March 20 – Critical Perspectives Agenda: Quick-write Poem: “I’m Wife” Reading: “The Use of Force” Unpacking the Assessment Group Brainstorm Goal: Refresh your understanding of critical perspectives Take out: Pen/Pencil Highlighter Notebook Homework: Read and Annotate the “Critical Perspectives” Complete the “Hamlet Critical Perspective Essay – Initial Planning Sheet”

Quick-write When considering a text, what are each of the following critical perspectives concerned with? Write a short definition for each one: Marxist Criticism Psychoanalytical Criticism Feminist Criticism

“I’m Wife” – Emily Dickinson What does the poet suggest about being “wife” and being “Woman”? What effect does the punctuation have on the poem as a whole? What set of ideas does the poem convey? What is the speaker’s mentality?

“The Use of Force” Read “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams Answer the questions on the worksheet Discuss the answers with your partner Be prepared to discuss with the class

Unpack the Assessment Using a highlighter or pen, unpack the assessment and the rubric Determine: What you will need to do What you will need to know What resources you will need

Brainstorm In your notebook, brainstorm a list of scenes and characters that you could focus on for each critical perspective Brainstorm at least FOUR items for EACH C.P. For each item, write a sentence explaining the potential the focus of the given critical perspective analysis Example: CP: Feminist Character: Ophelia Focus: Shakespeare expresses the frailty, subjugation and vulnerability of women in a patriarchal society.

Homework: Read and annotate the “Critical Perspectives” summaries Complete the “Hamlet Critical Perspective Essay – Initial Planning Sheet”