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| A Guide to Writing About Literature | |
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| Understanding Literature | |
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| Imaginative Literature | |
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| Conventional Themes | |
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| The Literary Canon | |
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| LUISA VALENZUELA, “All about Suicide“ | |
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| WOLE SOYINKA, “Telephone Conversation“ Interpreting Literature | |
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| Evaluating Literature | |
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| The Function of Literary Criticism | |
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| CHECKLIST: Evaluating Literary Criticism | |
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| Reading and Writing about Literature | |
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| Reading Literature | |
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| Previewing | |
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| Highlighting | |
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| CHECKLIST: Using Highlighting Symbols | |
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| MAYA ANGELOU, “My Arkansas“ Annotating | |
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| Writing about Literature | |
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| Planning an Essay | |
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| Drafting an Essay | |
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| Revising and Editing an Essay | |
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| CHECKLIST: Using Sources | |
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| CHECKLIST: Conventions of Writing about Literature | |
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| EXERCISE: Evaluating Two Student Papers | |
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| Student Paper: Initiation into Adulthood | |
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| Student Paper: Hard Choices | |
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| Writing Special Kinds of Papers | |
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| Writing a Response Paper | |
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| CHECKLIST: Writing a Response Paper | |
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| Responding to a Short Story | |
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| Student Paper: Response to Tim O'Brien's “The Things They Carried “ Responding to a Poem | |
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| Student Paper: Response to John Donne's “Death Be Not Proud“ Writing a Comparison-Contrast | |
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| CHECKLIST: Writing a Comparison-Contrast | |
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| Comparing Two Fictional Characters | |
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| Student Paper: The Dangerous Consequences of Societal Limbo | |
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| Comparing a Short Story and a Film | |
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| Student Paper: Two Cathedrals | |
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| Writing an Explication | |
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| CHECKLIST: Writing an Explication | |
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| Explicating a Poem | |
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| Student Paper: A Lingering Doubt | |
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| Explicating a Graphic Story | |
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| Student Paper: Tough Questions | |
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| Writing a Character Analysis | |
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| CHECKLIST: Writing a Character Analysis | |
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| Analyzing a Character in a Play | |
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| Student Paper: Linda Loman: Breaking the Mold | |
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| Analyzing a Character in a Short Story | |
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| Student Paper: A Change of Seasons | |
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| Writing about a Work's Cultural Context | |
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| CHECKLIST: Writing about a Work's Cultural Context | |
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| Writing about a Poem's Cultural Context | |
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| Student Paper: Dreaming of Home | |
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| Writing about a Story's Cultural Context | |
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| Student Paper: “A&P“: A Class Act | |
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| Thinking Critically about Your Writing | |
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| Distinguishing Fact from Opinion | |
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| Evaluating Supporting Evidence | |
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| Detecting Bias in Your Writing | |
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| CHECKLIST: Detecting Bias | |
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| Understanding Logic | |
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| Inductive Reasoning | |
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| Deductive Reasoning | |
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| Toulmin Logic | |
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| Recognizing Logical Fallacies | |
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| Writing Literary Arguments | |
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| Planning a Literary Argument | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Developing an Argumentative Thesis | |
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| CHECKLIST: Developing an Argumentative Thesis | |
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| Defining Your Terms | |
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| Considering Your Audience | |
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| Refuting Opposing Arguments | |
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| Using Evidence Effectively | |
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| Supporting Your Literary Argument | |
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| Establishing Credibility | |
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| Being Fair | |
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| CHECKLIST: Being Fair | |
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| Using Visuals as Evidence | |
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| Organizing a Literary Argument | |
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| Writing a Literary Argument | |
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| Student Paper: The Politics of “Everyday Use“ Student Paper: The Literary Merit of Video Games | |
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| Using Sources in Your Writing | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Doing Exploratory Research | |
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| Narrowing Your Topic | |
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| Doing Focused Research | |
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| Library Research | |
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| CHECKLIST: Evaluating Library Sources | |
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| Internet Research | |
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| CHECKLIST: Evaluating Web Sites | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Integrating Sources | |
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| EXERCISE: Integrating Quotations | |
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| Drafting a Thesis Statement | |
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| Making a Formal Outline | |
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| Drafting Your Paper | |
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| Model Literature Paper with MLA Documentation | |
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| Student Paper: And Again She Makes the Journey: Character and Act in Eudora Welty's “A Worn Path“ | |
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| Documenting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Document All Material That Requires Documentation | |
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| Enclose Borrowed Words in Quotation Marks | |
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| Do Not Imitate a Source's Syntax and Phrasing | |
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| Differentiate Your Words from Those of Your Source | |
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| CHECKLIST: Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism | |
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| Documenting Sources | |
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| Parenthetical References in the Text | |
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| CHECKLIST: Guidelines for Punctuating Parenthetical References | |
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| The Works-Cited List | |
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| Content Notes | |
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| Writing Essay Exams about Literature | |
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| Planning an Essay Exam Answer | |
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| Review Your Material | |
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| Consider Your Audience and Purpose | |
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| Read Through the Entire Exam | |
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| Read Each Question Carefully | |
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| Brainstorm to Find Ideas | |
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| State You | |