2. Do NOW
(in journal)
Cultural Criticism suggest that…
– Being part of - or excluded from - a specific group or
culture contributes to and affects our understanding of
texts
• How is the dominant culture pictured?
• How is the subordinate culture pictured?
3. IMPERIALISM
• Complete the KWHL --- Use the chart on page 53
• What do you KNOW?
• What do you WANT to know?
• HOW will you learn it?
• What have you LEARNED?
While waiting for
everyone to finish,
copy the definition
of Imperialism (p.53)
into your Journal
4. Imperialism and Cultural Criticism
Jewel in the Crown: miniseries taking place in India
during the British Raj, which means “British Rule”.
In this episode, Hari Kumar is taken into custody
under suspicion of having committed a crime.
Rabbit Proof Fence: in the 1930s, the Australian
government made laws requiring “half-caste”
children to be taken from their parents and raised
in a camp. This story is of a group of 3 children
who escape.
5. •What stereotyping do you see in the clips?
•Who is the dominant culture? Who is being
marginalized? WHY is this happening?
•What forms of Justice do you see in these films? How
is the justice influenced by race, class, gender or
religion?
•What are the attitudes of the different people in the
clips?
As you watch the film
clips, take note of (in
your journal)…
6. Group Task
Come up with 1 question for each of the 3 Levels of
Questions that relate to Cultural Criticism and
Imperialism, based on the movie clips
Level One Questions: Literal
• factual--can be answered definitely with facts
• address key elements of the text
• answers found directly in the text or by information readily available in outside sources
• have one correct answer
Level Two Questions: Interpretive
• inferential--answers to these questions may be implied rather than stated directly in the
reading
• address motive of author or a character
• reader must make inferences based on specific information they can cite to back up their
conclusions
• found by following patterns and seeing relationships among parts of the text
Level Three Questions: Global
• connecting--answers to these questions emphasize the “So what?” of the text
• link text to prior knowledge, other texts, or human experiences in life
7. Homework
• Prepare for Socratic Seminar Fishbowl by
going over all the questions in your group
– What do you think each director’s attitude is
towards imperialism?
– What is the difference between imperialism in
India vs. Australia?
– To what extent do these two videos reflect
different cultural perspectives?
8. Socratic Seminar Fishbowl
• 2 groups- one outside and one inside
• Each group gets only 10 min to talk and
discuss the clips
• When done, answer the “Post-Seminar
Reflection” questions in your JOURNAL (p. 58)
9. OPTIC (10 minutes)
• Use the handout
graphic organizer to
examine the image
• You may work with
your partner
10. Do Now: Review OPTIC (5 minutes)
• Review your organizer
so that you can write
about it.
11. Timed Write- 25 min
• Think about the composition and text included in
this advertisement from an 1890s magazine.
• Write an interpretation of this advertisement
using the lens of Cultural Criticism.
– Write a concise interpretive statement about the ad
– Include specific details from the ad to support your
analysis
– Use vocabulary appropriate for analysis (i.e.
dominant, subordinate, marginalize, imperialism)
• Turn in on Google Classroom
