• Start by showing your students the following video about jealousy. As they are watching, ask them to jot down (either physically or mentally) the types of emotions that constitute jealousy.
  
• When the video is over, ask them about jealousy. What kind of emotions does it elicit?
• Read "Lifted" by Craig Morgan Teicher. As you are reading, ask your students to pay close attention to the array of emotions the speaker experiences in the piece. Also, ask your students to think about the similarities in emotions the speaker shares with Iago from the play.
• Ask your students to open the following document and go over the instructions with them. In this assignment, your students are going to track the speaker's emotions over the course of the poem and then draw parallels between the speaker's emotions and Iago's. When you've gone over the directions, give your students time to work.
• When your students are done, have them share their responses with the rest of the class and discuss the commononalities between the speaker's emotions and Iago's.
  

lesson 1

Lifted

by Craig Morgan Teicher

lesson 2

• Ask your students if they know what a “white lie” is. What is the general nature of a "white lie"?
• Read “White Lies” by Tara Betts aloud to your students. While you’re reading, ask them to think about her perception, attitude, and tone toward white lies. Then field any responses.
• Now ask your students about the nature of lies in Othello. How do they start relatively "small" and grow to tragic, horrific proportions? Briefly discuss.
• Have your students open the following document and go over the introduction and directions with them. In this assignment, your students are going to create a "classic horror movie poster" by linking the text of Tara Betts' "White Lies" to Othello.
• When you've gone over the instructions, give your students time to work on the assignment.
• When your students are done, share a few of their final products by projecting them on the board. Ask each group about their artistic/creative choices as they present.
  

• Start class with a general discussion about Othello. How much is he to blame? Is he wholly responsible for all of the tragic events that transpired? Why or why not? Discuss.
• Read "Othello the Moor" by A. Van Jordan to your students. As you are reading, ask your students to pay particular attention to the speaker's characterization of Othello.
• When you are done, briefly discuss the piece. How does the speaker feel toward Othello's role in the events of the tragedy. How is Othello depicted in the poem?
• Have your students open the following document and go over the instructions with them. In this assignment, your students are going to analyze the poem and pull examples from the text of the play that reinforce the poet's characterization of Othello.
• Once you have gone over the directions, give your students time to work.
• When your students are done, have them share a few of their responses. They did arrive at any different conclusions regarding Othello? Briefly discuss.
  

lesson 3

Othello the Moor

by A. Van Jordan