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Cover : Photomontage by Sean

Editing by Agatha, Juliette, Nine, Paul, Elliot, Charaka

Image p 48 by Artus and Lourenzo

Image p 52 by Alexander

Special help with editing: Mathilde Nicolas

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O by Lucie

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INTRODUCING YOU TO THE YEARBOOK PROJECT

What's a yearbook?

Yearbooks are about memories and time past: the selection of the most memorable

moments is key, because eventually, the yearbook will be carefully stored in the basement

of a house, kept there twenty years or more, and read again by people who will have

changed, or by others who will remember those who are no longer there.

Why an Othello yearbook?

yearbook / noun

1. a book published once a year, giving details of events, etc. of

the previous year, especially those connected with a

particular area of activity.

2. (especially American) a book that is produced by the senior

class in a school or college, containing photographs of

students and details of school activities.

A yearbook is a memento that freezes time, faces and

events. No wonder America, a relatively young country with a

fairly recent history, has adopted it as a big tradition!

Some pages are found in every year book, like the students'

pictures page. Other classics are « favorite things of the year »,

like the « word of the year », which would typically be word

that students have enjoyed using, usually characteristic of their

generation or culture. A classic feature is also the quiz page,

which can be about just anything : personality, hobbies, etc.

As an eTwinning team, we quickly realized that our countries (Czech Republic, France and

Poland), students' age (from 13 to 17), levels of English (from European level A2 to C2), were

so widely varied, that we needed a project that would allow us to encompass that diversity.

We were also highly aware of the difficulty of engaging with

Shakespeare, let alone in an accessible, entertaining, 21st - century way.

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Welcome to this strange, motley, virtual and contemporary yearbook,

created by our students whom we are very proud of.

You'll find inside :

- the classic students' page, introducing the main characters of the play

- the characters' favorite words, or « words of the play », considered by them (!) as the most

appropriate to their story

- a Iago quiz (student Iago was particularly proud of such fame)

- the school pages, which are miscellaneous articles, texts, and visual creations about

Shakespeare and his play, done separately by each school involved in the project.

This yearbook addresses both aspects.

Thanks to eTwinning, Europe is now a huge classroom. What if, to get to know a challenging

play like Othello, we were to consider its characters as a group of people, of students, at a certain

place, at a certain time, the actions of whom we could encapsulate, 21st - century-way ?

What if Othello was alive and well?

What if he had a yearbook, containing Venice's horrendous year of the 1570s?

Othello Othello Othello

Othello Othello Othello

Othello Othello Othello

Except for the last pages, all of the work has been done collaboratively,

which means that every class, every country, every task was essential to

a bigger chain which lead everyone to the same final production.

Our enthusiastic students worked hard on these pages, we hope

you'll like what they have achieved!

Their goal : prove that Othello is alive and well !

He is a true hipster, too : no Twitter, no Facebook, just the good ol'

yearbook, vintage style but with a touch of 21st century. So 2015!

Classes and schools involved: Collège Valmy Paris (Fr) Year 9

Collège Camille See Paris (Fr) Year 10

F.X. Salda School, Liberec (CR) Year 11

Kopernik School, Tarnobrzeg (Poland) Year 12

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O by Manon

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Othello

The Russian actor Constantin Stanilawski as Othello in 1896

Othello was a brave and competent soldier of advanced years and Moorish background in the

service of the Venetian Republic. He was a foreigner, definitely different from other people in

Venice. He was wearing long robes, sandals and a strange headgear.

He plays protagonist and hero. Othello is an eloquent and physically powerful figure, respected by all

those around him. Othello has black colour of skin and powerful figure. He looks like a hero with big

musculature. In spite of his elevated status, he is, nevertheless, an easy prey to insecurities because of his

age, his life as a soldier, and his race. He possesses a “free and open nature,” with his ensign Iago uses to

twist his love for his wife, Desdemona, into a powerful and destructive jealousy

Othello was a very gullible person who trusted Iago too much. He became very jealous of

Desdemona just for a gossip from Iago.

Sometimes he was imprudent and eager, because he killed Desdemona in an affect of jealousy.

He really loved Desdemona so much that he would do anything for her. He was also generous and heroic. We think that trusting someone isn't such a bad flaw, sometimes it's necessary to trust, but unfortunately in this story he paid for it.

"Rude am I in my speech

And little bless'd with the soft phase of peace:

For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith,

Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used

Their dearest action in the tented field,

And little of this great world can I speak,

More than pertains to feat of broil and battle" (1.3.82 to )

"His honor and his valiant parts" (1.3.254),

"the Moor", "brave Moor", "black ram"

Choice of picture : Valmy School (Fr)

Description: Kopernik School (Pol)

Flaws and qualities: F.X. Salda School (CR)

Quotes: Camille See School (Fr)

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O by Alizée

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Desdemona

Helena Modrzejewska (1840-1909) was a great Desdemona.

