Headrick, Paul  1957- <br/><br/>
A Method for Writing Essays about Literature / 
Paul Headrick. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Toronto :  Nelson Education,  2017. 
 - ix, 163 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Accompanied by pamphlet: The Nelson education guide to the MLA handbook, eigth edition. 
<br/><br/>English as a Second Language titles from Nelson Education have been sold in 2020. to the Top Hat publishing company. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"For many students, literary analysis essays are a mystery. First-year students commonly want to know such things as how their essays should begin, whether they must agree with what other critics have said, and whether they should include their personal responses. A Method for Writing Essays about Literature answers such questions. It provides clarity by explaining the literary analysis essay's purpose and by guiding students through its structures, using exercises, examples of essay components, and sample essays. The sample essays in Apendix 2 are a crucial component of the book. After completing each chapter of the book and answering some of the exercise questions, consider reviewing one of the essays and noting how it demonstrates the writing principles that the chapter explains. When you gain confidence, you should think about how the sample essays could be improved. <br/> In literary studies, ideas matter, and there is an important connection between structure in an essay and analytical content - the essay's ideas. When you understand how to structure your essays, you will develop more effective analysis, and you will be more successful in your literary studies." (Introduction, p.viii)<br/> TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/> Introduction<br/> CHAPTER 1: AUDIENCE AND THE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY<br/> THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIENCE<br/> THE AUDIENCE FOR THE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY<br/>  Exercise Set 1.1 - Understanding Audience<br/> CHAPTER 2: ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPHS<br/> INITIAL ANALYSIS<br/> ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPHS AND THEIR THREE COMPONENTS<br/> Claims<br/>  Exercise Set 2.2 - Presenting Evidence<br/> Analysis<br/> COMMON PROBLEMS IN ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPHS<br/> A Sample Analytical Paragraph<br/>  Exercise Set 2.3 - Understanding Analytical Paragraphs<br/>  Exercise Set 2.4 - Creating Analytical Paragraphs<br/> INTEGRATING QUOTATIONS FROM LITERARY TEXTS<br/> Guidelines for Integrating Quotations<br/>  Exercise Set 2..5 - Integrating Quotations<br/> "FAREWELL DESIRES" - A POEM /  Elise Partridge<br/> CHAPTER 3: THEME<br/> DEFINING THEME<br/> DEBATING THEME<br/> Debating with the Text: Agreeing and Disagreeing with Themes<br/> Debating about Texts: Agreeing and Disagreeing about Themes<br/> IDENTIFYING THEMES<br/> Identifying Themes in Drama and Prose Fiction<br/> Identifying Themes in Poetry<br/> Identifying Complex Themes<br/> A CHECKLIST FOR EFFECTIVE STATEMENTS OF THEME<br/>  Exercise Set 3.1 - Identifying Statements of Theme<br/> CHAPTER 4: ARGUMENT STRUCTURE<br/> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE AND A LIST<br/> Sample Outlines<br/>  Exercise Set 4.1 - Understanding Introductory Paragraphs<br/> Titles<br/>  Exercise Set 4.5 - Understanding Titles<br/> CHAPTER 5: TYPES OF LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAYS<br/> CLOSE READING<br/> PASSAGE ANALYSIS ESSAYS<br/> Introductions to Passage Analysis Essays<br/> The Structure of Passage Analysis Essays<br/> Working with Passage Analysis Essays<br/>  Exercises Set 5.2 - Understanding Comparative Literary Analysis Essays<br/> LITERARY  ANALYSIS RESEARCH ESSAYS<br/> Literary Analysis Research Essays Using Historical Sources<br/> Working with Historical Sources<br/>  Exercises Set 5.4 - Understanding the Use of Historical Sources<br/> APPENDIX 1: MLA FORMAT<br/> THE APPEARANCE OF THE ESSAY<br/> DOCUMENTATION: WORKS CITED LIST<br/> Work Cited Entries: Print Sources<br/> Work Cited Entries: Online Sources<br/> DOCUMENTATION: IN-TEXT CITATIONS<br/> FORMATTING QUOTATIONS<br/> Short Quotations Long Quotations<br/> Changing Quotations<br/> APPENDIX 2: SAMPLE ESSAYS<br/> 1. A LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY ON A SHORT STORY<br/> 2. A LITERARY ANALYSIS ON A POEM<br/> 3. A LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY ON A PLAY<br/> 4. A LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY ON A NOVEL<br/> 5. A LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY ON A FILM<br/> 6. A PASSIVE ANALYSIS ESSAY<br/> 7. A COMPARATIVE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY<br/> 8. A LITERARY ANALYSIS RESEARCH ESSAY USING CRITICAL SOURCES<br/> 9. A LITERARY ANALYSIS RESEARCH ESSAY USING HISTORICAL SOURCES<br/> APPENDIX 3: "THE YELLOW WALLPAPER"/  CHARLOTTE PERKINS (1860-1935)<br/> APPENDIX 4: SELECTED EXERCISE ANSWERS  APPENDIX 5: GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS<br/> APPENDIX 6: STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS MARKING<br/> ABBREVIATIONS<br/> Works Cited<br/> Index<br/> 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Criticism--Authorship.<br/>Criticism--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Essay--Authorship.<br/>Essay--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Essay--Authorship--Textbooks.<br/>English language--Rhetoric--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Exposition (Rhetoric)<br/>Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.<br/>Anglais (Langue)--Rhétorique.<br/>Littérature--Histoire et critique--Théorie, etc.<br/>Critique--Art d'écrire.<br/>Rapports--Rédaction.<br/>Criticism--Authorship.<br/>English language--Rhetoric.<br/>Essay--Authorship.<br/>Exposition (Rhetoric)<br/>Literature--Theory, etc.<br/>Report writing.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Handbooks and manuals.<br/>Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1479 C7 H32 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.0668