Starter quiz
- What feature of Othello's, shown at the beginning of the play 'Othello', introduces him as a tragic hero?
- anger
- ambition
- nobility ✓
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- What is a thesis statement?
- a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph
- a sentence that concludes your essay
- a sentence that introduces an argument in an introduction ✓
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- What is a topic sentence?
- a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph ✓
- a sentence that concludes your essay
- a sentence that must precede every quote
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- Which two quotes from Shakespeare's 'Othello' link together via the theme of evil?
- "...demi-devil...hath ensnared my soul and body" ✓
- "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"
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- 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?"
- "Rude am I in speech" ✓
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- 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
- introduce the moment it was said to add clarity ✓
- make sure it is more than one word
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Exit quiz
- Which sentence uses the word 'contextualise' accurately?
- You must contextualise a quote before using it in an essay. ✓
- Iago uses manipulation to contextualise Othello.
- Shakespeare does not contextualise his characters.
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- "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
- they show Othello's reputation ✓
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- Which of the below is an epiphany that Othello has by the end of the play 'Othello'?
- he didn't appreciate the value of Desdemona whilst he had her ✓
- he should have never married Desdemona
- he hates all of mankind
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- Why should quotes be contextualised and linked together? Select all that apply.
- it shows good understanding of plot ✓
- it is clearer for the reader ✓
- it helps develop an argument ✓
- it increases the length of your essay
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- How can you effectively link moments when writing about the play 'Othello'?
- with connectives ✓
- with nouns
- with adjectives
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- 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 use the semantic field of tainting/contaminating ✓
- all three quotes mock Othello
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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.
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
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