She is « fair » which in Shakespearian language has two meanings; blonde with pale white skin,

and also good-looking. (contrary: foul or « black » at the time, was being « ugly »).

She is nice and helpful: she wants to help Cassio for example. She is also adventurous: she is

fascinated by Othello’s life and stories, and she goes to Cyprus to be with him. She is also faithful and

loyal: she believes in her relationship with Othello and stays with him in spite of his flows, and she doesn't

say that Othello killed her.

But she doesn't seem to have a strong personality, because she doesn't say what she thinks, she

doesn't want to hurt Othello. She is also a bit naive too, she doesn't understand that Iago

manipulates Othello, she thinks everybody is nice.

Othello: She loved me for the dangers I had passed,

And I loved her that she did pity them.

Act 1, scene 3

Othello : Lie with her? Lie on her? We say “lie on her” when they belie her! Lie with her—that’s fulsome.

Handkerchief—confessions—handkerchief!

talking to Iago about Desdemona and Cassio, Act 4, scene 1

Iago: Do it not with poison: strangle her in her bed, even the bed she hath contaminated.

to Othello, Act 4, scene 1

Emilia: Moor, she was chaste; she loved thee, cruel Moor;…

to Othello, Act 5, scene 2

Choice of picture: Kopernik School (Pol)

Description: Camille See School (Fr)

Flaws and qualities: Valmy School (Fr)

Quotes: F.X. Salda School (CR)

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O by Wojciech

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Iago

Edwin Booth ( 1833- 1893) in the character of Iago

Iago is a white man with short hair and a short beard too, and small piercing eyes. He is

wearing typical middle-age clothes. He is elegant but doesn’t seem friendly on this picture. His

look is malicious and he is probably planning something bad. He has a nasty face and is less

beautiful than Othello which could explain why he hates him. He has a cold look which shows the

darkness of his thoughts.

jealous: of Cassio, of Othello : of their success, power, happiness/love. Obsessively self-centered,

very sexist, even for the time!

determined, funny (to some people), a good orator, strategic, smart, cunning, organized,

convincing, able to seize opportunities, witty.

Oh heavy ignorance! Thou praisest the worst best." - Act 2, scene 1

"Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul

But I do love thee! And when I love thee not,

Chaos is come again." - Act 3, scene 3

"This fellow's of exceeding honesty,

And knows all qualities, with a learned spirit

Of human dealings." - Act 3, scene 3

Emilia: I warrant it grieves my husband, As if the case were his.

Desdemona.: O, that’s an honest fellow. Do not doubt, Cassio.

Othello:I think thou dost; And, for I know thou’rt full of love and honesty, And weigh’st thy words before

thou givest them breath, Therefore these stops of thine fright me the more: For such things in a false

disloyal knave Are tricks of custom,but in a man that’s just They are close delations, working from the

heart That passion cannot rule.

Choice of picture : F.X. Salda School (CR)

Description: Valmy School (Fr)

Flaws and qualities: Camille See School (Fr)

Quotes: Kopernik School (Pol)

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O by Louise

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Emilia

Tess Pohlhaus in the character of Emilia , Mobtown Players 2014

Emilia is Iago's wife and is attendant to Desdemona. She is quite a minor character. In this picture she has brown hair and is wearing an ordinary dress. She is older than Desdemona and looks a little tired of life and worried. It is probably not easy being Iago's wife.

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She is intelligent and distinctly cynical, especially on matters relating to men and marriage. She

also states in the same scene that she would be willing to commit adultery for a sufficiently high

price - this shows her cynical and worldly nature in sharp contrast to Desdemona, who seems

almost unable to believe that any woman could contemplate such an act. She is, however, entirely

ignorant of Iago's plans until the very end of the play.

Emilia first challenges Othello, disregarding his threats towards her, and then, after learning that her own

husband instigated the murder, denounces his actions and reveals her own part in finding the

handkerchief and passing it on. For this she is stabbed by her husband and dies during the final act.

She stole Desdemona's handkerchief so she was dishonest. Emilia looks like that poor girl with no

self-confidence who's with that awful guy because she craves affection.

Emilia really loved Desdemona and was so sorry to have helped her husband: we can see that especially

in the last scene, (act V scene 2), when she explains everything:

Iago's treason:

to Othello: O thou dull Moor that handkerchiefs thou speaks is of I found fortune and did give my husband. to Iago: You told a lie, an odious , damned lie; Upon my soul, a lie, a wicked lie.

