May 6: Post-Colonial Literary Theory

In this activity, we are learning about our fourth and final literary theory: Post-Colonialism.  

As we have done with the others, you need to research the term using the sources below and make a note. You don’t have to use all of the sources. I have tried to provide a variety of text formats so that you can choose the ones best suited to your learning situation.  

Remember to use strategies like keyword search, skimming and scanning the text, advancing video to preview, etc. to help you work efficiently. Researching is a time-consuming activity, but as we develop our skills we will become more fluent.  

Remember when we talked about making our reader’s notes and I showed you the different ways we read depending on our purpose for reading?  

When researching the SQ3R method is helpful. You may have been taught this method for reading textbooks.  

Learn more about the SQ3R method. You can use this method with video too. Simply exchange reading for viewing. The conventions you look for will be different too (so rather than headings, you are looking for moments where there is text, etc.) 

The note is pre-filled with headings so it will guide you in the reading/viewing process. 

Sources to be considered/previewed for researching: 

Text: Key Terms List 

Text: Post-Colonialism Summary 

Text: Literary Lens: How do you do it? 

Text: Post-Colonial Theory 

Webpage: Post-Colonial Study Guide by Shmoop 

Video: Postcolonialism: WTF? An Intro to Postcolonial Theory 

Complete the note and submit.  

Note in OneNote

Note in Gdocs

Tomorrow, we’ll share what we have learned and on Friday, you will write a blog post applying this lens to Moon of the Crusted Snow.

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