
Nguồn ngoài
Living Literature: A Journey Through Stories, Drama, and Poetry
This textbook introduces students to literature through creative nonfiction, fiction, drama, and poetry while developing skills in close reading, literary analysis, and academic writing. It explores literary elements, major critical theories, research methods, and MLA citation style through readings, discussion questions, and writing activities that strengthen interpretation and communication skills.
- Tác giả
- Kelsey Ford
- Nhà xuất bản
- Cosumnes River College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Giấy phép
- CC BY-NC
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
- Danh mục
- Tiếng Anh
Mục lục· 83 mục
- 01: What Is Literature and How Do We Interact with It
- 1.01: What is Literature
- 1.02: Why Read and Write About Literature
- 1.03: Tips for Reading Online
- 1.04: The Literary Landscape- Four Major Genres
- 02: Creative Nonfiction
- 2.01: What is Creative Nonfiction
- 2.02: Elements of Creative Nonfiction
- 2.03: The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009)
- 2.04: Discussion Questions on The Danger of a Single Story
- 2.05: The Blue by Anne-Marie Oomen (2018)
- 2.06: Discussion Questions on The Blue
- 03: Fiction
- 3.01: What is Fiction
- 3.02: Short Stories versus the Novel
- 3.03: How to Read Fiction
- 3.04: Elements of Fiction
- 3.05: The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence
- 3.06: Discussion Questions on The Rocking Horse Winner
- 3.07: Characterization
- 3.08: Plot
- 3.09: Setting
- 3.10: Narration (Point of View)
- 3.11: Discussion Questions on The Shawl by Louise Erdrich
- 3.12: Theme
- 3.13: Rhetorical and Literary Devices
- 3.14: Word Choice Tone Voice and Style
- 3.15: Taking Notes on a Novel
- 04: Literary Theory and Criticism
- 4.01: What is Literary Criticism
- 4.02: Formalism
- 4.03: Psychoanalytic Criticism
- 4.04: Gender Criticism
- 4.05: New Historicism
- 4.06: Postcolonial and Ethnic Studies
- 4.07: Ecocriticism
- 4.08: On the Gull's Road by Willa Cather (1908)
- 4.09: Literary Concept Map Group Assignment
- 05: Drama
- 5.01: What is Drama
- 5.02: Elements of Drama
- 5.03: Reading and Responding to Drama
- 5.04: Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916)
- 06: Poetry
- 6.01: What is Poetry
- 6.02: Music and Poetry
- 6.03: Reading Poetry
- 6.04: Close Reading of a Poem
- 6.05: Why Analyze Poetry
- 6.06: Imagery
- 6.07: The Line in Poetry
- 6.08: Word Choice Word Order and Tone
- 6.09: Voice
- 6.10: Figurative Language
- 6.11: Form in Poetry
- 6.12: Meter
- 6.13: Alliteration Consonance Assonance
- 6.14: Rhyme
- 6.15: Video- Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter
- 6.16: Poetry Canvas Page and Video Group Assignment
- 07: Writing about Literature
- 7.01: What Does My Professor Want
- 7.02: Literary Response Paper
- 7.03: The Writing Process for Literary Essays
- 7.04: Prewriting for Literature Essays
- 7.05: Brainstorming
- 7.06: Writing About Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
- 7.07: Literary Thesis Statements
- 7.08: Essay as Argument
- 7.09: Summarizing vs. Analyzing Literary Works
- 7.10: Writing a Literary Analysis Essay
- 7.11: Sample Student Literary Analysis Essays
- 7.12: Essays on Comparing and Contrasting Literature
- 7.13: Writing About Drama
- 7.14: Literary Research Essays
- 7.15: How to Perform Literary Research
- 08: MLA Format and Citations
- 8.01: Avoiding Plagiarism Through Ethical Attribution
- 8.02: What is MLA
- 8.03: Formatting a Literature Essay
- 8.04: MLA Works Cited Page
- 8.05: MLA In-Text Citations
- 8.06: Quotation Paraphrase and Summary