The Social Class/Marxist Lens

Things to Think About…

• Who holds the power/money? Who doesn’t?

• What role does power/ money play in the text?

• Consider author and time period when looking at the power/money struggles in a text.

Who holds the power/money? Who doesn’t?

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Applying the social class lens…

• After viewing these two trailers, write down what a social class critic might say about each one. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NTsOfjqJqo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_L52eExAH

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*Remember to be mature about the content of the clips!

Applying the social class lens to poetry

• In small groups you will read one of two poems.

• Analyze this poem as a social class critic would: • Who holds the power? • What role does power/money play in the poem? • What is the poem saying about our economy

and the people in America?

• After a close reading, you will pair up with someone who has a different poem and discuss your findings.

Applying the social class lens to texts we have read this year…

• How can we apply the social class lens to the following texts: • Catcher • Of Mice and Men • The Crucible • The Glass Menagerie