Othello Tic Tac Board: Students are asked to complete TWO of the following
projects. All students are also expected to complete the center square. If you
choose to do projects that create a tic-tac-toe, you will get a free homework pass.
Intrapersonal
Create a one-week diary
where you take on the
role of one of the
characters from the story
and write about some of
the main plot events.
Use www.penzu.com to
complete this assignment.
Post a link to the project
wikispace.
Existential
In Othello, Shkespeare
writes,“ beware, my lord,
of jealousy; It is the greeneyed monster which doth
mock”
Using www.glogster.com
create a poster of your
‘green-eyed monster’ Be
sure to think internally
about what it is that
makes you jealous?
Musical
Using garage band, create,
record, or using iTunes
find a song that expresses
the feeling that Othello
has when he finds out the
truth about Iago.
Post to the project wiki.
Logical-Mathematical
Create a sequential time
line of the major plot
points of Othello Be sure
to label the conflict,
climax, resolution and
main characters. You may
use Power point or
Keynote, or… here’s an
old-fashioned technology
tool: crayons and paper .
Verbal-linguistic
Write a thesis statement
that answers the question:
What would you say is the
theme of Shakespeare’s
Othello. Find three
different quotes from the
story, which support your
thesis statement. Use
Google docs to submit
your paper. Post a link in
the project wiki.
Visual-Spatial
Using Google images and
iMovie,
http://www.animoto.com,
or Powerpoint create a
photo vocabulary journal
using 25 words from the
story. Include the
sentence from the story
and its page number. Post
to the project wiki.
Naturalist
Do a study of the bear
fighting that took place
before many of
Shakespeare’s plays.
Create a 60 second public
service announcement
convincing theater owners
to find a better opening
act.
Interpersonal
With a partner or small
group, create an imovie of
one of the scenes from the
play. You may take
creative liberties, but keep
the integrity of the scene
in tact.
Post to the project wiki.
Body-kinesthetic
Turn one of the scenes in
the play into an ensemble
dance that you
choreograph. You can
perform it live or on video.
Consider teaming up with
someone doing the
musical topic and dancing
to his or her song.
Rubric: Each project choice will be graded using the following rubric.
4
Assignment is
complete, has
finished
touches and
has met all
deadlines.
Reference
Assignment
to book
shows
reference to
the plot of the
story with
evidence of
understanding
literary
devices.
Creativity
Assignment
level
shows
synthesis of
thinking and
has been
executed in an
excellent
manner.
Use of
Assignment
Conventions shows no
error in
conventions
of both visual
and literal
grammar.
Completion
of
assignment
Technology
Integration
3
Any assignment
that has missed
a deadline and/
or is missing
finished
touches.
Assignment
shows some
reference to
plot with some
evidence of
understanding
literary devices.
2
Assignment is
missing parts or
has missed
deadlines.
1
Assignment is
late and
missing parts.
Assignment
shows very little
reference to plot
with little
evidence of
understanding
literary devices.
Assignment
does not refer
to text. There
is no evidence
of
understanding
of literary
devices.
Assignment
shows little
analysis of
story or project
is not executed
neatly or
creatively.
Assignment
shows very little
creativity or
originality.
Assignment
does not show
creativity or
originality.
Assignment
shows more than
4 errors in
conventions of
both visual and
literal grammar.
Assignment
shows more
than 5 errors
in conventions
of both visual
and literal
grammar.
Media tool is not
used to it
capabilities.
Applications are
not effective.
Media tool is
not used
effectively.
Assignment
shows fewer
than three
errors in
conventions of
both visual and
literal
grammar.
Media tools
Media tool is
are integrated integrated with
into the
few errors.
project
flawlessly.
total