- Revise your key quotes on Quizlet.
- Learn the stuff on this Keats Knowledge Organiser.
- Brainstorm revision topics for each text (see my suggestions on the images below).
- For each revision topic, create notes pages or revision cards, with key quotations.
- Test your knowledge of aspects of tragedy by randomly selecting one from the star sheet (use this!), putting it in the middle of a blank piece of paper and brainstorming how that idea relates to Keats and Othello (with quotations). Start by doing it from memory, then add more ideas using your texts/notes.
- There's a great podcast on Othello which you can find here. It's also available to download on iTunes (search 'Lend Me Your Ears'). It starts off with a gentle intro and plot summary (the first 12 minutes), but gets into some interesting discussions around key themes: race, identity, outsiders, storytelling etc. I'll try to remind you about this again next year.
- There's another Othello podcast (this time from acclaimed author Emma Smith at the University of Oxford) here.
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Tuesday 20 July 2021
Y12: End of Year Tasks and Revision Resources
Thursday 4 March 2021
Y12: Lockdown Lit 8.2 | To die upon a kiss
Here it is. We’ve reached the end
of Othello.
I’ve kept it fairly simple today
as I know a few of you need to get caught up so that we’re ready for next week.
So, it’s just reading, three questions to get your reactions to the ending,
annotations and quick exit quiz. This should be do-able inside an hour.
You’ll find all the work on this powerpoint:
See you next week!
Mr M
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Y13: Lamia | Lesson 6
Our last remote lesson, surely?
Today, we’ll get up to the end of Part 1 and we’ll be wrestling with some big ideas which provide keys to unlock the meanings in this poem.
I feel like I’ve just waffled a bit in the video,
but there are some important ideas in there. Please ask if there’s anything
that needs explaining more clearly.
Everything you need is on this powerpoint:
Thanks for all your hard work.
See you next week!
Mr M
Monday 1 March 2021
Y12: Lockdown Lit 8.1 | Journey's end
Last time, we paused at
the death of Emilia. Today, we’ll look at our penultimate chunk of the text,
leaving the final lines for Friday.
Here’s a breakdown of what our
work today involves:
1) Revision/memorisation of La
Belle Dame sans Merci (10 mins)
2) Watching the final 20 minutes
of the National Theatre Othello (if you haven’t already) (20 mins)
3) Annotating an extract (10
mins)
4) Reading and annotating (20
mins)
5) Writing an introductory
paragraph on the extract (10 minutes to prep, 10 minutes to write)
6) A second annotation video (20
minutes)
7) Exit quiz (5 mins)
This should all be achievable
within the two lessons.
You’ll find all the work on this powerpoint:
Let me know if you need anything.
Mr M
Y13: Lamia | Lesson 5
Thanks for all your hard work on
the coursework! I’ll get to work on marking those tomorrow so that we can do
feedback on our return to school.
I know some of you will still be
beavering away at coursework to get it handed in today, so there isn’t too much
for you to do on Lamia: recap, read and annotate, exit quiz. That’s it.
Everything you need is on this powerpoint:
Let me know if you need anything!
Mr M
Thursday 25 February 2021
Y12: Lockdown Lit 7.2 | Emilia speaks out
Last time, we reached the
dramatic death of Desdemona. Today, our attention turns to Emilia. The video is
a bit long today as I wanted us to crack through a lengthy section to put us in
position to focus solely on the tragic hero next week. So it’s just recap, reading
and annotations, exit quiz.
You’ll find all the work on this powerpoint:
Any always, give me a shout if
you need any help.
Mr M
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Y12: Lockdown Lit Week 7 | Othello: The Murder
We’ve made it to the final, climactic scene of Othello!
We’ll probably get to the end of the play just in time for our return to school. At that point, we’ll do an essay or two and then get cracking on some more Keats. Despite everything, we're pretty much where I was with my Y12s last year before any time was lost to lockdowns. So we're doing well and haven't really lost any time.
You’ll find a full two hours of work on this powerpoint:
As always, let me know if you have any
problems or need any help.
Mr M