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Year 9

Linking moments and quotations in 'Othello'

I can support an argument with effective evidence.

New
New
Year 9

Linking moments and quotations in 'Othello'

I can support an argument with effective evidence.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Evidence within a paragraph should contain linked moments and quotations.
  2. Moments should be contextualised and linked with connectives, to demonstrate understanding of plot sequencing.
  3. Connotations of words and images should be linked to other examples that either compound or contrast their effect.
  4. More sophisticated terms e.g. ‘semantic field’, support commentary on the cumulative effect of language.

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.

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

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).

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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
Correct answer: nobility
Q2.
What is a thesis statement?
a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph
a sentence that concludes your essay
Correct answer: a sentence that introduces an argument in an introduction
Q3.
What is a topic sentence?
Correct answer: a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph
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?
Correct answer: "...demi-devil...hath ensnared my soul and body"
Correct answer: "Hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the world's light"
"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?"
Correct answer: "Rude am I in speech"
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
Correct answer: introduce the moment it was said to add clarity
make sure it is more than one word

6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence uses the word 'contextualise' accurately?
Correct answer: You must contextualise a quote before using it in an essay.
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
Correct answer: they show Othello's reputation
Q3.
Which of the below is an epiphany that Othello has by the end of the play 'Othello'?
Correct answer: he didn't appreciate the value of Desdemona whilst he had her
he should have never married Desdemona
he hates all of mankind
Q4.
Why should quotes be contextualised and linked together? Select all that apply.
Correct answer: it shows good understanding of plot
Correct answer: it is clearer for the reader
Correct answer: it helps develop an argument
it increases the length of your essay
Q5.
How can you effectively link moments when writing about the play 'Othello'?
Correct answer: with connectives
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
Correct answer: all three quotes use the semantic field of tainting/contaminating
all three quotes mock Othello