Today is the day that we start the Foil Flip Doll – part 1 of the Othello Project!
The instructions were printed out for you, they were read aloud to you, and they are also in Blackboard – I have multiple examples for you to look at if you need help. Avoid just using protagonists and antagonists (simply enemies or good guys and bad guys!). Also avoid characters who DON’T talk – it’s going to be harder to describe their relationship if they just have a simple personality, like Tom and Jerry.
Instructions for the Foil Flip Doll:
Cut the dude and the two bibs out.
Put the main character on the front flap and write a really good description of him or her.
Do the same with the second character.
On the last flap, put a definition of foil and explain why these two are foils.
____ IS SO ____ THAT HE MAKES ___ SEEM EVEN MORE ___.
I have a huge pile of examples that former students have done in case you get *really* stuck, but try to think of your own.
2/1/2013
Today, we watched an epic rap battle between Dr. Seuss and Shakespeare. This was similar to the “battle” between Beowulf and Unferth. Actually, this is called flyting – and it is very similar to freestyle rap that we see nowadays.
We read Unferth’s challenge and watched Strindberg and Helium cartoons. Helium is Stringberg’s foil – he is so happy and cheerful that he makes Strindberg seem even more depressed.
There is a Dropbox in Beowulf where I ask you tell me who you you are going to use so I can approve it.
Instructions for the Foil Flip Doll:
Cut the dude and the two bibs out.
Put the main character on the front flap and write a really good description of him or her.
Do the same with the second character.
On the last flap, put a definition of foil and explain why these two are foils.
____ IS SO ____ THAT HE MAKES ___ SEEM EVEN MORE ___.
Make sure that you answer the Metacognitive Element so that you get full credit!
Foil Flip Doll
- What did you do?
- What was the purpose behind doing it?
- How are Emilia and Desdemona literary foils? What is the purpose of this relationship? Find a quote that shows the difference between the two.
- How are Roderigo and Iago literary foils? What is the purpose of this relationship? Find a quote that shows the difference between the two.
- Do you think that the protagonist and antagonist (like Othello and Iago) can be literary foils, or does that relationship not count because it’s too obvious?