Desdemona's innocence:

Nay lay thee down and roar; For thou hast kill'd the sweetest innocent That e'er did lift up eye.

Emilia's last words are about Desdemona and her love for Othello:

Moor, she was chaste; she loved thee, cruel Moor; So come my soul to bliss, as I speak true; So speaking as I think, I die, I die.

Choice of picture : Camille See School (Fr)

Description: F.X. Salda School (CR)

Flaws and qualities: Kopernik School (Pol)

Quotes: Valmy School (Fr)

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O by Michal

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Intryga (POLSKI)

DEFINITION

“Intryga” in Polish is translated into "intrigue" in French and "intrigue" in English. It is written the same way in both languages but the pronunciation is different. You can hear the difference here: http://fr.forvo.com/word/intrigue/#fr

1. the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental to someone, to harm that person.

2. a secret plan or relationship.

3. (verb) to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something.

EXPLANATION

Without a plot, there is no story, and an intrigue is also “the series of complications that form the plot of a play”. It creates suspense, it makes you want to keep reading the story. The plot can be funny or dramatic: in Othello, it is really dramatic because the intrigues lead to death.

Who is the master of intrigues in Othello? Iago of course!

Iago is strongly related to the word “intrigue” because he plots with Roderigo against Othello by trying to make him break up with Desdemona, so Roderigo can marry her. He convinces Roderigo to give jewelry to Desdemona, through him, but Iago keeps them for him. Iago conspires with Othello too against Desdemona and Cassio because he wants Cassio’s post. He hides Desdemona's handkerchief in Cassio's room to make Othello believe she loves him.

Iago is the character who makes all the intrigues because he manipulates everyone and finally all the intrigues turn around him!

QUOTES In this part of the play we can hear Iago planning to say bad things about Cassio to Othello (the

Moor) and make him trust him. Act 2 scene1

IAGO: "...I’ll have our Michael Cassio on the hip,

Abuse him to the Moor in the right garb

(For I fear Cassio with my night-cape too)

Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me

For making him egregiously an ass

And practicing upon his peace and quiet

Even to madness… "

Word: KOPERNIK (PL), Definition: CAMILLE SEE (Fr), Explanation: VALMY (Fr), Quote: F.X.SALDA (CR)

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O by 4e SE

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Perfidie (FRANCAIS)

DEFINITION

“Perfidie” means “perfidia” or "zdrada" in Polish. The English equivalent of this word is “perfidy” or "betrayal" so it’s quite similar to both French and Polish ones.

The most common definitions of this word:

1. The quality or state of being faithless or disloyal

2. An act or an instance of disloyalty

EXPLANATION

Iago's perfidy is the main part of the story. He betrays all the main characters in the story. He causes all the deaths in the play. An example of Iago‘s perfidy is that he pretends he is a friend of Othello, but he makes him feel jealous and angry of his wife so that he finally kills her.

Othello‘s perfidy is that he believes Iago and doesn't trust his wife. He doesn’t listen to Desdemona and he blindly believes Iago’s lies. Othello also betrays Cassio by forgetting everything good they have been through together just because of one doubt.

Emilia is also guilty of perfidy because she keeps secret the fact that she gives the handkerchief to Iago. This is one of the pieces of evidence that proves Desdemona's perfidy to Othello.

QUOTES

“ […] Such a handkerchief

I am sure it was your wife's, did I today

See Cassio wipe his beard with. “ 3.3.440-441 (Iago)

Othello gave Desdemona the handkerchief as a symbol of their love. Iago is planting the seed of

doubt and fueling Othello's jealousy by using "evidence" (the handkerchief) and a vivid image,

encouraging Othello's imagination. The ending of the line with the iamb on “today” hurts Othello

even more, as it insists on betrayal, on immediacy (it happened that very day).

An iamb: x / (one unstressed syllable, one stressed syllable).

To//day

x /

The use of the iamb stresses even more the immediate betrayal.

Word: VALMY (Fr), Definition: KOPERNIK (PL), Explanation: F.X.SALDA (CR), Quote: CAMILLE SEE (Fr)

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O by 4e SE

O by Jules

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Žarlivost (ČESKY)

DEFINITION

"Žarlivost" means " jalousie" in French. It's not very different in English: jealousy.

The two main definitions of this word are:

1. Suspicion or fear of being displaced by a rival

2. Feeling of resentment or anger about someone’s success, achievements, advantages,

etc.

EXPLANATION

From the beginning of the play, people were already jealous of each other: Iago feels

jealousy because Cassio gets promoted (he is Othello’s lieutenant). It’s the main theme

of the play. Roderigo is jealous of Othello for having Desdemona as a wife. The intrigue

starts when Iago starts talking to Desdemona’s father and giving a bad image of Othello.

