Day 1 Critical Theory

Do Now: What would Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Germaine Greer have to say about The Lion King?

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to distinguish among different critical lenses and describe the key questions they ask about a text.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can name at least four critical lenses and discuss their different approaches to a text.
-I can apply questions associated with a particular critical lens to a familiar text.

Agenda:

1. Introduction to Critical Theory
2. Reading and Notes
3. Application
4. Exit Ticket: A critical theory that I find intriguing is... 

HW: Continue working on TP1. Bring a draft of your argument to Monday's class.

Coming up...

-introduction to critical theory
-drafting Thesis Paper 1
-college essay work