Othello Reading Log

OTHELLO READING LOG As we are reading and listening to Othello, you will be responsible for keeping a reading log. You will need a completed log for each act in the play (that means FIVE total). Each act will be worth 20 points.

MOTIF Select a motif from the play to track as you read. a. Jealousy b. Love c. Race d. Animals e. Light/Dark or White/Black f. Heaven/Hell (also refs. to angels & devil) g. Gender bias h. Reputation & Honor i. Self-Esteem j. Proof & Judgment k. OTHER?

LITERARY TERM Choose one literary term for your bible that appears in this act. Please do not use terms like setting, characterization, plot. I am looking for something deeper such as allusion, foreshadowing, metaphor, pun, etc. Think rhetorical devices as well.

CHARACTER Select one character from each column below. One of these characters will typically be in a scene you are analyzing. For each selection, analyze one of the characters you selected and respond to his/her actions. Primary Secondary Tertirary Iago Roderigo Brabantio Othello Cassio Emilia Desdemona Bianca

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 3. Select one of the following essential questions to journal about as we read: a. How do external forces shape an individual? b. How does an individual shape society?

REACTIONS As you read, fill in the grids with appropriate information and comments. Beneath your grid, jot down your reactions to the selection as a whole.

NOTE: For citations write as Act.Scene.Line Example for a quote from Act 1, Scene 1, Line 65 “I am not what I am”(1.1.65) Selection: Act I, Scenes 2 & 3 How would I summarize this selection? Describe the setting(s) of the selection. How does Literary Term: it affect the plot?

Motif: Character: What lines or phrases seem integral to my understanding of the plot or characters in this How and why does it appear in this selection? selection?

What words or phrases from this selection amuse or What images seem to reoccur in this selection? How does this selection help me answer the interest me? What words/phrases should become essential question? part of my vocabulary?

Additional Comments/reflections: ______Act II How would I summarize this selection? Describe the setting(s) of the selection. How does Literary Term: it affect the plot?

Additional Comments/reflections: ______Act III How would I summarize this selection? Describe the setting(s) of the selection. How does Literary Term: it affect the plot?

Additional Comments/reflections: ______Act IV How would I summarize this selection? Describe the setting(s) of the selection. How does Literary Term: it affect the plot?

Additional Comments/reflections: ______Act V How would I summarize this selection? Describe the setting(s) of the selection. How does Literary Term: it affect the plot?

What words or phrases from this selection amuse or What images seem to reoccur in this selection? How does this selection help me answer the interest me? What words/phrases should become essential question? part of my vocabulary? Additional Comments/reflections: ______