Table of Contents
Part 1 Welcome to SparkTeach! 5
Tips for Class Planning and Management 6
What's Included in SparkTeach? 7
What Makes Real-Life Lens Lessons Unique? 8
SparkTeach and the Common Core State Standards 11
Guidelines for Student Assessment 11
Part 2 SparkTeach Othello Lesson Plans 13
Real-Life Lens Lesson: Jealousy 14
Poetics Lesson: Deconstructing Figurative Language (Metaphors and Similes) 21
Film Lesson: Symbolism in Orson Welles's Othello 25
Part 3 Worksheets and Handouts 29
Vocabulary Builder List: Shakespeare Speak 30
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Archaic Language 34
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Shakespearean Stage Directions 39
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Film Terms 43
Poetics Worksheet: Metaphor and Simile 48
Contextual Support: Ethnicity and Race in Shakespearean England 56
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: The Language of Love in Othello 60
Vocabulary Builder Worksheet: Ethnic and Racial Terms in Othello 62
Reading Skills Worksheet: Summarize with Four-Layered Notes 64
Reading Skills Worksheet: lago's Motives 67
Reading Skills Worksheet: Foreshadowing in Othello 70
Reading Skills Worksheet: Examining Text Structure 72
Reading Skills Worksheet: Irony in Othello 76
Real-Life Lens Worksheet: Driving Questions 80
Real-Life Lens Worksheet: Action and Response Chart 82
Real-Life Lens Worksheet: Who Is lago? 83
Poetics Worksheet: Metaphor and Simile in Othello 84
Film Worksheet: Welles's Othello-Themes and Symbolism 86
Part 4 Postmortem 89
Rubric for Student Assessment 91
Student Reflection Worksheet 94
Teacher Reflection Worksheet 95