Iago will make Othello believe that Desdemona is cheating with Cassio. He presents her

as fickle (=superficial), unfaithful

QUOTES

OTHELLO: "Why, why is this? Think'st thou I'ld make a life of jealousy, to follow

still the changes of the moon with fresh suspicions? No; to be once in doubt is once

to be resolved: exchange me for a goat, when I shall turn the business of my soul to

such exsufflicate and blown surmises, matching thy inference. 'Tis not to make me

jealous to say my wife is fair, feeds well, loves company, is free of speech, sings,

plays and dances well; where virtue is, these are more virtuous: nor from mine own

weak merits will I draw the smallest fear or doubt of her revolt; for she had eyes, and

chose me. No, Iago; I'll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove; and on the proof,

there is no more but this,— away at once with love or jealousy!"(3.3.31).

IAGO: “Beware , my lord, of jealousy !

O, beware this green-eyed monster What devouring sacrifice - it mocks

Happy who , knowing that he is betrayed

Maybe you do not love those who betrayed him

But how great the suffering tortures

What glorifying doubts , with suspicion

Passionately loves it!”

Word: F.X.SALDA (CR), Definition: VALMY (Fr), Explanation: CAMILLE SEE, Quote: KOPERNIK (PL)

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O by Charaka

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Étranger (FRANCAIS)

DEFINITION

The French word "étranger" means " cizinec" in Czech. It could be translated into

English as foreigner (or stranger).

A foreigner can be defined as

1. a person from a foreign country or place.

2. a person not belonging to a particular group or community.

EXPLANATION

Othello is a story about a foreigner.

Foreigner- this word refers to Othello who is a stranger to other people from Venice

because he is a Moor. He comes from a distant place.

He is probably different from other people in Venice. His foreignness causes everyone to

find him guilty, strange, everybody looks at him very carefully and with suspicion. He

has different appearance, behaviour and many other things which prove him a foreigner

among other people. He seems to be a very strange person like an alien

I think he is isolated from people, a bit mad and he cannot control himself properly - he

goes berserk quite easily and that's why he kills his wife.

We also want to draw attention to another aspect of ‘foreigner’: someone also becomes

aforeigner when they move away from, leave something or someone. We can suspect

that it is a dismissed husband from his wife. At the moment when Othello suspects his

wife of betrayal, he becomes for her a stranger, goes away from her, losing confidence in

the person who he has loved more than life. From a loving husband he becomes a

stranger. We think that Othello became unfamiliar to his wife, when he began to suspect

her. He stopped to be sensitive to Desdemona, and he didn’t want to be close to

her. They became strangers to each other.

QUOTES

Othello: "For I am black and have not those soft parts of conversation that chamberers

have"

Iago: "These Moors are changeable in their wills"

Desdemona: "Who is he? I think the sun where he was born drew all such humours

from him."

Word: CAMILLE SEE (Fr), Definition: F.X.SALDA (CR), Explanation: KOPERNIK (PL), Quotes: VALMY (Fr)

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O by Jan

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Are you the unscrupulous Iago type? Let’s find out!

A- You wake up to go to school, but you don’t want to, because you

have a test during the first hour and totally forgot about it.

You go to school even if you don’t want to.

You will be very late and just say that your alarm clock didn’t ring.

You fake being sick and force yourself vomiting, so your parents call the school to excuse you.

B- What is your opinion about people who intrigue against others?

They shouldn’t be condemned because most people intrigue against even

friends

They should improve their skills

They should stop such bad behaviour

C- Someone hurts you.

You take revenge

You explain the problem to them

You apologize to them

D- How can jealousy influence people’s behaviour?

They may become enemies

The feeling of jealousy never influences the behaviour of people

Jealousy improves relationship between friends

E- A mobile phone rings at your place: your friend has forgotten it.

You can see the person calling is your friend’s sweetheart

and you have tender feelings for your friend’s sweetheart too!

You pick up the phone and explain the situation, so you can talk to this person

a little bit.

You don’t pick up the phone, because you are too shy.

You pick up the phone and start insinuating that your friend left his or her

phone because he or she is has a crush on someone else, and didn’t want to be

reached.

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F- You need 5 euros to buy a new videogame, but you don’t think your

parents will give you that money. At the same time, the school

organizes a paying outing:

You ask your parents the money for the outing and plead for extra pocket money

separately.

You tell your parents that you lost the money for the outing, to get more..

You change the price of the outing and keep the difference

G- You find out your girlfriend/boyfriend’s Facebook password what do you do?

