Literary Critics Circle (Choose a short story)
Short Stories from British and Commonwealth Writers
- After you choose your novel, play or short story writer, begin to read. DO NOT look up this author's biography. Read, enjoy and take notes on your first reaction to the stories. Summarize the theme with an outline of the basic plot, the characters and setting.
- After you've read two or more stories, decide on an approach for criticism:
- Biographical
- Historical
- Sociological
- Formalistic
- Philosophical
- Archetypal (Symbolic or Mythological)
- Feminist
- Psychological
that inform your understanding.
4. Assemble a PowerPoint, poster, Website, Glogster to use during a presentation of your analysis to the
class.