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Othello Portfolio Checklist (Revised as of 3/29)
Unit Big Question: How does Othello connect to our world today?
DUE: Monday, April 23rd, 2012 – Compiled in a folder or binder.
Pre-Reading
 ______Othello pre-assessment
 ______Completed jigsaw note catcher
 ______1-page prediction about Othello
Act 1
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______Completed note catcher for film version of Act 1
______7-8 GIST statements for Act 1, Scene 1
______1-page response to prompt about racially charged language in Act 1
______Completed reading note catcher for Act 1, Scene 2 (and Act 1, Scene 3 if you have it)
______5 double-entry journal entries for all of Act 1
______Vocabulary Act 1 - completed vocabulary webs for at least 5 of the words
Act 2
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______Completed note catcher for film version of Act 2
______Completed reading note catcher for Act 2, Scene 1 (“Iago and the Audience”)
______Modern translation of Iago’s soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1
______Completed modern translations (reading note catcher on own paper) for Act 2, Scenes 2-3
______3 double-entry journal entries for Act 2, Scenes 1-2
______3 double-entry journal entries for Act 2, Scene 3
______Summary of Acts 1 & 2
______Quickwrites from Subtext lesson on 3/27
______3/4 to 1-page response to prompt in “Othello homework for 3/27” half-sheet
______Vocabulary Act 2 - completed vocabulary webs for at least 5 of the words
Act 3
 ______Completed note catcher for film version of Act 3
 ______Vocabulary Act 3 - completed vocabulary webs for at least 5 of the words
Act 4
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______Completed note catcher for film version of Act 4
______Quotes & Explanations (x3) for each of 4 themes (through Act 4)
______1.5-page free response to 4/16 in-class discussion about Acts 3-4
______Vocabulary Act 4 - completed vocabulary webs for at least 5 of the words
Act 5
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______Completed note catcher for film version of Act 5
______Completed reading note catcher for Act 5, Scene 1
______1-page response to prompt about impact of race through Act 5, Scene 1
______Vocabulary Act 5 - completed vocabulary webs for at least 5 of the words
After-Reading
 ______Completed “Seven Statements about Othello” handout
 ______5 higher-level thinking questions for concluding Socratic Seminar
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Summative Assessment - Modern Translation Performance Assessment
 ______Final draft of your group’s modern translation of scene in either Act 3 or 4
 ______Final draft of your individual written justification of your group’s scene rewriting
 ______Returned graded rubric of your group’s modern translation script + performance
 ______1 to 1.5-page reflection about whether and how this modern translation writing and acting
process helped you learn/better understand the particular scene
 ______Written reflection comparing & contrasting the modern translation performances w/ your
original interpretation of the scenes – ½ page for each performance (you must do this for every
performance—including your group’s)
Synthesis/Evaluation
 ______2-page reflection in response to the unit’s essential question: How does Othello connect to
our world today?
 ______1-paragraph reflection on your overall performance of the portfolio using the criteria on
the rubric
**Please note: this list is subject to change with minimal notice. If a change is necessary, Ms. Griffin will
let you know in advance and will make it explicitly clear.**
**Please include a completed copy of this checklist with your final portfolio that you turn in.**
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