Look through all his conversations with other boys/girls and have an argument about what I found.

Nothing because I trust him/her.

Only look there if I smell a rat.

H- You are going on a trip with a group of friends and one of your

classmates asks you if he/she can join your trip and you know that the rest of the group finds him/her irritating. What do you do?

Tell him that he can’t go because the people hate him/her and suggest some bad things he/she could do to those people.

Think of a reason why he/she can’t go with us.

Take him with me and spend all my time with him/her.

I- You realize that your best friend has lied to you but you don’t want to lose him. What do you do?

I am very angry and try to get revenge.

Tell him that I know the truth and want to know why he did it.

Pretend that I don’t know anything and that everything is ok.

Now count your , , and and find out about your true self next page!

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Your portrait:

You get a maximum of Iagopposite!

We love you. Everyone does. They’ve probably made a 2nd heaven just for

you. You can listen through a whole One Direction song and even sing along.

We guess you were just born like this. If the McDonalds waiter forgot your

fries you’d probably say nothing. Some say you gave away both your kidneys

for free. You could concede a 94th minute bullshit header on FIFA 15 and

smile about it. You've always been there for everyone. You'd give away your

last sheet of paper on a test day. Homeless people love you because you give

them all your money. We all love you, even though you're probably insane.

You get a maximum of You are a wannabe Iago!

You think like him, you want to be cunning, smart and powerful but your

lack of confidence brings you down. You would be a great dentist, because of

your sadistic thoughts and your restraining personality. You like torturing

people though the repercussions take out the fun.

Take actions and make your dreams come true! After all, you only live

once!

You get a maximum of We've got a badass over here!

You seem to think the world is made to destroy. You’d kill your parents if it

meant another bowl of KFC. Have you ever liked anyone’s picture on

Facebook ? You never poke back, but you expect people to poke you. You’re

as narcissistic as it gets and you probably never share your WiFi pass. You

take more selfies than Justin Bieber and you take pleasure in other people’s

pain. You’ve probably already punted a baby and expected an apology from

the baby. You’re lonely but living with yourself is all you need. You probably

have a health problem. You might want to consult a doctor.

Quiz questions: Kopernik School (Pol) Valmy School (Fr) F.X. Salda School (CR)

Quiz portraits: Camille See School (Fr)

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The Globe was the name of Shakespeare theatre or “playhouse”. It was built in 1599 during the Elizabethan period. After being destroyed by an accidental fire and rebuilt, it was closed and destroyed in 1644 by the Puritans who didn’t like shows and fun. In 1992, an American actor and director Sam Wanamaker decided to rebuild it, exactly as it was in the 17thcentury. The theatre is located on the Bankside, about 200 metres from the original one, close to Tate Modern. It opened in 1997.

As you can see, there is no roof. Why? Because at the time, there was no electrical lighting, so people needed day light to see! The performances took place in the day, not in the evening.

That's why, nowadays, there are no performances from end of October to mid-April. Too cold and rainy!

The stage and the expensive seats are covered, because it can rain in summer too... You can hire a cushion, if you want, to be more comfortable.

You can stand in the yard to watch the performance. It is very cheap, but you can't sit on the floor, and Shakespeare's plays are long...

In Shakespeare's time, it cost a penny to stand in "the pit". It was crowded and smelly, because people didn't wash, they drank a lot of beer and sometimes they peed on the spot! The audience at that time didn't hesitate to talk to the actors, insulting the "bad" characters, making comments etc.

This is the balcony above the stage where the musicians can stand. But it can also be used for Juliet's balcony.

Some of the rich people also liked to sit here, so that everybody could see them! And sometimes they arrived late, on purpose, just to be noticed...

presented to you by Valmy students.

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Valmy students introduce themselves

Prune is my first name You won’t see me with a video game Capucine is my twin And now we are thirteen I live in Paris, a big city And playing harp is my hobby I enjoy reading But I don’t like drawing

My name is Anthëa My best friend is Sofia I have one big cat Who won’t eat a rat Minecraft is one of my favourite games And I really love Hunger Games I have one brother And now GAME OVER

Jeanne is my name

But I'm not a dame

I love sweets

And many treats

Paris is one of my favourite cities

Because there are many celebrities!

I have 2 brothers

But I wish I had sisters!

Enzo is my first name

I'm just a man, not Superman

I don't have any powers

but two brothers and sisters

I live in Paris

And I play tennis

I'm really crazy

But I'm funny

I was born in two thousand and one

But I'm not the number one

Hi my name is Oscar,

And I don't have a car.

I like playing football

And sometimes basketball.

I’ve one twin brother, but no cats, no dogs, nothing,

Except for a dragon that I enjoy riding.

