Lesson PLan

Objectives
1. To get students to define New Criticism.
2. Students will understand key components of New Criticism.
3. To get student to apply it to pieces of literature.

Resources
· Laptop
· Projector
· USB Drive
· PowerPoint

Methodology
0-5 min - Quick Introduction of ourselves and our topic
5-8min – What is literary criticism (already briefly explained by group presenting the day before)
8- 20 min – Explanation and definition of New Criticism
20-27min – Cover Wimsatt give some background information of his life to the class (Education, Profession, Major works, and Theories)
27-34min – Cover Beardsley give some background information of his life to the class (Education, Profession, Major works, and Theories)
34-44min – Cover intentional fallacy give clear definition and explain thoroughly what it is using examples
44-58min- Cover Affective Fallacy gives clear definition of the term and describes what it is using examples
58-70 min – evaluation questions poem one and two give class time to read over then find out their opinion on the meaning and what it really means

Evaluation
We will link these key ideas above to poems by Bob Dylan. Students will be asked about their ideas and/or answers. They will be allowed to ask as many questions as needed to get a point across.

Quick must know notes to take away from lesson
Literary criticism is analyzing and interpreting literature
The new criticism method emphasizes that readers closely examine a piece of text with minimum regard for the biographical or historical circumstances in which it was produced
William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. November 17 1907 – December 17 1975. Known for his studies of 18th century literature. (Affective and Intentional Fallacy)
Monroe Curtis Beardsley December 10 1915 – September 18 1985. Known for his work in aesthetics (involved in affective fallacy, intentional fallacy theories)
Intentional fallacy is the idea or fact that when reading literature you do not let the author’s intention affect your out look while interpreting their literary work.
Affective fallacy occurs in literary criticism (a written evaluation of a work of literature). It’s a theory that a poem or script should be analyzed and describe by its internal structure.