Voices of the Margins · Contemporary
Challenging the Canon
Critically analyzing whose stories are traditionally told in literature and why some voices have been historically silenced.
Key Questions
- 1What does it mean for a text to be part of the 'literary canon' and who decides this?
- 2How do modern writers 'write back' to classical texts to provide a different perspective?
- 3Why is it important to read literature from a wide variety of global perspectives?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS3: English - Reading: LiteratureKS3: English - Reading: Critical Analysis
Year: Year 9
Subject: English
Unit: Voices of the Margins
Period: Contemporary
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