Literature and the Writing Process
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Writing process covered in EVERY chapter. Focus on the writing process throughout the book, not just as an added element but as an integral part of the literary study. This allows students to improve their writing while enjoying the study of literature. Chapter 4: Researched Writing has been revised and moved to the front of the book. The chapter now follows the initial chapters on the writing process and provides easy-to-follow instruction for planning, researching, and documenting a paper using secondary sources, including a detailed description of the MLA Style for citing and crediting these sources. The chapter also contains a new documented student essay and is generously supplemented by Ideas for Researched Writing throughout the book Seven sample student papers, some with drafts, instructor or peer comments and prewriting materials, that illustrate how to write about each genre and how to do researched writing. Students can see and understand how to go about devising and drafting their essays; they profit from seeing the writing process illustrated at every stage. Three kinds of writing prompts included in each chapter allow instructors to choose among them flexibly depending on his or her goals and philosophy. The single text for class saves them money and is convenient.BooknewsThis combined introduction to literature and writing guide begins with writing basics, then moves on to specifics: writing about short fiction, structure, imagery and symbolism, point of view, setting and atmosphere, theme, persona and tone, poetic language, poetic form, dramatic structure, and character. Diverse selections make up the anthologies of literature, poetry, and drama that are included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Thematic Table of ContentsPrefacePt. IComposing: An Overview1Ch. 1The Prewriting Process3Ch. 2The Writing Process17Ch. 3The Rewriting Process31Pt. IIWriting About Short Fiction51Ch. 4How Do I Read Short Fiction?53Ch. 5Writing About Structure59Ch. 6Writing About Imagery and Symbolism69Ch. 7Writing About Point of View90Ch. 8Writing About Setting and Atmosphere103Ch. 9Writing About Theme121Anthology of Short Fiction147Pt. IIIWriting About Poetry483Ch. 10How Do I Read Poetry?485Ch. 11Writing About Persona and Tone489Ch. 12Writing About Poetic Language504Ch. 13Writing About Poetic Form517Anthology of Poetry533Pt. IVWriting About Drama651Ch. 14How Do I Read a Play?653Ch. 15Writing About Dramatic Structure657Ch. 16Writing About Character695Ch. 17Drama for Writing: The Research Paper761Anthology of Drama835Pt. VThe Editing Process1075A Handbook for Correcting Errors1077Glossary of Literay and Rhetorical Terms1110Biographical Notes1119Credits1145Index of Authors, Titles, and First Lines of Poetry1149Subject Index1155
