DETAILED LESSON PLAN Date: March 20, 2023

ENGLISH 10

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

a. Define Marxist approach;

b. appreciate the importance of Marxist approach; and
c. write a Marxist literary criticism.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: 4.2 Critique a literary selection based on Marxist approach

Instructional Materials: Visual Aids
References: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1200&context=honorsprojects

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

I. Preliminaries

A. Greetings

Good morning, class! Good morning, ma’am!

B. Checking of Attendance
Let me check first the attendance. “Present” or “Absent”
Say “present” if your name is called.
(Calling of names)

III. Lesson Proper

C. Motivation
4 Pics 1 Word!
Directions: Guess the word that the
pictures conveys and use the jumbled
letters as your guide to get the correct

The answer is INEQUALITY.

ILITAYUQEN

answer.
 A. Activity
Communist theory is a political theory that
was heavily advanced by Karl Marx (1818-
1883). Marx was by no means the first
philosopher to describe communism, but
he is now inseparable from communist
philosophical theory. The concept behind
communist theory according to Marx is
that contemporary human societies are
primarily capitalist in nature and that
capitalism predisposes societies to unjust
systems that favor a small group of people
over the majority. Communism is a
proposed solution to this inequality that is
based on workers (the majority) taking
control of their own labor and having
access to a fair share of the profits of their
work.

Marxist Approach
It is through the theories of class struggle,
politics, and economics that Marxist
literary criticism emerged. The thought
behind Marxist criticism is that works of
literature are mere products of history that
can be analyzed by looking at the social and
material conditions in which they were
constructed.

Marxism is a political, social, and economic

theory, fathered by Karl Marx, that claims
economics is the base on which the
superstructure of social, political, and
ideological realities are built. Marx believed
that all societies will “evolve” toward a
classless society with a socialist
government, after the working class rises
up against the dominant class. Marxism
believes that culture reproduces the class
structure of society. Analysts look for ways
the text reinforces capitalist, imperialist, or
classist values, which can be done through
form or content. The bourgeoisie, the ones
who control the world’s economic, natural,
and human resources, can manipulate the
culture to maintain their position of power.
These forms of entertainment glamorize
the current state of society, whether or not
the readers understand it is happening,
therefore stabilizing their hold on the
power.

Writing a Marxist Analysis

A Marxist analysis needs to end with an
interpretation of what all of this means:
It cannot merely be a statement of class
divisions, but needs to have an agenda. To
that end, I would conclude my analysis by
saying that the geographic lines drawn
between the classes in the novel could be
reflected in the geographic and class lines
drawn in our society today.

Example:
MARXIST CRITICISM (TITANIC)

The movie, Titanic (1997) is about the

“unsinkable ship”. It is based on the real
event of the Titanic; more than 1500
people died and only 700 people rescued.
The ship itself is embodiment of class
struggle. Titanic makes the Marxist class
struggle obvious, and is one of the most
obvious films, which portrays a difference
in class and the struggle between them. It
is also a great example of capitalism. The
Titanic itself is a symbol of capitalism and
greed, the way the owners of the ship were
striving to make a ship faster, stronger, and
more luxurious for the upper classes is a
representation of what Karl Marx meant
when he was talking about materialism.
The ship itself showed the class struggle,
showing the first class passengers on the
upper deck and the third class passengers
unable to reach the higher decks. And also
the characters, the main story of this movie
is about the love of two passengers – Jack
Dacuson and Rose DeWitt Bukater of
different social classes. This movie conveys
the inequality between first class and third
class passengers. During the Titanic collides
with an iceberg, the crew lock the steel
doors below to block the way if the third
class, who want to get onto lifeboats. The
crew also threatened to kill the passengers
with guns because they prioritized boarding
life boats with first class passengers. This
certainly points an ugly picture of the rich.
And also the mother of Rose, who selfishly
concerned with her daughter’s marriage to
Karl – a rich man in order to sustain their
depreciating family. Karl gives a big
diamond to Rose in order to interest her
mind.

In conclusion the scenes of the Titanic

prove that “history is based on unending
class struggle” as Marx stated. This movie
conveys that the inequality and unfair
treatment between bourgeoisie and
proletariat must be corrected.

B. Analysis
Picture Analysis!
Directions: Analyze the picture below. State The picture shows The Pyramid of Capitalist
what are the things does it conveys to the System. The basic message of the image is
viewers. a critique of the capitalist system, depicting
a hierarchy of power and wealth. It
illustrates a working class supporting all
others, and if it would withdraw their
support from the system it could topple the
existing social order.

C. It is through the theories of class struggle,

Abstraction politics, and economics that Marxist
literary criticism emerged. The thought
What is a Marxist approach? behind Marxist criticism is that works of
literature are mere products of history that
can be analyzed by looking at the social and
material conditions in which they were
constructed.

Marxist literary criticism is valuable

because it enables readers to see the role
that class plays in the plot of a text.
What is the importance of using Marxist
It also enables the readers to be aware of
 approach in literary criticism? what is happening in their society.

D. Application
Write a literary critique on the poem
London by William Blake using the Marxist
approach. The rubrics is given below.

LONDON
by William Blake – 1757-1827
I wander thro' each charter'd street,
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

In every cry of every man,

In every Infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
Blasts the new-born Infant's tear,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear.

How the Chimney-sweeper's cry

Every blackning Church appalls;
And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood
down Palace walls.
But most thro' midnight streets I hear
How the youthful Harlot's curse
And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.

IV. Evaluation

True or False: Write the word true if the statement is correct and write false if the statement is
incorrect.

1. Karl Marx is the proponent of Marxist approach.

2. Marxist approach is a lens that looks for the morals of a literary piece.
3. Marxist criticism is that works of literature are mere products of history that can be analyzed by
looking at the social and material conditions in which they were constructed.
4. Marx believed that all societies will “evolve” toward a classless society with a socialist
government.
Answer keys:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
V. Assignment
 What is a Feminist approach in literary criticism?

RUBRICS

Excellent Good Fair NI

Criteria
4 3 2 1

Introduction made
Introduction’s The The introduction’s
use of a creative
strategy produced introduction’s strategy actually
strategy to produce
Introduction some desire on the strategy made the made the reader
a strong desire on
reader to read reader indifferent stop reading the
the reader to read
further. to the text. text.
further.

All details
Most details are
All the details connected well to Some details are
not well-
Focus and connect well to the the topic, but some not connected
connected to the
Coherence topic and to each are not well- well to the topic
topic or to each
other. connected to each or to each other.
other.
other.

Details were more Details were Details were

than enough to enough to barely enough to Details were
Elaboration
elaborate the main elaborate the main elaborate the clearly lacking.
idea. idea. main idea.

The conclusion The conclusion

The conclusion The conclusion
was adequate to was actually
provided a good left the text
Conclusion dose the text but Inappropriate to
dosing that made somewhat
not make it the ending of the
the text notable. hanging.
notable. text.

Two or more
Spelling, grammar, Spelling, grammar, One element of
elements of
Convention and punctuations and punctuations convention is not
conventions are
are all excellent. are all good. done well.
not done well.