Writing About Literature in the Media Age With Myliteraturelab

Introduction: Critical Thinking and the Writing Process. Relating Thinking and Writing Considering the Social Contexts of Thinkingand Writing Thinking an Writing About Literature Asking Questions about a Short Story Kate Chopin, "The Story of an Hour" Freewriting about an Image (CD) Resources and Video: Still Frames and Video Clips from The Story of an Hour film. Checklist for Freewriting Explicating a Pasage from a Story Explaining Ideas to Others Sharing Ideas with Others (CD) Video Tutorial: Participating in Electronic Discussions Considering the Social Contexts of a Work (CD) Resources: Exploring the Women's Suffrage Movement Reviewing and Practicing (CD) Resources: World War II Propaganda Posters I. CRITICAL THINKING AND RESEARCH. 1. Evaluation and Critical Reading. Reading Critically. Gwendolyn Brooks,"We Real Cool". (CD) Audio Recording of Brooks Reading "We Real Cool." Reading for Impressions. (CD) Video Tutorial: Participating in Chat Conversations. Reading Actively. (CD) Video Tutorial: Annotating a Text. Reading Analytically. Reading to Synthesize. Erica Funkhouser,"The Women Who Clean Fish." (CD) Audio Recording of Funkhouser Reading "Women Who Clean Fish." Developing an Interpretation. Sherwood Anderson, Hands.. Developing a Thesis Statement. Weighing Alternative Perspectives. Looking for Evidence. Reviewing and Practicing. Ron Wallace, "Hardware." (CD) Audio Recording: Wallace Reading "Hardware." 2. Analyzing and Writing About Literature. Analyzing Components of Literature. Ernest Hemingway, Hills Like White Elephants. (CD) Enchanced Reading: Hills Like White Elephants. Analyzing Plot. Analyzing Setting. Analyzing Characters Writing a Character Analysis. Bridget Allen, "Happily Only After: The Two Jigs" (Student Paper) Checklist for Writing a Character Analysis. Analyzing Topics and Determining Themes. Exploring Broad Topics. [read more]