Literature for Composition, MyLiteratureLab Interactive Edition offers superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet's signature accessible style along with the powerful and complete integration of My Literature Lab (www.MyLiteratureLab.com). Literature for Composition, MLL Interactive Edition enables students to access a wealth of media resources, developed to enhance their enjoyment and to help them master material. Icons in the chapters and the Table of Contents take students to film and audio clips, interactive readings, critical articles, student papers, writing prompts and other exercises.
| ISBN | 020556383X | | Pages | 1448 | | ISBN13 | 9780205563838
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 1073 | | Imprint | Longman Inc | | Published in | New Jersey | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 232 | | Publication date | 09 Oct 2007 | | Width (mm) | 159 | | DEWEY | 808.0427 | | Spine width (mm) | 34 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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Contents by Genre List of Illustrations Preface to Instructors Letter to Students PART I Getting Started: From Response to Argument CHAPTER 1 The Writer as Reader Reading and Responding Kate Chopin, Ripe Figs Reading as Re-creation Collecting Evidence, Making Reasonable Inferences Reading with Pen in Hand Recording Your First Responses Identifying Your Audience and Purpose Your Turn: Arguing a Thesis in an Essay A Sample Essay by a Student: "Images of Ripening in Kate Chopin's 'Ripe Figs'" The Argument Analyzed *Behind the Scenes: Tenori's Essay, from Early Responses to Final Version Other Possibilities for Writing *A Second Story about a Young Woman: Michele Serros, Senior Picture Day Two Stories about a Bitter Argument Raymond Carver, Mine Raymond Carver, Little Things Your Turn: Writing an Argument about Carver's Two Stories CHAPTER 2 The Reader as Writer Developing a Thesis, Drafting, and Writing an Argument Pre-writing: Getting Ideas Annotating a Text More about Getting Ideas: A Second Story by Kate Chopin Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour Brainstorming for Ideas for Writing Focused Free Writing Listing Asking Questions Keeping a Journal Arguing with Yourself: Critical Thinking Arguing a Thesis Drafting Your Argument v Checklist: Thesis Sentence A Sample Draft: "Ironies in an Hour" Revising an Argument Outlining an Argument Soliciting Peer Review, Thinking about Counterarguments Final Version of the Sample Essay: "Ironies of Life in Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour'" A Brief Overview of the Final Version Writing on Your Computer v Checklist: Writing with a Computer Your Turn: Two Additional Stories Kate Chopin, The Storm Kate Chopin, Desiree's Baby *John Steinbeck, The Chrysanthemums A Note about Literary Evaluations * CHAPTER 3 Literature and Argument Beginning with Proverbs: Proverbs as Arguments Arguments in Lyric Poems *A. E. Housman, Loveliest of Trees *John Donne, The Flea Fables and Arguments *Aesop Three Fables: The Pine-tree and the Bramble, The Snake and the Farmer, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse *William March, Aesop's Last Fable Thinking Further about Messages in Literature *Emily Wu, The Lesson of the Master *Linda Pastan, Ethics CHAPTER 4 Reading Literature Closely: Explication What is Literature? Literature and Form Form and Meaning Robert Frost, The Span of Life Reading in Slow Motion Explication A Sample Explication Langston Hughes, Harlem Working Toward an Explication Some Journal Entries A Sample Essay by a Student (Final Version): "Langston Hughes' 'Harlem"' Explication as Argument v Checklist: Drafting an Explication Why Write? Purpose and Audience Your Turn: Poems for Explication William Shakespeare, Sonnet 73 (That time of year thou mayst in me behold) John Donne, Holy Sonnet XIV (Batter my heart, three-personed God ) Emily BrontA", Spellbound Li-Young Lee, I Ask My Mother to Sing Randall Jarrell, The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner *Elizabeth Bishop, One Art CHAPTER 5 Reading Literature Closely: Analysis Analysis Analyzing a Story from the Hebrew Bible: The Judgment of Solomon The Judgment of Solomon Analyzing the Story Other Possible Topics for Analysis Analyzing a Story from the *Testament: The Parable of the Prodigal Son The Parable of the Prodigal Son Summary Paraphrase Comparison: An Analytic Tool A Sample Essay by a Student: "Two *Women" Looking at the Essay v Checklist: Revising a Comparison Evaluation in Explication and Analysis Choosing a Topic and Developing a Thesis in an Analytic Paper Analyzing a Story James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Working Toward a Thesis: Journal Entries Developing the Thesis: List Notes Sample Draft by a Student: "Walter Mitty Is No Joke" Developing an Argument Introductory Paragraph Middle Paragraphs Concluding Paragraphs Coherence in Paragraphs: Using Transitions v Checklist: Revising Paragraphs Review: Writing an Analysis A No
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