1. 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”

2. 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

3. “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?

4. “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

5. 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

6. 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.

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