Over the next 5 weeks, students in Mrs. Fong's and Mrs. Henry's sophomore English classes will be reading and discussing major theme topics in Shakespeare's Othello. At the same time, the students will be reading one of several contemporary young adult novels that contain themes similar with those in the play.
This blog is being set up as a cross-class discussion board for the next month. If you use the blog effectively, you should be able to get some help with understanding both the play and your novel. This will produce a better essay at the end of the unit.
During the next 5 weeks, you will be expected to make at least 10 posts to the blog:
- Five of the posts will be either questions or comments about how the literary features (diction, symbol, characterization, or imagery) help to reveal the theme topic you are studying in your YA novel. See the blog postings below and post your comments there.
- Five additional posts will be either questions or comments about how the literary features (diction, symbol, characterization, or imagery) help to reveal the same theme topic in the play, Othello. Those posts will be made in the comment section of this post.
- You must post at least once per week. I will not give full credit if all 10 posts are made on the same day, or in the same week. Be sure to blog throughout the unit.
- You may earn bonus points after the required 10 posts if the additional postings demonstrate insightful thinking.
- You may blog about the other YA books being read, if you have read one of them before. This will count in the bonus blog category.
Below you will find indvidual postings for each of the Othello-themed YA novels being read.
