Othello Final Assessment

After DEAR time, I introduced the final assessment for Othello. The one thing I will say about these group projects, as I said in class today, is this: this is a group project, which means everyone is accountable for the material. As we saw before with your TKAM projects, if one member failed, the entire group fell apart. This project will be worth two test grades so this is NOT something that you can slack off on. Each project will be a lot of work and Mr. Hannah and I are prepared to give you the time in class to work on this. However, that will not be enough. You need to find time to meet together before or after school to complete this project and do well on it. As I've said a thousand times before, Mr. Hannah is available before school and I am available afterschool. We are here to help. Ms. DeRousi will also be popping in to assist us.

With that being said, here are the requirements for each option again:

1. Monologue Translation: For this option, you will choose one of the monologues in the play (Iago’s three soliloquies, Othello’s monologue about Brabantio and Othello’s final speech, Emilia’s speech to Desdemona) and translate it into a modern context.

Requirements:

                                                              i.      Must write two paragraphs about the context of your translation, including the setting, time period, and choice of costume. For example, in O, Odin’s final speech is based upon his experience as an African American high school basketball star and the events that lead him to his suicide.

                                                            ii.      Must translate the monologue in AT LEAST twenty lines/sentences.

                                                          iii.      One person (IN COSTUME) from the group must perform the translation on the day of the project’s due date.

2. Video Montage: For this option, you will create a video (with whatever app you see fit) to recreate a teacher-approved scene.

Requirements:

                                                              i.      Must write two paragraphs about the context of your video, why you chose the shots you did, and the lines you used.

                                                            ii.      Must use AT LEAST two camera angles.

                                                          iii.      All group members must be in the video.

                                                           iv.      The video will be watched on the day of the project’s due date.

3. Rap Montage: For this option, you will create a rap song that covers the plot of Othello.

Requirements:

                                                              i.      Must write two paragraphs explaining why you chose the music you did, the lines written, and the rhyme scheme.

                                                            ii.      Rap must cover the major events in the play.

                                                          iii.      Rap must be AT LEAST twenty lines long with some type of definitive rhyme scheme. For example, AA, BB, CC or AB, AB, CD, CD or AA, AA, BB, BB.

                                                           iv.      Some type of music (beats or beat boxing) must be playing in the background.

For each option, there is a required two paragraph reflection about context and the ideas that went in to the creation of your project. Also, as you can see, creativity is a major component of each option, so please, think wisely about what you want to do.

We have gone over plenty of examples in class about each option. Here is the clip of the rap song I showed today in class:

Here are the groups:

Period 2:
--Xandria, Frank, Meliza, Alex
--Dennis, Dara, Jessica, Anita
--Oscar, Major, Shawn
--Asmir, Eliseo, Leighanna, Joe
--James, Manuela, Fatima

Period 3:
--Cassandra, Michael, Ewnidsha, Ivan
--Andy, Adeboye, Samah, Melenie
--Daniel, Stephanie, Desiree, Gil
--Cynthia, Marty, Gianni, Reinaldo
--Laurie, Griselda, Hanaa, Adanna

Period 4:
--Annaliz, James, Aouli, Anthony
--John, Seth, Marisela, Caroline, Darlene
--Olivia, Jaden, Alyssa, Santiago
--Eduardo, Antonio, Jasmin, Gabriela
--Lucas, Tuyen, Jessica, Melanie

Get together over the weekend if you can and get things rolling!

DEETS:
In-class:
--DEAR
--Project examples
--Group Project Meeting

HW:
--Work on your group projects!