Teacher Web Resources
https://youtu.be/haCXjJiTnRQ
Professor Steve Sheppard, Economics Department at Williams College, discusses what a critical analysis is and why it is important to teaching. He argues that the litmus test is, “Is it True?” He also values questioning long-held ideas that are believed to be true in order to promote deeper thinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Ocx6158ik
The Critical Analysis Body Paragraph Tutorial by Holly Wenning focuses on how to write a critical analysis body paragraph. It is very similar to how other units that are taught throughout the year approach paragraph writing but using more critical language. This paragraph she wrote will help my students as they attempt to improve the sophistication of their responses to literature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm1C0_mu8eo
The link above is to a dramatic interpretation/summary of Anthem. It captures some of the main thematic issues and would be a tremendous asset to show to talk about the mood of the text.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV-rzGx21rw
The link above is the film version of “All Summer in a Day.” This will help to support the summative assessment of the unit. Note: the film version has a different ending than the short story.
http://www.editorskylar.com/litcrit.html
This website helps to give a concise explanation of the different type of literary criticisms that exist. The information was modified for 6th grade students in what will be a chart when the unit is instructed, Reading like a Critic.
https://goo.gl/IRNUo8
This is an image of Freytag's Pyramid with the graphic of a fantastic tale superimposed over it for visual learners.
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