activity 3.9

Learning target:

Participate in a discussion to analyze a character through the lens of Historical Criticism.

What: Can explain that Historical Criticism interprets a text through the lens of the time period in which it was written.
HOW: By citing textual evidence from Othello, they practice supporting analysis with concrete examples.
Why: Recognizing and analyzing stereotypes and prejudice builds empathy and awareness of bias, encouraging students to question assumptions and broaden perspectives.

Open Ended

Write 2–3 words that come to mind when you hear the word stereotype.

Open Ended

Write one word and explain where that idea comes from (media, history, personal experience).

Open Ended

In one sentence describe the soldier and explain why you describe her that way?

“There are many ways the same character can be described.
How we see a character often depends on who is describing them and when the story is told.”

“Distribute a packet about Elizabethan England and you are going to use metacognitive marker to understand the author's argument using historical lens..
(Actual and concrete textual evidence from the text)

Use metacognitive annotation strategies to analyze how the author explains the influence of the Elizabethan historical context on the text

• ? Use a question mark to signal confusion or question an idea.

  * Use an asterisk for comments about the text.

  ! Use an exclamation point for reactions to the text.

  _ Underline the key idea or topic sentence in each paragraph.

Let's try:
Using the packet, (elizabethan england) annotate using metacognitive device to analyze how the author explains the influence of the Elizabethan historical context.
-identify a stereotype
-explain prejudice
-explain why historical context matters
-give one example from Othello using
historical lens

M- no movement
V- 1
T- 15 minutes, 2 minutes presentation of each group
P- All

Turn your book on page 293. annotate using metacognitive device to analyze how the author explains the influence of the Elizabethan historical context.
-your point/s based on the rubrics given
-identify a stereotype
-explain prejudice
-explain why historical context matters
-give one example from Othello using
historical lens

EXIT TICKET 3.9