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* The play is treated as a drama text, exploiting opportunities to visualise it as theatre, rather than as just words on the page. * Contextual material on Venice and Cyprus, Women, Magic, Race, stage and film productions, all embedded in activities on the play itself. * Short 'sound-bites' by a diverse range of critics in during reading activities and a more sustained focus on AO4 after reading, using the video and written extracts. * A strong focus on language, incorporating new ideas in accessible ways. * Imaginative and active approaches to reading the play, including drama, role-play and innovative group work ideas. * Ways of reflecting on and recording important issues, themes, images and angles on character, including ripple diagrams, charts, role-on-the-wall and more. 90-minute DVD includes: * 3 clips from stage and film versions of Othello. * Critics talking about the play. * Actors' workshop on a few key moments.

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'Its activities generate a sense not only of the richness and diversity of the play as a socio-historical text but also of it as a cultural and contemporary phenomenon. At the same time, the approach seems to highlight a collaborative teaching and learning discourse...A resource you will be more than happy to have on your departmental shelves.' English Media Drama, Jan 2004 'Buy the English and Media Centre's book and cd on Othello'. It can't be bettered! Posted on the TES message board, 7th July 2006

'Its activities generate a sense not only of the richness and diversity of the play as a socio-historical text but also of it as a cultural and contemporary phenomenon. At the same time, the approach seems to highlight a collaborative teaching and learning discourse...A resource you will be more than happy to have on your departmental shelves.' English Media Drama, Jan 2004 'Buy the English and Media Centre's book and cd on Othello'. It can't be bettered! Posted on the TES message board, 7th July 2006

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