Critical Theory Check-In

What are some examples of archetypes?

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Power and Class are the main foci of (a)   Criticism

This form of criticism focuses on the life of the author

• New Criticism

• Biographical

• Marxist

• Historical

______ ______ is the man who first coined the term Archetypal Criticism

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to Feminist Critics, what role do women usually play in media & literature?

• The suppressor

• The ruler

• Secondary to the male character

• No significant role

When did Ecocriticism/Ecological Criticism start becoming prominent?

In what school of criticism do personal biases sometimes influence the interpretation of the text?

• Marxist

• Feminist

• Biographical

• Reader-Response

(a)   critics are concerned with the time period that the text was written in and the world society during that time

New Criticism relies on what information/context to create meaning in a novel or text?

True or False: Reader-Response Critics believe that texts do not inherently have meaning; rather, meaning is created when the text is read and viewed by an audience

• True

• False