My favourite club is Lyon, which I love watching

On TV all day long, while my brother’s singing.

Yes my name is Tom

Not Thomas just Tom

I am now thirteen

And I don’t like beans

I ‘m keen on playing football

Although I’m not very tall

I go to Valmy school

And this is medium cool

On Mondays I start at eight

Believe me it’s not very late

Wasn’t born on planet mars

And I love chocolate bars

I live in Paris

And I dream of peace

Cecile is my first name

And I don't like the rain

Paris is a city

Where I’m very happy

I love chocolate

I am never late

I have one sister

My poem is over

My name is Sofia I enjoy playing Zelda I’ m very funny I’m always happy My friends are tall But I think I’m small Anthëa is my friend And this is the end

My name is Manon, That sounds like lemon. I'm 13 and I was born Surely not to play the horn. l love potatoes and meat, And l live in Chaudron Street. l like eating cakes and sweets, Reading comics in big seats. l have two sisters and a brother And my poem really is over.

My name is Capucine And I am thirteen I was born in April And I’m not very tall. I’m fond of summer And of my twin sister I have a lovely goldfish And my poem I must finish.

Jules is my first name

No rhyme with videogame!

So, I am a big boy

Who dreams he’s a cow boy!

I love my English teacher

But I prefer the Eiffel Tower!

I'm already thirteen

And I love Halloween

I love my English copybook

But I’ m not on Facebook

Just received an IPad

A present from my dad

I am in a good school

And this is very cool

Now this is the end

Here comes the week-end!

My name is Ryan Nursoo

I am a fan of the film Saw

I am thirteen years old

And my city is often cold

I love playing basketball

I’m lucky because I’m tall

I admire LeBron James

I wish it was my name!

My favourite team is

Cleveland

But I also like Disneyland!

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I don't like King Kong

but I love ping pong

I have sister but

I don't have a brother

My favourite colour is red

and I love my bed

I am 13 years old and

I am always cold

My name is Gwendal

And that’s really all!

My first name is Alizée

Really not the Elysée!

Spend my time in a swimming pool

Because swimming is really cool!

I'm fond of Jelly Beans

And I love coloured jeans!

I have a little sister

And I really do love her!

Sabteca is my name

And it has a certain fame

I live in Louis Blanc street

I love everything sweet

I was born in December

You do have to remember!

I'm from Sri Lanka

But not from Casablanca

Another boy named Jules

And fond of swimming-pools

I sometimes play video games

But don't like Hunger games

My brother’s named Lucas

And he’s fond of pandas

Now this is the end

Here comes the week-end

My name is Juliette

And I love chocolate.

I’m really happy

In my big city

I’m a girl aged thirteen

Who’s fond of Jelly beans

I have one brother

But zero sister.

My parents named me Mathilda

Can't spend a day without a manga

I was born in the year of the snake

And I water in front of a cake

I really prefer writing

To doing horse-riding

I think French and English are cool

But maths are sooooooooooo

dispiteful!

My name is Melanie And yes I'm funny But when it' s rainy I'm not happy

My birthday is in January A snowman I make when it’s snowy My friend Jeanne keeps me company

In Paris my favourite city

My name is David

I love Assassin's Creed

I enjoy the bright weather

Especially out with my sister

I play a lot of guitar

But I don't have any car

I read Hiromu Arakawa mangas

And I eat many, many bananas

My first name is Elsa And I like eating pizza Yes Paris is my city That's why I'm very happy I have one twin sister But my poem is not over I really like apple pie Now It's time to say good bye

In the city of Paris

There is a boy named Simon

Who definitely loves peace

And also enjoys lemon

He likes going fishing too

Even watching Kirikou

But now he has reached the end

So he can play with his friend

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Othello by Tom

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Valmy School

In our small school named Valmy,

We’re four hundred and twenty.

It’s in the “10th district, in the east,

Along a nice canal, that’s the least!

Can learn Arabic and Spanish,

Latin , German , Greek and English.

We can also play a lot of music,

So the atmosphere is quite dynamic

The teachers are gentle

but the curriculum is monumental

We can eat at the canteen

But it needs improvin’!

When we finish the school day,

We can stay out and play,

because around Valmy school,

there are plenty of places so cool

If Valmy school had a big swimming-pool

It would be really really really cool.

But we love studying in Valmy,

Even if some of us are lazy!

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O by Ella

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Introducing Camille Sée's Internationale Section

by Juliette Norval-Freedman

We are students from Camille Sée, a big school in Paris and

we are all part of the English International section.

It means that in our class, we all speak fluent French and English.

• We basically follow the usual French curriculum but just adding

seven hours of English lessons a week and two hours of History

and Geography in English.

