Most students have strong doubts about their ability to write
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Writing about Literature: Step by Step takes the mystery out of the writing process. By following the textbook's guidelines and structural patterns, students learn the basics of good writing: focus, structure, organization, and development based on the literary analysis pattern.
Writing about Literature: Step by Step can be used with any literature anthology in any composition, literature, or humanities class that deals with literature and composition. Each chapter is a self-contained unit, so you can introduce the literary elements in the order that best meets your approach to teaching.
To introduce students to the elements of fiction, poetry, and drama - character, setting, theme, point of view, symbolism, imagery, structure, and tone, each chapter contains the following learning activities:
- a thorough, easy-to-understand discussion of a literary concept- step-by-step instructions on how to choose a topic and organize an essay
- a diagram of the structure of a typical essay, including instructions on how to produce an effective introduction, a well developed body, and a logical conclusion
- at least three student-written model essays that illustrate the suggested structure
- a plan sheet and an evaluation form to guide the writer through the drafting process
- a group exercise to actively involve students in the learning process
