2/2- Do Now

1. 2/2- Do Now Act 3, Scene 2 has only six lines. What does it establish that warrants it being an entire scene on its own? Consider setting and consider Othello’s position in Cyprus.

2. Guiding Questions Agenda How does Iago use his rhetoric and acting skills to destroy others? • Soliloquy Lines • Writing Feedback • Scene Presentations • Rhetoric • Persuasion Dance

3. Feedback on analytical paragraphs Othello, from William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, is especially susceptible to this behavior because he is African. In the play Othello, by William Shakespeare, Othello’s status as an outsider in Venice has negative affects on the way others treat him because his Moorish identify makes him an obvious target for racists.

4. Feedback on analytical paragraphs Speaking to Roderigo early in the tragedy, Iago discloses a major truth of his nature as he says, “I am not what I am” (I.i.65), revealing that he is a trickster, a liar. Grading symbols: Frag = fragment; RO = runon; CS = comma splice WC = need to change your choice of words (or there is a better word to use) INF = informal AWK = awkward phrasing delete ??/ huh??? = confused; don’t understand what you are saying or doesn’t make sense

5. Act 3, Scene 1-3Presentations

6. What is rhetoric? How can we use our knowledge of rhetoric to discuss literary works?

8. KEY GREEK TERMS: • *KAIROS: The opportune occasion for speech. The term kairos has a rich and varied history, but generally refers to the way a given context for communication both calls for and constrains one's speech. Thus, sensitive to kairos, a speaker or writer takes into account the contingencies of a given place and time, and considers the opportunities within this specific context for words to be effective and appropriate to that moment. PATHOS: names the appeal to emotion • Pathos names the appeal to emotion. Pathos is often used and useful at the conclusion of an oration. Language choice affects the audience's emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument. Pathos is also the category by which we can understand the psychological aspects of rhetoric.

9. ETHOS: Ethos names the persuasive appeal of one's character, especially how this character is established by means of the speech or discourse. Aristotle claimed that one needs to appear both knowledgeable about one's subject and benevolent. LOGOS: Logos names the appeal to reason. Aristotle wished that all communication could be transacted only through this appeal, but given the weaknesses of humanity, he laments, we must resort to the use of the other three appeals. OTHER DEVICES: • REPETITION • IMAGERY • LEADING QUESTIONS • OMISSION

10. PERSUASION DANCE: ACT III SCENE 3(15 MINUTES) • In groups of 1 OR 2, read your assigned lines and take notes on: • Iago’s persuasive strategies. What rhetorical appeal does he use? Use specific quotations (1 or 2) as evidence. • OTHELLO’S STATE OF MIND AND HEART. Use specific quotations (1 or 2) as evidence. EACH OF YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTES ON YOUR PERSUASION DANCE CHART: WE WILL CREATE A GRAPH OF THE EVOLUTION OF OTHELLO’S FEELINGS.

11. X/Y GraphX axis = line numbersy axis = Othello’s state of mind We are going to graph the change in Othello’s state of mind. Using your line notes we are going to plot the psychological breakdown of Othello at the hands of Iago. • Find the appropriate coordinates on the graph and write the following information there (we might want to have a discussion about what stages Othello’s mind goes through – the y axis). • A phrase or line that illustrates Iago’s manipulative device. • A phrase or line that illustrates Othello’s reactions

12. OTHELLO’S STATE OF MIND A B C D E F G H I 100-146 147-180 181-249 250-298 367-396 397-434 435-465 466-521 525-546

13. Homework: Read and annotate Act 3, Scene 4. *Full Act 3 packets will be checked tomorrow.