English 4 September 10, 2013 “The Lottery” and Literary Criticism

Bellringer Pick any one of the literary criticisms from yesterday’s notes; in your own words, describe what this “lens” looks for.

Agenda Bellringer/Quick Write Review of Literary Criticism “Lenses” Group Work – “The Lottery”

Literary Criticism – some types Historical Criticism Archetypal Criticism Gender Criticism Marxist Criticism Eco-Criticism Reader Response Criticism

Standards Standards Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain..

“The Lottery” and Literary Criticism In groups of 4, select a literary criticism “lens” through which you can read “The Lottery.” On the provided chart paper, write the name of the type of literary criticism, and list at least 3 specific details from the story that support that reading of the text.