What Every Student Should Know About Writing about Literature
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What Every Student Should Know About Writing About Literature walks students through the process of reading, analyzing, and writing about literary works. The text opens with a brief chapter that defines imaginative literature; then follows a student as he completes a writing assignment on Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" (the story is included in the text). Featuring samples of student work at all stages of the writing process, the text covers reading actively, note-taking, pre-writing, finding and narrowing a topic, drafting the essay, developing thesis statements and topic sentences, using verb tenses properly when writing about literature, building and supporting literary arguments, revising and editing the essay, quoting from literary sources, and documenting in MLA style.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: What Is Literature and Why Do We Study It?                                                                                            Types of Literature                                                                                                                                  Chapter 2: Reading Literature and Responding to It Actively                                                                  Guy de Maupassant, The Necklace                                                                                                                           Reading and Responding in a Computer File or Notebook                                                                             Guidelines for Reading: Preparation for Writing                                                                                                Sample Notebook or Journal Entries on Maupassant’s “The Necklace”                                                              Chapter 3: Discovering Ideas                                                                                                                                           The Goal of Writing: To Show a Process of Thought                                                                                       Discovering Ideas (“Brainstorming”)                                                                                                                  Study the Characters in the Work                                                                                                                         The Need for a Sound Argument in Writing about Literature                                                                                   Determine the Work’s Historical Period and Background                                                                 Analyze the Work’s Economic and Social Conditions                                                                                       Explain the Work’s Major Ideas                                                                                                                          Describe the Work’s Artistic Qualities                                                                                                                 Explain Any Other Approaches That Seem Important                                                                       Chapter 4: Preparing to Write                                                                                                                                          Build Ideas from Your Original Notes                                                                                                               Trace Patterns of Action and Thought                                                                                                                Raise and Answer Your Own Questions                                                                                                            Put Ideas Together Using a Plus-Minus, Pro-Con, or Either-Or Method                                                       Originate and Develop Your Thoughts Through Writing                                                                 Chapter 5: Make an Initial Draft of Your Essay                                                                                                           Base Your Essay on a Central Idea, Argument, or Statement                                                                           Create a Thesis Sentence as Your Guide to Organization                                                                  Begin Each Paragraph with a Topic Sentence                                                                                                      Use Your Topic Sentences as Arguments for Your Paragraph Development                                 Referring to the Names of Authors                                                                                                                           Select Only One Topic —No More— for Each Paragraph                                                                    Develop an Outline as the Means of Organizing Your Essay                                                                           Use Your Outline When Developing Your Essay                                                                                             Illustrative Essay (First Draft)                                                                                                                   Chapter 6: Completing the Essay: Developing and Strengthening Your Ideas Through Revision                 Make Your Own Arrangement of Details and Ideas                                                                                         Use Details from the Work as Evidence to Support Your Argument                                                             Always Keep to Your Point; Stick to It Tenaciously                                                                                          Try to Be Original                                                                                                                                                  Write with Specific Readers as Your Intended Audience                                                                   The Use of Verb Tenses in the Discussion of Literary Works                                                                                      Use Exact, Comprehensive, and Forceful Language                                                                                           Illustrative Essay (Improved Draft)                                                                                                                            A Summary of Guidelines                                                                                                                           Chapter 7: A Short Guide to Using Quotations and Making References in Essays about Literature                 Integrate Passages and Ideas into Your Essay                                                                                                    Distinguish Your Own Thoughts from Those of Your Author                                                                     Integrate Material by Using Quotation Marks                                                                                                    Blend Quotations into Your Own Sentences                                                                                                     Indenting and Blocking Long Quotations                                                                                                         Use Ellipses to Show Omissions                                                                                                                        Use Square Brackets to Enclose Words That You Add within Quotations                                                    Do Not Overquote                                                                                                                                 Appendix: Documenting Your Work in MLA Style                                                                                    


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205236558
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Height: 10 mm
  • No of Pages: 88
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 10 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0205236553
  • Publisher Date: 17 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 136 gr


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