AP Literature and Composition October 29, 2012 Mr. Houghteling

AGENDA Staple the scoring guide BEHIND your college application essay and turn in to the basket. Re-form into your groups and finish your Literary Criticism posters. Gallery Walk. Write “AFTER” reflection from Thursday’s “BEFORE” initial response from The Giving Tree.

Gallery Walk In your groups—and with notebooks—take take a gallery walk around to the different posters. Make four sections: Gender, Archetypal, Eco-Criticism, and Marxist. Discuss and take notes on the different observations your classmates had about the critical approach toward The Giving Tree. Give yourself only 2-3 minutes per poster.

After the Gallery Walk / Homework 1. Write a short personal reflection about how the criticism affected your interpretation of the story. 2. Which school of criticism did you find most applicable to The Giving Tree? 3. Which school of criticism interests you the most? Why?

The Giving Tree – Gender Criticism The female tree can be interpreted as Mother Earth, or simply a mother, sustaining the dominant male first with enjoyment and food and later with the means to provide shelter and transportation.

The Giving Tree – Marxist Criticism When the boy is young, he is content simply to play with the tree: climbing up her trunk, gathering her apples, and sleeping in her shade. However, as he grows older, he becomes increasingly demanding of the tree’s resources. He is no longer content to enjoy the tree’s company, but rather he seeks the tree for financial and materialistic gain.

The Giving Tree – Eco-Criticism Man is dependent on nature for survival: the man systematically destroys the tree in order to get what he wants in order to be happy.

The Giving Tree – Archetypal Criticism The tree—with her branches, her trunk, and her apples—is the giver of life, reiterating the archetype of nature as provider for man.

The Awakening AGREESTATEMENT or BELIEFDISAGREE 1A. 1A. As a female, I would rather stay home and raise my children than pursue a professional career. 1A. 1B. 1B. As a male, I would rather my wife stay home and raise our children rather than pursue a professional career. 1B It is more likely for men to cheat on women than women to cheat on men It is perfectly acceptable to have close friends of the opposite sex. “I’d be fine if my boyfriend/girlfriend were close to someone of the opposite sex.” By the way I dress, talk, and act, I’m sure most people have a pretty good idea of who I am Self-expression is always more important than following the norms of society. 5. Total ___________ _ Total _____________