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DWillard — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:14:09 GMT

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LESSON 1

Subject: William Shakespeare â History and Plays

Date: Day 1

Objective:

                  ELA.10.LE.3 Use oral, written, and visual texts to research how
                                         individuals have had an impact on people in their
                                         community and their nation.

                  ELA.7.LE.3 Apply new learning by forming questions and
                                       setting learning goals that will aid in self-regulation
                                       and reflection on their developing literacy

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                  METS 1.a.6 -Students understand that access to online learning                                                                              increases educational and workplace opportunities.

                  METS 1.b.1 -Students will be provided with the opportunity to learn in a virtual                                                    environment as a strategy to build 21st century learning skills.

Presentation:

             Step 1. Give a PowerPoint Presentation
                             -Give a historical Background on Shakespeareâs life
                                          - First 20 Years
                                          - Life in London
                                          - Later Years
                                          - The Plays
                                                 - Comedies & Histories
                                                 - Tragedies

               Step 2. Introduce students to webquests
                                           - specifically show them the Shakespeare webquest:
                                              http://questgarden.com/10/81/0/070107150712/index.htm
                                           - show the students how to navigate it
                                           - allow them to navigate it themselves

Materials:

             PowerPoint presentation; quizzes; worksheets

Introduction:

                  Read (melodramatically, of course) the famous âTo be, or not to be...â
                  monologue from William Shakespeareâs Hamlet.

Closure:
                Give relevance to Shakespeare and his work. Discuss what times where like in the                          Elizabethan period and how it could have effected his writing. Compare Shakespeare                      to writers of today.

Evaluation:

                Give a five question mini-quiz covering the topics presented in the PowerPoint. (Be                         sure to inform them of the quiz prior to the PowerPoint presentation to encourage                           some note-taking.)

Homework:

                 Have students fill out a purpose question worksheet (10-12 questions) based on                               the Shakespeare webquest:

                 http://questgarden.com/10/81/0/070107150712/index.htm


LESSON 2

Subject: William Shakespeare â Othello: plot

Date: Day 2

Objective:

                     ELA.3.LE.1 Integrate listening, speaking, viewing, reading, and
                                          writing skills for multiple purposes and in varied contexts.

                     ELA.3.LE.6 Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and
                                           concepts in oral, written, and visual texts by using
                                           a variety of resources, such as prior knowledge,
                                           context, glossaries, and electronic sources.

                      METS 1.b.5 Students identify common graphic, audio, and video
                                           file formats (e.g., jpeg, gif, bmp, mpeg, wav).

Presentation:

                Guided Reading Lesson
                           1. Create background of the story
                                            -Moors in Europe
                                            - Spanish history
                                            - Othello and Shakespeare

                           2. Provide students with vocabulary words from the story. Use posters: at least 3                                 posters per word or use a PowerPoint slide show (at least 3 slides per word).                                    Present 6-8 words.
                                             - define the word
                                             - give proper usage
                                             - Concretize the word through a mini-quiz

                           3. Have students answer purpose words that cover main ideas and details. (10-                                    12 questions)

                           4. Have students answer discussion questions that cover inferences and                                                judgments. (12-15 questions)

              Activity
                      1.Put students in groups.

                      2.Have groups make âWhat if...â scene where Othello does not carry out the                                       murder of Desdemona.

                      3. Have students record their scenes on a digital camcorder and upload them                                        onto the computer.

Materials:

                      An Othello (Lawrence Fishburn version) highlight DVD, poster materials                                        (construction paper, markers, magazine clippings, glue, etc.), worksheet,
                      digital camcorder

Introduction:

                      Show highlight clips from the movie Othello form a burned DVD compilation.

Closure:
                       Go around the room and ask each student their favorite part of the story.

Evaluation:

                       Have students complete a matching style worksheet. They must match the                                       character to the specific event in Othelloâs plot that they did.
                       (Ex. -   _A__ 1. Iago        A. Convinced Othello to murder Desdemona.)

Homework:

                       Have students keep a journal (on a word processor is fine for students with mild                              learning and behavioral disorders ). Each entry is a summary of the plot by each                             act. Five acts = five summaries.

LESSON 3

Subject: William Shakespeare â Othello: themes

Date: Day 3

Objective:

                 ELA.3.LE.5 Employ multiple strategies to construct meaning
                                            while reading, listening to, viewing or creating text.

                        ELA.3.LE.8 Express their responses to visual, written, and electronic
                                             texts, and compare their responses to those of others.

                        METS 3.a.3 Students have access to and utilize assistive technology
                                             tools.

                        METS 4.a.4 Students collaborate in content-related projects that integrate a                                                         variety of media (e.g., print, audio, video, graphic, simulations, and                                                  models) with presentation, word processing, publishing, database,                                                    graphics design, or spreadsheet applications.

Presentation:

              Step 1. Have a discussion about theme in stories.
                                   - How theme works under genre
                                   - How theme provokes inferences judgement in the reader
                                   - How to read between the lines to understand theme

              Step 2. Have a discussion about theme in Othello.
                                   - Jealousy
                                   - Deception/truth
                                   - love vs. blind rage

              Step 3. Put students into groups for a quick study session before the quiz. Group them                              together my mixing ability levels.

Materials:

                     Overhead projector, quiz sheets

Introduction:

                       Provide a short summary/discussion on the previous dayâs material.

Closure:

                       Give a short statement on Othello, and how it resonates in real life to help                                        concretize the lesson for students.

Evaluation:
                       Have students complete a small multiple choice test covering the past three daysâ                            material. (12 - 16 questions)

Homework:

                       Have students write a five paragraph essay on one or more of the themes found in                          Othello. Themes to choose from: jealousy, leadership, deception & truth, tragedy,                            guilt & innocence.
                       Have students create their essay outlines with the instructional software application                         Inspiration.

Adaptations For Special Needs Students

             1.) Include optical character recognition (OCR) software covering Othello for students                        with visual impairments. Be sure that it includes the play itself, and that it points out                       issues of plot and theme.

              2.) Provide the opportunity for students with mild learning and behavioral disorders to                         use technologies such as word processors to help strengthen and quicken the                                   communication process when note-taking.

              3.) Caption materials (such as the Othello highlight DVD) whenever possible for                                  students with hearing impairments.

               4.) Let students who have speech and language impairments employ augmentative and                       alternative communication (AAC) devices in the classroom. Doing so would better                        include them in the group work the lesson demands.

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