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Prefatory Material
1.1--What Is Literature? The View from the Surface
Claire Carly-Miles; Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt; R. Paul Cooper; James Francis, Jr.; and Margaret Sullivan
1.2--Words, Words, Words
Claire Carly-Miles; Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt; R. Paul Cooper; and James Francis, Jr.
1.3--Why [Study] Literature? Preparing for the Plunge
Claire Carly-Miles and Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt
1.4--Annotating and Close Reading: Beginning the Dive
Claire Carly-Miles and Margaret Sullivan
1.5--Writing about Literature: Diving Deep
Claire Carly-Miles
1.6--Quiz, On Annotating and Close Reading
2.1--Introduction
R. Paul Cooper
2.2--Key Components of Poetry
R. Paul Cooper and Margaret Sullivan
2.3--Writing About Poetry
2.4--Charles Bukowski, "Bluebird"
2.5--Adrienne Rich, "Diving into the Wreck"
2.6--Sylvia Plath, "Tulips"
2.7--Seamus Heaney, "Digging"
2.8--Audre Lorde, "A Litany for Survival"
2.9--T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
2.10--Quiz, Poetry
3.1--Introduction
Travis Rozier
3.2--Key Components of Short Stories
Travis Rozier and Margaret Sullivan
3.3--Raymond Carver, "Cathedral"
3.4--Flannery O'Connor, "Good Country People"
3.5--Alice Walker, "Everyday Use"
3.6--James Baldwin, "Sonny's Blues"
3.7--Writing About Short Stories
3.8--Quiz, Short Stories
3.9--Quiz, Taking Apart the Academic Essay
4.1--Introduction
James Francis, Jr.
4.2--Key Components of Film
James Francis, Jr. and Margaret Sullivan
4.3--Spotlight on The Horror Film
4.6--Quiz, On Reading Film
4.1--Key Components of a Dramatic Text
Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt
4.3--Writing About Drama
4.2--Spotlight on Shakespeare
Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt and Margaret Sullivan
4.4--Quiz, Shakespeare Background and Rhyme
6.1--Introduction
Dorothy Todd
6.2--Joining the Conversation
Dorothy Todd; Claire Carly-Miles; Sarah LeMire; and Kathy Christie Anders
6.3--Generating Ideas
Dorothy Todd; Sarah LeMire; and Terri Pantuso
6.4--Diving into Research: Finding and Using Specific Sources
Dorothy Todd and Sarah LeMire
6.5--Writing Your First Draft
Dorothy Todd; Claire Carly-Miles; and Terri Pantuso
6.6--Revise and Edit
Dorothy Todd and Claire Carly-Miles
6.7--Peer Review
6.8--Representing the Conversation
Kathy Christie Anders
6.9--Citation Formatting
Sarah LeMire and Dorothy Todd
6.10--Sample Research-Based Literary Essay
James Francis, Jr.; Dorothy Todd; Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt; and R. Paul Cooper
7.1--Reading Questions Fiction
7.2--Reading Questions Poetry
7.3--Reading Questions Film/Graphic Novel
7.4--Assignment Sheet Fiction Essay
7.5--Assignment Sheet Poetry Essay
7.6--Assignment Sheet Graphic Novel or Film Essay
7.7--Assignment Sheet Final Essay
7.8--Assignment Sheet Shakespeare Project
8.1--Reading Questions Rubric
8.2--Short Essay Rubric
9.2--Twine Game: Finding Virginia
Glossary
Index of Authors and Their Works
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Beyond the Pages: An Introduction to Literature Copyright © 2024 by Claire Carly-Miles, Sarah LeMire, Kathy Christie Anders, Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt, R. Paul Cooper, and Matt McKinney is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.