Digging into Shakespeare: Copies of Othello Needed
Help me give my students copies of William Shakespeare's Othello to read in English class.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gionti's classroom raised $360
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My Project
Murder. Greed. Jealousy. Love. Betrayal. Sounds like the makings of a great soap opera, right? These ingredients also make for an excellent book. They are the critical elements of William Shakespeare's brilliant dramatic tragedy, Othello.
My students (most of whom qualify for the free-reduced lunch program) are just discovering the brilliance of William Shakespeare.
I plan to introduce students in my English class to Shakespeare this coming school year through his sonnets and play Othello. I believe my students will love Shakespeare's complexities and deep characters.
For this proposal, I am requesting copies of Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, for my students to read. We will spend several weeks in class reading and analyzing the play, digging into commentary on race, class, and gender. With their own copies, students can make annotations as they read -- a valuable skill that will help them in college. Students will also act out scenes of the play and will analyze the characters' motivations. After all, the best way to understand Shakespeare is to get up on your feet and do it!
Reading Shakespeare will prepare my students for college by providing them with the skills needed to handle complex works of literature. It will also give them the cultural capital required for advanced study and the world beyond.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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