VJ is currently teaching Paper 3's "The individual and the society", and I've been following the lectures and tutorials for Othello. The past few weeks were spent on introducing the overall theme, and it was only during this week that the teachers started to teach the text of Othello itself. During the tutorial slots, the tutors will mainly focus on the teaching of key scenes, using dramatization, discussions, and some form of structured worksheets.Currently, they are also adopting Project Zero's visible thinking routines as part of the lessons.
From what I know, there isn't a fixed SOW, but the teachers will have weekly meetings to decide how to go about teaching the text in upcoming terms. Most tutors have different ways of teaching the text, but for the later part of the year, the lessons will be based on a seminar style approach, where the students will take charge of doing research, and doing a presentation on particular aspects of the text.
The syllabus is new so I guess they are finding their way as they go along - do come back ready to share with us about Harvard's Project Zero and Visible Thinking - I am sure the rest will be interested.
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