<p> 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. </p><p>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?</p><p>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. </p><p>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</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p>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? </p><p>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?</p><p>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? </p><p>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? </p><p>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?</p><p>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? </p><p>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? </p><p>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?</p><p>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? </p><p>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? </p><p>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?</p><p>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? </p><p>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? </p><p>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?</p><p>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: ______</p>