This bundle contains everything you need to teach or study Shakespeare’s Othello. It’s perfect for GCSE and iGCSE students, with extra depth in additional documents for those studying AS + A Level.

Each resource is provided in the form of digital PDFs, printable PDFs, worksheets and Powerpoints so that it can be adapted for classroom teaching, tutoring and independent study.

CONTENTS:

Othello - Plot Summary + Structural Breakdown
Setting in Othello
Othello - Character Study Guide
Othello - Key Quotations
Othello - Complete Context Revision
Othello - Key Themes Study Guide
Othello and Tragedy (Genre Breakdown)
Othello - Critical Interpretations + Critics’ Quotations

BONUS MATERIAL: ESSAY WRITING, QUESTIONS + EXAMPLE ANSWERS

A Grade Essay + Essay Breakdown (Otherness)
A Grade Essay + Feedback (Othello + Iago)
Short Tasks/Exercises
Possible Essay Questions

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Othello - The Complete Plot Summary

With this bundle, students will be able to:

  • Understand the structural elements and key moments of the plot
  • Deepen their knowledge of characters, including understanding the deeper messages behind each one
  • Integrate the significance of the setting into their analyses and interpretations of the play as a whole
  • Gain confidence in understanding the dramatic form, with a focus on Shakespearean drama
  • Memorise a range of carefully chosen key quotations for use in essays and analysis
  • Develop their language, structure and form analysis skills, with guided support and examples
  • Identify and analyse the thematic and contextual details
  • Learn approaches to a range of essay question types: discursive, argumentative, close reading
  • Become confident with extract interpretation and analysis
  • Develop their knowledge of tragic conventions and apply them to the play
  • Expand their critical aptitude via exposure to key critical frameworks and critics’ quotations (for higher-level students)
  • Write their essays on Othello, after support with planning help and example A* / top grade model answers

Reasons to love this bundle:

  • Downloadable PDF documents, graphically designed to a high level
  • Visual aids (photographs and drawings) to support learning
  • Organised categories that simplify the text for students
  • Print and digital versions - perfect for any learning environment
  • The unit has everything you need to start teaching or learning - starting with the basic story summary, going right up to deep contextual and critical wider readings.
  • Lots of tasks and opportunities to practice literary analysis skills - students will be guided through writing a literary analysis response to the play.

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