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Writing about Literature | |
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Why Write about Literature? | |
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For Whom Do You Write? | |
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Two Basic Approaches | |
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Explication | |
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Analysis | |
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Choosing a Topic | |
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Papers That Focus on a Single Literary Work | |
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Papers of Comparison and Contrast | |
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Papers on a Number of Works by a Single Author | |
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Papers on a Number of Works with Some Feature Other Than Authorship in Common | |
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Proving Your Point | |
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Writing the Paper | |
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Writing In-Class Essays or Essay Tests | |
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Introducing Quotations (Q1-Q10) | |
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Documentation | |
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Textual Documentation (TD1-TD4) | |
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Parenthetical Documentation (PD1-PD6) | |
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Documentation by Works Cited | |
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Documentation of Electronic Sources | |
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Stance and Style (S1-S6) | |
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Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage: Common Problems | |
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Grammar (G1-G2) | |
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Punctuation (P1-P5) | |
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Usage (U1-U2) | |
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Writing Samples | |
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Fiction Explication: The Indeterminate Ending in �Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?� | |
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Fiction Analysis: The Function of the Frame Story in �Once Upon a Time.� | |
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Poetry Explication: �A Study of Reading Habits.� | |
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Poetry Analysis: Diction in �Pathedy of Manners.� | |
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Frama Explication: Iago�s First Soliloquy | |
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Drama Analysis: Othello�s Race | |
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Fiction | |
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The Elements of Fiction | |
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Reading the Story | |
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Reviewing Chapter One | |
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�The Most Dangerous Game" | |
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�Hunters in the Snow" | |
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Understanding and Evaluating Fiction | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Plot and Structure | |
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Reviewing Chapter Two | |
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�The Destructors" | |
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�How I Met My Husband" | |
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�Interpreter of Maladies" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Characterization | |
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Reviewing Chapter Three | |
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�Everyday Use" | |
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�Miss Brill" | |
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�Sonny�s Blues" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Theme | |
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Reviewing Chapter Four | |
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�Babylon Revisited" | |
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�Misery" | |
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�A Worn Path" | |
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�Once Upon a Time" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Point of View | |
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Reviewing Chapter Five | |
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�Paul�s Case" | |
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�The Lottery" | |
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�The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" | |
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�Hills Like White Elephants" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Symbol, Allegory, and Fantasy | |
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Reviewing Chapter Six | |
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�The Rocking-Horse Winner" | |
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�Young Goodman Brown" | |
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�The Yellow Wallpaper" | |
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�A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Humor and Irony | |
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Reviewing Chapter Seven | |
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�The Drunkard" | |
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�Rape Fantasies" | |
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�The Guest" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Evaluating Fiction | |
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Reviewing Chapter Eight | |
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�The Matchmaker" | |
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�The Magic Barrel" | |
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Suggestions for Writing | |
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Three Featured Writers | |
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Joyce Carol Oates | |
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James Joyce, �Araby.� | |
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�The Sisters.� | |
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�The Boarding House.� | |
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�A Good Man Is Hard to Find" | |
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�Everything That Rises Must Converge.� | |
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�Good Country People.� | |
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�Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?� | |
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�Life After High School.� | |
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�June Birthing.� | |
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Stories for Further Reading | |
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�The Swimmer" | |
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�The Story of an Hour" | |
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�A Rose for Emily" | |
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�A Jury of Her Peers" | |
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�Spunk" | |
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�The Real Thing" | |
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�The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" | |
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�Bartleby the Scrivener" | |
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�The Tell-Tale Heart" | |
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�A Little Burst" | |
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�A & P.�Poetry | |
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The Elements of Poetry | |
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What Is Poetry? | |
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�The Eagle" | |
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�Winter" | |
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�Dulce et Decorum Est" | |
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Reviewing Chapter One | |
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Understanding and Evaluating Poetry | |
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�Shall I compare thee to a summer�s day" | |
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�The Whipping" | |
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�The last Night that She lived" | |
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�The Bean Eaters" | |
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�Ballad o | |
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