-AP English II: Othello Act 1 Test Preview

I will provide you with excerpts from the play. You will be tested on the following literary devices:

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Anaphora
• Apostrophe
• Diction
• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Metonymy
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Paradox
• Personification
• Simile

you will also need to know the three types of irony

• Verbal
• Dramatic
• Situational

In addition, you'll need to explain why Shakespeare used the device he used (how does the use of the device contribute to the overall success of the text).

All Classes: Half-off at Half Price Books

Today only you can save50%-off one item at Half Price Books. Just join their mailing list and you'll be taken to the coupon page. (Please don't just go to the coupon page and print the coupons; sign up so you'll be self-reliant and get your own set of coupons next time around.)

That means you pay only 30% (or less) on the cover price.

Pre-AP Freshmen: Get your copy of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet or Ender's Game.
Pre-AP Sophomores: Get your Julius Caesar or Fahrenheit 451.
On-level Sophomores and Yearbook Students: Get yourselves something nice, whatever it may be.

Make wise choices.

English I (Pre-AP): Answers to Rev/Edit Packets

Below are the answers for the two Revising and Editing practice sets. Please review and email me with questions (or leave a message in the Comments).

"Turtle"

1. D


2. B


3. C


4. A


5. B


6. A

"Fast Food"

1. C


2. B


3. A


4. C


5. B


6. C


7. D


8. A

Pre-AP English II: Othello Video Clips

If you were out of class today, please make up the assignment you missed.

1. Get your copy of Othello because you'll need to follow along as you watch the clips.


2. Make a T-Chart: "Things in the play but not the movie" on one side, "Things in the movie, but not the play" on the other


3. Watch the videos below (both) and fill out your T-Chart as you go.


• Part 1 (10:02)


• Part 2 (9:58)


4. Turn it in.

Enjoy!

Pre-AP English II: Othello Reading Assignment (3/21)

In class we began reading Othello and Brabantio's confrontation in front of the Duke. Before you come to class on Friday, March 23, finish reading that section of Act 1, scene 3.

Begin with THE DUKE's line:

I think this tale would win my daughter too. (~line 170)

End with OTHELLO's line:

.... We must obey the time. (Exeunt Othello and Desdemona) (~line 300)

Be prepared to summarize and discuss in class.

English II (on-level): Julius Caesar Meaningful Sentences

Download and print the worksheet handed out in class.

Complete meaningful sentences for all 15 vocabulary words.

Select three (3) vocabulary words and on separate sheets of paper illustrate your meaningful sentence for that word. Write your meaningful sentence at the bottom of the page large enough to be read from 10-15 feet away.

Remember:

• a meaningful sentence is made up of two independent sentences combined with a semicolon (;)


• the first sentence includes a vocabulary word


• the second sentence contains the definition of that vocabulary word


• the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized


• you should underline the vocabulary word and its definition

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

Triumvirate (n): a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.

a meaningful sentence would be:

The triumvirate met in the Senate twice a month; Julius Caesar and the two other co-rulers of Rome listened to the petitions of the people and then conferred and made decisions to benefit the country.

All Classes: Save 40% at Half Price Books

Half Price Books has a "40%-off One Item" coupon on their website, good only today (3/19) and tomorrow (3/20). A 50%-off coupon will be available for this Sunday (3/25). Just join their mailing list and you'll be taken to the coupon page. (Please don't just go to the coupon page and print the coupons; sign up so you'll be self-reliant and get your own set of coupons next time around.)

That means you pay only 30% (or less) on the cover price.

Pre-AP Freshmen: Get your copy of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet or Ender's Game.
Pre-AP Sophomores: Get your Julius Caesar or Fahrenheit 451.
On-level Sophomores and Yearbook Students: Get yourselves something nice, whatever it may be.

Make wise choices.

Iago's Web

Place the following character names in a circle extending to near the edges of your paper

• Brabantio
• Cassio
• Desdemona
• The Duke
• Emilia
• Othello
• Roderigo
• Montano
• Bianca
• Lodovico/Gratiano

Draw lines citing the relationship between the characters prior to Iago’s campaign of manipulation.

Then place Iago somewhere within the web you’ve made and in a different color, list the relationships he has with the characters and how his involvement has tainted the other characters’ relationships.

Here's an example of a "web in progress." (Note: this is only the beginning of a web. There are many more "before" relationships to be shown, as well as many "afters.")

This document will be checked several times over the course of reading the play. Please keep it updated.

The first check will be Friday, March 23rd.

Pre-AP English II: Free Othello/Caesar Text & Audio

There are several versions of the text available free from Project Gutenberg. (Julius Caesar, too.) Please make sure you download a "by William Shakespeare" edition.

There is also a free recording from LibriVox. (Julius Caesar audio.) Note: the free audio recordings aren't great. Check Learn Out Loud for discount-price options. (There are 99-cent options at the iTunes store, but I suspect it's the LibriVox recording; let me know if you download it and it's not.)

If you come across any other free (or low-cost) resources, please leave a message in the comments section.

All English II Classes: Shakespeare Presentation

If you start to get the shakes and need an English II fix, why not revisit today's presentation?

All English II Classes: TAKS Tips 2012 Presentation

If you want to review today's TAKS tips and all that they alliteratively entail, be my guest.



Other things to review:

• 8 Step Writing Process


• T(h)WACK IT!

All English II Classes: Practice the TAKS Online ... for FREE!

I know, right? I'm excited too.

These do not include the Open-Ended Questions or Essay, but you can't have everything.

• Grade 10, 2009


• Exit Level, 2009


• Grade 10, 2006


• Exit Level, 2006

You may have already worked on some of these. They're still good practice. Print out your results sheet with your name on it (fill in the "optional" box at the beginning of the test) and place it in your period's in-box for extra credit.


("You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" --Stephen Wright)

English I (Pre-AP): Story Prompt

Use the characters you created yesterday to write a story based on the following prompt:

Write a story demonstrating the importance of following your dreams.

Remember, you're limited to 28 lines.

All English II Classes: Imagery Template

Practice using the imagery template/graphic organizer we worked with in class yesterday. Download it, print it out, and fill in the designated areas with significant details from your story.