OTHELLO FOR CHILDREN

10th Grade Literature

Mrs. Jennie Hutchins

INTRODUCTION

Instead of a test over William Shakespeare’s

Othello, you will be creating a children’s story using

lessons you learned. (Everyone, please cheer… This

will be much more fun.)

You will need your anticipation and reaction guide

before you get started, so please go ahead and pull

those out now.

YOUR TASK

You will complete the “after reading” section of your anticipation and

reaction guide and decide which of the statements you wish to use as your

focus for this project. You must have chosen “agree” as your response to

the statement you choose.

You will break into groups according to the statement you choose (i.e.,

everyone who chose statement 1 will work together, 2 will work together, 3

will work together, etc.), and together you will create an online children’s

text using your statement as the moral of the story.

After creating your children’s text, you will need to present it to a panel of

teachers acting as a review board at an advertising company in order to

promote your online text. You must convince this board to accept the text as

it is without making any changes.

PROCESS1.Complete the “after reading” portion of your Othello anticipation and reaction guide.

2.Select one statement with which you agree as the focus of this project.

3.Divide into groups according to the statement you chose.

4.In your group, decide on the medium of your text. You will want to research prezis,

wikispaces, blogs, podcasts, weebly.com, etc., to determine your format.

5.Assign roles to the members of your group (i.e., manager, recorder, image producer, etc.).

6.Collectively create your children’s text, focusing on your chosen statement as the moral of

the story. Be sure your grammar, language, images, and other elements are all appropriate

for your audience.

7.Collectively create and present (all members of the group must actively participate in the

presentation) an argument for the promotion of your children’s text.

EVALUATION1 2 3 4

Group Participation Does little to help the group with the task. 

Does average work to help the group with the task.

Does a good job helping the group with the task.

Does a great job helping the grout with the task.

Individual Participation

Does a below average job with the presentation and task completion.

Does an average job with the presentation and task completion.

Does a good job with the presentation and task completion.

Does a great job with the presentation and task completion.

Text Overall Text is full of mistakes or is not coherent, does not use images, and does not reflect the statement chosen.

Text has several mistakes or is not coherent, uses images ineffectively, and barely touches the statement chosen.

Text has few mistakes and is coherent, uses images effectively, and presents the lesson of the story.

Text has no mistakes, is coherent, uses fun and creative images, and presents the lesson of the story memorably.

Presentation Overall

Presentation does not make sense and is not well-organized.

Presentation is basic and is not well-organized.

Performance is good and is well-organized.

Performance is great, persuasive, and well-organized.

CONCLUSION

Thank you for your hard work in developing children’s

stories that will convey the important lesson you learned

from Othello!

How will you use the lesson you learned from Othello in

your everyday life? Have you already had to face a similar

situation? How did you respond?

You have now met the standards on the next two slides.

Congratulations!

GPS YOU’LL MEET:

ELACC9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the

text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

ELACC9-10W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,

rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a

specific purpose and audience.

ELACC9-10W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update

individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to

other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

ELACC9-10SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative

discussions(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10

topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and

persuasively.

ISTE NETS YOU’LL MEET:

1. Creativity and Innovation - Students demonstrate creative thinking,

construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using

technology.

2. Communication and Collaboration - Students use digital media and

environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,

to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making - Students use

critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve

problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and

resources.

CREDITS

https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Pages/

BrowseStandards/BrowseGPS.aspx

http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS-

S_Standards.sflb.ashx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyht-ehlAWY

http://questgarden.com/51/71/5/070523132102/

http://webquest.org