For this short reflective essay (2 pages double-spaced) write on the following:

1. What has been your favorite story so far–detail how and why it is your favorite. Refer to plot, symbolism, theme, etc.

2. Which Critical Lens have you most connected with in terms of it helping you to understand stories a little better.

3. Which story so far has been your least favorite? How and why.

4. What do you hope to gain in the last half of the course? What nagging issues or questions about stories still linger for you?