Agenda: May 7, 2013
Othello
 Book Distribution
 Set up Daily Journal for in-class Notes on Othello: J.E. #33
 Briefly discuss Pre-Search
* Library Visitation
Mini-Conferences
 The Alchemist
 Comp./Cont.
Pre-Reading: Shakespeare’s Othello
Daily Journal Set-Up
Act/Scene/Location
Major Character
Development Points (bullet
points only)
Major Plot Development
Points/Questions you may
have (bullet points only);
Overall Summary of today’s
reading
Act I, Scene I: A street in
Venice
Roderigo:
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Iago:
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J.E # 32 : Pre-search on Shakespeare’s
Othello
May 6, 2013
Small Group Cell Phone Research:
In order for you to understand the subtleties of the play, you should understand something about
the culture in which it was written and in which it was produced. Individually or with a partner,
you will complete a mini-research project, primarily from encyclopedias, or specialized
reference texts. The topics should all originate from the time period of the play.
• Who were the Moors?
• Who were the Venetians?
• How were the Moors/Venetians regarded in Shakespeare’s day?
• What were the military duties of ranked officers?
• What was the military hierarchy?
• What was the role of women (brides)?
• What rules for getting married existed at the time of the play?
• What were the rules of courtship (dating)?
Othello: Act 1
2nd Block
Student
Character
Muneerah
Bob-bob
Nick
Tay-tay
Maddy
Bennett
Morgan
Jennifer
Hannah
JB
Dan-dan
Sarah
Ian
Roderigo
Iago
Brabantio
Othello
Cassio
Officer
Duke
First Senator
Second Senator
Sailor
Messenger
Desdemona
Narrator
Othello: Act 1
4th Block
Student
Character
Kyle
Chris
Will
Tommy
Sandler
Nathanael
Brooke
Jordan
Eddie
Mason
connor
Gray
Tairyn
Roderigo
Iago
Brabantio
Othello
Cassio
Officer
Duke
First Senator
Second Senator
Sailor
Messenger
Desdemona
Narrator
EOSWP Mini-Conference
Wednes., May 8
Thurs., May 9
Jamie
Madeline
Tay Tay
Jennifer
Con Con
O Breezy
J.B.
Crider
Morgan
Sarah
Terrell
Bob Bob
Bemnett
Dan Dan
Muneerah
Hannah
Anu
Ian
EOSWP Mini-Conference
Thurs., May 9
Fri., May 10
Tairyn
Lia
Kyle
Mason
Tommy
Brooke
Eddie
Josue
Gray
Amos
Peter
Will
Sandler
Jordan
Nathanael
Connor
Chris
Chloe
Homework/Reminders
Literary Period Website
 Wednes., May 8: Website Completed/Finalized/Publish-Ready
End of Semester Writing Portfolio
 May 8 &9: Work-in-Progress Conferences
 Writing Portfolio Due Monday, May 13
Vocabulary (completed by Tuesday, May 14)
 Unit 14: Complete ALL sections; flash cards: last 10 words
 Unit 15: Complete ALL sections; flash cards: first 10 words
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Fri., May 17: 4th Block
Mon.. May 20: 2nd Block
Library Visitation Schedule: 2nd Block
Tues.,
April 30
Wed.,May 1
Thurs.,
May 2
Olivia
Muneerah
Jamie
Hannah
Terral
Sarah
Hannah
Jamie
Morgan
Anu
Maneerah
Danny
Terral
Connor (VP)
Ian
Bennett
Mon.,
May 6
Tues.,
May 7
Bobby
Wednes.,
May 8
Library Visitation Schedule: 4th Block
Tues.,
April 30
Wednes., Thurs.,
May 1
May 2
Amos
Josue (L)
Josue
Connor
(L)
Connor
Chloe
Lia
Mason
Nathaniel
Jordan
Tairyn
(ROTC)
Gray (L)
Mon.,
May 6
Tues.,
May 7
Wednes.,
May 8
J.E # 31 : TONE
4/30/13
Tone is the expression of attitude. It is the writer’s (or
narrator’s) implied attitude toward her subject and
audience. The writer creates tone by selection (diction) and
arrangement (syntax) of words, and by purposeful use of
details and images. The reader perceives tone by examining
these elements. Tone sets the relationship between reader
and writer. As the emotion growing out of the material and
connecting the material to the reader, tone is the hallmark
of the writer’s personality.
J.E # 31 : TONE (cont’d)
4/30/13
Understanding tone is requisite to understanding meaning.
Such understanding is the key to perceiving the author’s
mood and making the connection between the author’s
thought and its expression. Identifying and analyzing tone
requires careful reading, sensitivity to diction and syntax,
and understanding of detail selection and imagery. Tone is
as varied as human experience; and as with human
experience, familiarity and thought pave the way to
understanding.
1. Identify the part of the above definition that is/could be most
significant to your growth as a writer (author).