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Othello Introduction and Discussion Questions PowerPoint

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8th - 12th, Homeschool
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Great introduction to the world of Othello and to the term "cuckold." This PowerPoint is very engaging and gives students information they need to better undertand the times in which Othello is living.

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Introducing Othello, Iago, and Shakespearean tragedy to your class?

Included in this 25 slide PowerPoint presentation is a comprehensive background overview of William Shakespeare's Othello. It includes definitions for tragedy, flawed hero, hubris, tragic flaw and more. The setting, character types (Venetians vs. Moors), and the culture for women and race in Shakespeare's time are also discussed.

The last five slides include pre-discussion questions and topics to discuss, such as quotes and characterization, as well as questions about social and cultural rules of today vs. Shakespeare. Lots of material to fill one to two days of classwork!

Your notes and class discussion for introducing Othello is ready to present today!

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Total Pages
25 pages
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Teaching Duration
2 days
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

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