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Our first step in writing our Critical Lens essay is to complete some listing and freewriting to help think through ideas. Take a moment and review at least two of the attachments below. These are one-page handouts that summarize the ideas behind each of the critical lenses we’ve studied (and a few more if anyone wants to branch out into something new). As you read, think about which critical lens might work best to analyze your science fiction novel. These questions might help:
Once you’ve decided on the lens you’d like to try, please print or save the handout that goes with it. Then, on the back of the handout or in a word document, begin gathering ideas for how to use that lens to analyze your text. Consider these questions:
Save your notes! You’ll use them in our next session. |