Excellence in Literature Handbook for Writers
ISBN-13:
9781613220450
ISBN-10:
1613220456
Edition:
2nd ed.
Author:
Janice Campbell, Ian Johnston
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Everyday Education, LLC
Format:
Paperback
420 pages
Category:
Reference
,
Words, Language & Grammar
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ISBN-13:
9781613220450
ISBN-10:
1613220456
Edition:
2nd ed.
Author:
Janice Campbell, Ian Johnston
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Everyday Education, LLC
Format:
Paperback
420 pages
Category:
Reference
,
Words, Language & Grammar
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The Excellence in Literature Handbook for Writers is a unique one-stop reference for how to write essays, as well as a guide for punctuation, style, and usage.
Contents of the Handbook for Writers Part 1: Introduction to Essays and Arguments Arguments: Some Simple First Principles Setting Up The Argument: Definition Definition: Defining Key Terms Deduction And Induction Organizing The Main Body Of An Argument- 6.3 Selecting the Topics for the Argument
- 6.4 Rethinking the Focus and Thesis of the Argument
- 6.5 Developing an Outline: Topic Sentences
- 6.6 The Commonest Error in Topic Sentences
- 6.7 Exercise in Topic Sentences
- 6.8 Drawing Up a Simple Outline (for a Short Essay)
- Essay 1: On Hamlet
- Essay 2: On Intellectual Property Violations
- 6.9 Checking the Outline
6.10 Some Sample Formats for Topic Sentences
- A. Standard Format: Interpretative Assertion (Opinion)
- B. Standard Format Emphasized: Interpretative Assertion Followed by Clarification, Extension, or Emphasis.
- C. Question: Simple Direct Question for Emphasis
- D. Double Question
- E. Statement of Fact and Question: Directing the Reader to a Fact in the Argument and Raising an Issue About It
- F. Statement of Fact and a Double Question 6.11 Topic Sentences to Avoid
Organizing The Main Body Of The Argument Paragraph Structure Paragraph Functions
Writing Arguments About Literary Works
- 10.1 Reading Beneath the Surface
- 10.2 From Reading to Shaping An Evaluative Argument
- 10.3 Evaluative Argument versus Prose Summaries
- 10.4 Structuring an Argumentative Essay on Fiction
- Essay A: On John Steinbeck’s Short Story “The Chrysanthemums”
- Essay B: Short Essay on Homer
- Essay C: Short Essay on a Shakespearean Play
- A Common Mistake in the Structure of An Argument About Literature
- 10.6 Structuring a Short Essay on the Evaluation of an Argument
- A Note on the Process of Evaluating an Argument
- Evaluate Arguments from the Inside not the Outside
- Select the Focus Carefully
- Check Carefully Any Appeals to Context
- Use Counterexamples Intelligently
- 10.7 Some Sample Outlines for Short Essays Evaluating Arguments
- 10.8 Writing Short Arguments About Lyric Poetry
- Reading a Lyric Poem
- Structuring a Short Interpretative Essay on a Lyric Poem
- Sample Introduction and Outline for Essay A on a Lyric Poem
- Sample Outline for Essay B
- Some Do’s and Don’t For Essays on Lyric Poems
- 10.9 Sample Essay on a Lyric Poem
- Bob Dylan’s “The Tambourine Man”: An Interpretation
- Notes on the Sample Essay
- 10.10 Writing Reviews of Fine and Performing Arts Events
- Sample Short Review of a Dramatic Production
Sample Outlines For Essays And Research Papers
- A. Short Book Review
- B. Short Essay Reviewing a Live Drama Production
- D. Short Essay on a Long Fiction
- E. Short Essay Evaluating an Argument in Another Text
- F. Longer Essay or Research Paper on a Social Issue
- G. Longer Essay or Research Paper on the Historical Significance of an Idea, Book, Person, Event, or Discovery
- H. Research Paper on a Cultural Movement
Critical Approaches to Shakespeare
Part 2: Introduction to Usage and Style
- Phrases, Clauses, Sentences
- Words
- Basic Punctuation
- Pronouns
- Parallelism Or Parallel Structure
- Modifiers, Gerunds, Infinitives
- Analysis of Poetry
- Plagiarism
- References And Bibliographies
- Additional Notes on Citations
- Basic Format for Essays and Research Papers
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