Othello Lesson Plan

Read all of Act III.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.5

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.10

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Act III, Scene i

A group of musicians and a clown provide some comic relief, and then Cassio asks the clown to see if Desdemona will speak with him. Iago's wife Emilia relates to Cassio some of the...