Schwiebert, Reading and Writing from Literature

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Reading and Writing from Literature, Second Edition
John E. Schwiebert, Weber State University


	Exercises Part 1: Texts and Writers What is a text? What is a writer? What is literature? Practice: Canonical works Ideas of eras and literature Practice: Literary eras: Exceptions to the rule Intertextuality Reading and rereading effectively Taking notes in English class Annotating as you read Practice: Taking notes Practice: Annotating Making-by-marking links Asking questions Practice: Finding nontraditional texts Part 2: Reading and Writing Connections Reading and writing connections What a text really means Part 3: Arguments about Literature Arguments about literature Practice: Topic and supporting sentences Arguing from literature Practice: Appropriate thesis statements Practice: Appropriate theses Generating ideas and drafting webs, outlines Practice: Creating a web or outline Keeping a reading notebook Revising Practice: Fixing sentence errors Part 4: Quotations Quotations Primary sources Secondary sources Introducing quotations Practice: Introducing quotations Documentation Practice: Building works cited entries Part 5: Making Texts Work Making texts work Developing critical and creative thinking Can literature be practical? Part 6: Literary Theory Literary theory Why use literary theory? Part 7: A Literary Glossary A literary glossary Part 8: Literary Reference Sites On The Web Literary reference sites on the Web