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Linking moments and quotations in 'Othello'
I can support an argument with effective evidence.
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Year 9
Linking moments and quotations in 'Othello'
I can support an argument with effective evidence.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Evidence within a paragraph should contain linked moments and quotations.
- Moments should be contextualised and linked with connectives, to demonstrate understanding of plot sequencing.
- Connotations of words and images should be linked to other examples that either compound or contrast their effect.
- More sophisticated terms e.g. ‘semantic field’, support commentary on the cumulative effect of language.
Keywords
Contextualise - to place something in the setting that surrounds it, in order to fully understand it
Cumulative - increasing in effect, quantity or strength gradually
Noblility - having virtue or high status
Epiphany - a moment of sudden realisation
Common misconception
An essay is effective as long as it contains a range of evidence.
To maximise effectiveness of an essay, you should link pieces of evidence together.
Show students an essay plan that makes sense but has no linked moments and ask students to improve it to include linking moments.
Teacher tip
Equipment
You will need a copy of Shakespeare's 'Othello' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
- Depiction or discussion of sexual violence
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on
Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What feature of Othello's, shown at the beginning of the play 'Othello', introduces him as a tragic hero?
anger
ambition
Q2.
What is a thesis statement?
a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph
a sentence that concludes your essay
Q3.
What is a topic sentence?
a sentence that concludes your essay
a sentence that must precede every quote
Q4.
Which two quotes from Shakespeare's 'Othello' link together via the theme of evil?
"My service shall out-tongue his complaints"
"I loved her that she did pity them"
Q5.
Which quote from Shakespeare's 'Othello' below does not link to the theme of jealousy?
"Green eyed monster doth mock the meat it feeds on"
"Be a toad...Than keep...the thing I love for other's uses"
"Out, strumpet! Weep’st thou for him to my face?"
Q6.
What is the most important thing to consider before using a quote in an essay?
make sure you have looked for a language device in it
make sure it is more than one word
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which sentence uses the word 'contextualise' accurately?
Iago uses manipulation to contextualise Othello.
Shakespeare does not contextualise his characters.
Q2.
"tis a worthy general" and "Being a man of royal siege". How do these two quotes from Shakespeare's 'Othello' link?
they show Othello's jealousy
they show Othello's hamartia
Q3.
Which of the below is an epiphany that Othello has by the end of the play 'Othello'?
he should have never married Desdemona
he hates all of mankind
Q4.
Why should quotes be contextualised and linked together? Select all that apply.
it increases the length of your essay
Q5.
How can you effectively link moments when writing about the play 'Othello'?
with nouns
with adjectives
Q6.
Look at these quotes from 'Othello': ''poison his delight'' ; ''abuse his ear"; "pour pestilence into his ear''. What is the most sophisticated way to link the quotes?
all three quotes are said by Iago
all three quotes mock Othello