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MYP 5 Language and Literature - Non-Literary text analysis- Vivek Mukherjee

Objective of the Learning Engagement: Non-Literary text analysis

Details of the Learning Engagement:

Students worked in groups to analyse the essay "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady that highlights issues like gender stereotypes and roles and societal expectations of women. Students were provided 3 guiding question which they had to answer after a class discussion of the essay. Students could use any presentation tool such as Canva/Prezi/Google Slides for their presentations. Students had to focus on the various lines of argument being used by the author, the figurative language used and assumptions about the audience and women that prompted the author to write the essay in context. Students needed to be aware of contextual limitations faced by women and their ways of trying to combat certain expectations.


Impact of the engagement on students and my reflection as a teacher:

Students were engaged in working on different presentation tools during the lesson. The tools afforded them the ability to be creative in their presentations. They took a lot of interest in the topic and the fact that the text was a satirical text.

As a teacher, it was interesting to note how the student reacted to the ability to work on different mediums of expression rather than focus just on writing an answer. The active interest taken to use more creative tools encourages me to use more such tools in class in future.

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  1. Chinki ChhapiaAugust 28, 2023 at 12:40 AM

    An engaging approach to non-literary text analysis, encouraging critical thinking and fostering collaborative learning through thought-provoking questions and creative presentation tools.

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