Othello - Introduction and Act 1 scene 1 - William Shakespeare

Used with a mid-ability year 8 group, these 3 lessons are used to introduce Othello and the opening scene.

In the first lesson, pupils need to complete a Carousel of key characters around the room - because of copyright I cannot put the pictures on but you will need pictures of:
Othello
Iago
Desdemona
Cassio
Emilia
Key themes
An image of Othello seeing Cassio and Desdemona together (all found on google).

Lesson 2 is all about Iago's opening rant and what this rant reveals about Iago and his feelings towards the unfairness he feels that he is going through.

Lesson 3 completes the first scene, analysing the racial undertones towards Othello and what this language, used by other characters, reveals about these characters as a first impression on the audience.

All resources are attached (apart from Lesson 1 pictures as mentioned above)
Lesson 2/3 are on the same powerpoint.

Many thanks for looking, I love teaching Othello and these lessons were really fun!!