Students are asked to apply up to six critical lenses to a fiction text in a hands-on and interactive way!
Choose from six different critical lens menus, including Reader Response, Feminist, New Historicism, Formalist, Psychoanalytic, and Marxist. Choose the menus that work best with the text you’re studying (or customize your own) and set up 2, 3, 4, or 6 different station rotations.
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Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:
★Directions and Pacing Slideshow, Google Slides & PowerPoint Versions (one for use with paper plate handouts and one for use with actual paper plates)
(5 Slides x Two Versions) so that you’re able to give students clear expectations for this activity and keep pace along the way. Feel free to swap out timers for your own classroom use.
★Pre-Made Critical Lens Menus (6 Pages) + All-in-One Critical Lenses Handout (1 Page)
★Editable Critical Lens Menu Template (1 Google Slide) so that you can customize or add-in another critical lens of your choosing.
★Dinner Plate Handouts (4 Pages) so that you don’t have to purchase/use paper plates. Handouts accommodate space for student notes focused on reading a text through 2, 3, 4, or 6 different lenses.
★ Product Links & Teacher Notes (4 Pages) so that you have instructions and tips for using this assignment with students at your fingertips.
★ Digital “Getting Started” Page (1 Page) so that you’re able to swiftly make your own copy of each digital product.
★ Teachers will need to provide the text(s), actual paper plates, and set-up for the progressive dinner.
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This resource is helpful for:
★ Teachers who want maximum engagement in a student-led classroom.
★ Teachers who are looking to save time with ready-made resources.
★ Teachers who love to innovate and try new things!
