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| Introduction: Reading, Responding to, and Writing about Literature | |
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| What Is Literature, and Why do We Study It? | |
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| Types of Literatures: the Genres | |
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| Reading Literature and Responding to It Actively | |
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| Guy de Maupassant,The Necklace | |
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| Reading and Responding in a Notebook or Computer File | |
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| Writing Essays on Literary Topics | |
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| The Goal of Writing: To Show a Process of Thought | |
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| Three Major Stages in Thinking and Writing: Discovering Ideas, Making Initial Drafts, and Completing the Essay | |
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| The Discovery of Ideas (ldquo;Brainstormingrdquo;) | |
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| The Need to Present an Argument when Writing Essays about Literature | |
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| Assembling Materials and Beginning to Write | |
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| Drafting the Essay | |
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| Writing by Hand, Typewriter, or Word-Processor | |
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| Writing a First Draft | |
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| Using Verb Tenses in the Discussion of Literary Works | |
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| Developing an Outline | |
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| Demonstrative Student Essay (First Draft): How Setting in ldquo;The Necklacerdquo; Is Related to the Character of Mathilde | |
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| Developing and Strengthening Essays through Revision | |
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| Checking Development and Organization | |
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| Using Exact, Comprehensive, and Forceful Language | |
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| Using the Names of Authors | |
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| Demonstrative Student Essay (Improved Draft): How Maupassant Uses Setting in ldquo;The Necklacerdquo; to Show the Character of Mathilde | |
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| Easy Commentaries | |
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| Specials Topics for Writing and Argument about the Writing Process | |
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| Reading and Writing about Fiction | |
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| Fiction: An Overview | |
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| Modern Fiction | |
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| The Short Story | |
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| Elements of Fiction I: Verisimilitude and Donneacute;e | |
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| Elements of Fiction II: Character, Plot, Structure, and Idea or Theme | |
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| Elements of Fiction III: The Writer's Tools | |
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| Stories for Study | |
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| Raymond Carver | |
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| Neighbors | |
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| An Old-Fashioned Story | |
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| The Things They Carried | |
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| The Widow of Ephesus | |
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| Everyday Use | |
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| Taking Care | |
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| Responding to Literature: Likes and Dislikes | |
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| Stating Reasons for Favorable Responses | |
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| Stating Reasons for Unfavorable Responses | |
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| Writing about Responses: Likes and Dislikes | |
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| Demonstrative Student Essay: Some Reasons for Liking Maupassant's ldquo;The Necklacerdquo; | |
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| Special Topics for Writing and Argument about Fiction | |
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| Plot and Structure: The Development and Organization of Stories | |
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| Plot, the Motivation and Causation of Fiction | |
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| The Structure of Fiction | |
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| Formal Categories of Structure | |
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| Formal and Actual Structure | |
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| Stories for Study: Stephen Crane | |
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| The Blue Hotel | |
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| A Rose for Emily | |
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| What I Have Been Doing Lately | |
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| A Worn Path | |
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| Blue Winds Dancing | |
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| Writing about the Plot of a Story | |
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| Demonstrative Student Essay (Plot): Plot in Faulkner's ldquo;A Rose for Emily.rdquo; | |
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| Writing about Structure in a Story | |
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| Demonstrative Student Essay: Scrambled Structure in Faulkner's ldquo;A Rose for Emily.rdquo; | |
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| Special Topics for Writing and Argument about Plot and Structure | |
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| Characters: The People in Fiction | |
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| Character Traits | |
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| How Authors Disclose Character in Literature | |
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| Types of Characters: Round and Flat | |
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| Reality and Probability: Verisimilitude | |
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| Stories for Study | |
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| Paul's Case | |
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| Barn Burning | |
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| A Jury of Her Peers | |
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| Shopping | |
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| Two Kinds | |
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| Writing a<$$$> | |