In this lesson, you will be completing a reading response log for the play Othello by William Shakespeare.

Your journal entry will have a total of three parts:

1. Language Response: Choose a line or lines that struck you as particularly effective, thought provoking, or unusual. Write down the line and your thoughts about it.

2. Characterization: Cite a line or incident that expanded your understanding of the motives of one of the major characters. How did this line or incident affect your understanding of the play?

3. Thought Questions: Write down at least two questions that came to your mind about the reading. This may include predictions you may make or problems you are having with understanding language or events in the play.