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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“ | |
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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“ | |
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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“ | |
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Writing a Comparison-Contrast | |
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CHECKLIST: Writing a Comparison-Contrast | |
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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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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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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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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“ | |
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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 Your Thesis | |
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Make a Scratch Outline | |
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Drafting and Revising an Essay Exam Answer | |
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Model Student Essay Exam Answer | |
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Fiction | |
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Understanding Fiction | |
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Origins of Modern Fiction | |
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The History of the Novel | |
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The History of the Short Story | |
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Defining the Short Story | |
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY, “Hills Like White Elephants“ | |
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The Boundaries of Fiction | |
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Fiction Sampler: The Short-Short Story | |
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Julia Alvar | |