Psychological Criticism Approaches to Literature, Day 2

AGENDA:

Essential Question: 
WHAT ARE THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERARY CRITICISM AND HOW CAN IT BE APPLIED TO LITERARY TEXTS? 

Guiding Question: How can psychological criticism work as a "lens" or approach to understanding the text your Literary Circle group is presenting next week to the class? What insights can this approach provide in understanding the psychology or motivations of the central character?
Herland, The Awakening, Ethan Frome

REVIEW:  Review the Prezi and activities from the previous day (2 minutes)

ACTIVITIES (Interdisciplinary:)  15 minutes preparation, 12 minutes presentation:

Freudian Group:  Create a skit or situation that involves a conflict among the id, ego and super ego.  How does the situation play out?  Which aspect of the personality wins?

Jungian (archetypes) Group: Choose either Harry Potter, Star Wars, or The Hunger Games (or another popular text or movie).. Map out the character archetypes.  Which character represents each archetype (Wise Old Man, Hero/Heroine, Sidekick,  Maiden, Eternal Child, Villain, Great Mother, Shapeshifter, Trickster, etc.)?  Why is that character that archetype?
Examples Hint (use only after discussing with your group):  
http://www.chartgeek.com/jungian-archetypes-2/

Kohlberg (Moral Development) group: Create a moral/ethical dilemma (e.g. Stealing food to feed a starving family; cheating on a test; writing a letter to turn in a runaway slave like Huck Finn, etc.).  Create or imagine a character going through that dilemma.  What would your character do in that dilemma at each stage of moral development?  Why would they react that way in each particular stage?

PRESENTATIONS

CLOSURE (as time permits): Brief discussion of how each group can apply psychological critical approaches to their novel presentation next week.

HMWK: Study for SAT vocabulary and spelling Friday test