• In English classes, we study classic novels (for example

Shakespeare), short stories and poems. We also do some

English grammar but nobody really likes that! We go on trips

(for example to England), on outings (to the theatre) and we

participate in lots of projects.

• We have students in our class that have lived or that come from

all over the world, for example USA, England, Ireland, Australia,

Singapour, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Sri Lanka,

Senegal, Hawai etc.

• When we are together we speak both French and English.

The other students of the school that are not part of the

International Section get very jealous!

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O by Remy

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Opinion poll

Favorite and most hated characters according to Camille Sée students

by Agatha Allain

After making an opinion poll and asking everyone what they thought about the characters in Othello, here are the results... For the class's favorite character, Iago wins largely the survey with more than half of the class liking him. Most of my classmates like his intellectual side ; how he manipulates the other characters with quick and cunning actions. Some people also chose him because he is the only smart character of the play or for his wondrous ability to use words. After Iago comes Desdemona and Emilia with 3 votes each ; the Clown and Cassio with a tie and finally Bianca. Now, for the most hated character in the play, the results were pretty tight with 8 votes for Roderigo and 6 for Othello. Most of the class hates Roderigo because he is vulnerable (he is probably the easiest character to manipulate) and a complainer. Next comes Iago and Desdemona with 3 votes each and then Emilia along with Cassio. Detailed results of the survey...

MOST LOVED MOST HATED

Iago : 12 votes (6 boys and 6 girls) Roderigo : 8 votes (4 boys and 4 girls)

Desdemona : 3 votes (3 girls) Othello : 6 votes (3 boys and 3 girls)

Emilia : 3 votes (2 girls and 1 boy) Iago : 3 votes (2 boys and 1 girls)

The Clown : 2 votes (2 boys) Desdemona : 3 votes (2 boys and 1 girl)

Cassio : 2 votes (2 boys) Emilia : 2 votes (1 boy and 1 girl)

Bianca : 1 vote (1 boy) Cassio : 1 vote (1 girl)

IAGO RODERIGO

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Rewriting of Act III, scene 1 of Othello

by Lourenzo Colleyn de Sousa, Artus Delaire and Sean Ravel

Instructions : Make it look as if we were in the 21st century.

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Opening Scene Comic

This is a comic of the opening scene of Shakespeare's play, Othello written from 1601 to 1604.

It introduces the character Iago performing his first treachery. He is manipulating Roderigo into

making Desdemona's father believe that she is having a relationship with a lascivious Moor. This is

the first phase of Iago's plan in which Roderigo is in love with Desdemona and will do anything to

be by her side.

The student was inspired by the 17th century Venitian house in the 1995 Othello movie by Oliver

Parker. Since the scene chosen is about the safety of Barbantio's house, the student thought it was

good to represent it as she believed it was essential.

Text by Maxime Thery and Margot Chesné

Comic by Remy Siminel, Alexandre B., Maxime Thery, Margot Chesné

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Students of 3e1, Camille Sée Allain Agatha

Arribas Lucas

Bartosik Alexandre

Blanchard Lyriele

Brummelhuis Mathias

Chesné Margot

Colleyn De Sousa Lourenzo

Cruanes Lucie

De La Burgade Paul

Delaire Artus

Hamdaoui-Maire Leïla

Holubek-Roth Charlie

Howard-Vouzellaud Louise

Kaiser Elliot

Ndiaye Nine

Nicolas Mathilde

Norval-Freedman Juliette

Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Charaka

Ravel Sean

Schiff Eléonore

Sibony Talia

Siminel Rémy

Thery Maxime

O by Lyriele

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O by Capucine

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“All the world's a stage,

and all the men and women merely players:

they have their exits and their entrances;

and one man in his time plays many parts, ...“

Which parts did William Shakespeare play during his life?

Shakespeare was …

a son to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare (a glovemaker)

a brother to his 7 siblings

a husband to Anne Hathaway

a father to Susanne, Judith and Hamnet (who died tragically)

an actor and playwright in the Chamberlain’s Men

a poet

a popular subject and entertainer of Elizabeth 1 and James 1

a part-owner of The Globe

also known as the Bard and the Sweet Swan of Avon.

There is a lot we don’t know about his life, so no doubt he played more parts. Which did he

enjoy the most? Who knows? But can you imagine how different the world would be if he had

never written his plays???

Which child doesn’t know the story of Romeo and Juliet in some form or other?

Shakespeare’s plays are performed all over the world (The Taming of the Shrew was on

recently at our local theatre). The majority of children learn about Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth

etc. at school. People of all ages are still interested in Shakespeare’s plays 450 years after

he was born and his language is all around us.

by F.X.SALDA students

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Shakespeare in numbers

by F.X.SALDA students

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Do you want to know more about Shakespeare? Find out in his birthplace.

