CONCLUSION

= CONCLUSION = After having read the two introductory articles, defined some key terms, researched a specific approach to literary criticism, and worked with your group to teach the rest of the class the details of your assigned approach, you should have a clear basic understanding of literary theory and criticism. As you listen to other groups present their materials, be sure to take notes. Hopefully, as you learn more about literary criticism and apply it to your own reading and writing, you will come to understand the value of different literary criticism approaches. Remember, literary criticism helps readers to look more closely at particular details within a piece of literature. Using different forms of literary criticism helps us to understand a text from multiple perspectives and on a number of different levels. **What unique perspective do you bring to a text?** **What form of literary criticism do you find yourself using most?**