Othello: Key Themes - Complete Lesson + Study Guide

The Complete Othello Bundle! (GCSE, iGCSE + A Level)

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 Preview this resource for FREE, to see how our study guides work and check whether the whole bundle is right for you! [Othello - The Complete Plot Summary](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13084265) 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. ... If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. Check out our [shop](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Scrbbly) here.