Stratford-upon-Avon

You can visit the house where he was born and grew up and so many other places linked

with his life.

You can also visit the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which is not far from the place where the

first theatre in honour of Shakespeare was built.

If you go around 23 April you will be able to enjoy a party. Shakespeare’s Birthday is there

every year.

If you can’t get to Stratford-upon-Avon in the near future you might be able to see a

performance transmitted live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at a cinema near you.

You will even be able to watch Othello!

Othello, Act 1, Scene 1 RODERIGO RODERIGO Thou told’st me You told me you hated him. Thou didst hold him in thy hate. Thou meant you, and verbs often ended in -st . If you see a live performance it is not so difficult to understand and if you want to read a play lots of help is available on the Internet.

Another person who should have her “photo” in our yearbook is Queen Elizabeth 1st. She was a big fan of Shakespeare. Also the language used by Shakespeare is known as Elizabethan English.

The Elizabethan alphabet contained only 24 letters. Many of the words are no longer used. William Shakespeare invented many of the words that he used in his plays and many of those words are still used today. Elizabethan language is rich and colourful but some people today find it difficult because of vocabulary and different grammar.

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O by Kaja, Kaja, Tereza and Sam

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From left to right Sam, Jana, Vlada, Zuzka, Kaja, Tereza, Kaja, Zuzka and at the front Adam

and Kryštof. .

We are an English class made up of half of the class 6V from F.X.Šalda Grammar School in

Liberec in the Czech Republic. The photo was taken in the classroom where we did most of the

work for the project. Below is a poem which we wrote having been inspired by Shakespeare

and the pupils from Valmy School .

Our class is full of differences,

and although we all have our own preferences,

we are a brilliant crowd.

Some of the teachers say we are too loud,

but when they go with us on a trip,

and see us work all together,

they feel like on board a good ship,

even though it isn't good weather.

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O by Simon

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Students from Tarnobrzeg, Poland who took part in the project:

1. Jan Adamczyk

2. Wojciech Dzierzkowski

3. Michał Dziuba

4. Malwina Kantorowicz

5. Aleksandra Godek

6. Marcin Kołek

7. Jakub Gnat

8. Radosław Duma

9. Michał Burzyński

10. Wojciech Kopeć

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The Moorish ambassador: the story behind the portrait

« The ambassador of the King of Barbary arrived in England in August 1600, for a 'half

year's abode in London' ; being Muslims and strange in their ways, he and his retinue caused a stir. Shakespeare's

company performed at court in the Christmas seasons (1600-1), before the ambassador's departure, and they

attracted other foreign visitors to the theatre, so we may take it that the dramatist must have encountered 'the

Barbarians', as they were called, and that the first audiences of Othello could compare Shakespeare's Moor with

these much-discussed foreigners.

As for the portrait of the Moorish ambassador to Queen Elizabeth, 1600-1 (above), the ambassador's intense and

artistocratic face seems to me right for Othello, and his age (42, inscribed on the portrait together with the date,

1600) about right as well. Is it fanciful to suppose that this very face haunted

Shakespeare's imagination and inspired the writing of his tragedy? »

E.A.J Honigmann, «Introduction», Othello, The Arden Shakespeare, Bloomsbury, 1997, p.2-4

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All the internet resources used in this book are royalty free.

Picture of Othello et Iago

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3933/14986051734_b673be3e31_h.jpg

Picture of Iago

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Edwin_Booth_as_Iago.jpg

Picture of Desdemona

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/HelenaModrzejewska.jpg

Picture of Othello

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Stanislavski_as_Othello_1896.jpg

Picture of Emilia

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8046/8125135552_b844108185_h.jpg

Picture of Elizabeth I

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Darnley_stage_3.jpg

Picture of Shakespeare

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/William_shakespeare_dm.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Shakespeare_Droeshout_1623.jpg

Pictures of the Globe

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Globe_Theatre_London.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/063/1/f/the_globe_theatre_by_wolftara-d4rndil.jpg

Picture of the Moor ambassador

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/MoorishAmbassador_to_Elizabeth_I.jpg

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The happy teachers of this eTwinning project

(from left to right) Eve Havas (Collège Valmy – Paris, France), Marianne Gokalp (Collège

Camille Sée, Section Internationale – Paris, France), Kirsty Mooney (Gymnázium F. X.

Šaldy – Liberec, Czech Republic) and Slawomir Hajnas (Liceum Ogólnokształcące im.

Mikołaja Kopernika – Tarnobrzeg, Poland

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