Literature and the writing process / Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X Day, Robert Funk.
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TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1999.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxviii, 1188 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0139132112
- PE1417 .M45 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 1168-1174) and indexes.
. COMPOSING: AN OVERVIEW. 1. The Prewriting Process. Reading for Writing. Who Are My Readers? Why Am I Writing? What Ideas Should I Use? What Point Should I Make? 2. The Writing Process. How Should I Organize My Ideas? The Basic Approach: Devising a Plan. Developing with Details. How Should I Begin? How Should I End? Composing the First Draft. Enlisting Help from Peers. Sample Student Paper: First Draft. Suggestions for Writing. Ideas for Writing. 3. The Rewriting Process. What Is Revision? What Should I Add or Take Out? What Should I Rearrange? What Sentences Should I Combine? Rearranging for Emphasis and Variety. Which Words Should I Change? Does It Flow? What Is Editing. Sample Student Paper: Final Draft. II. WRITING ABOUT SHORT FICTION. 4. How Do I Read Short Fiction? Notice the Structure. Consider Point of View and Setting. Study the Characters. Look for Specialized Literary Techniques. Examine the Title. Continue Questioning to Discover Theme. 5. Writing About Structure. What Is Structure? How Do I Discover Structure? Looking at Structure. Prewriting. Writing. Ideas for Writing. Rewriting. 6. Writing About Imagery and Symbolism. What Are Images? What Are Symbols? How Will I Recognize Symbols? Looking at Images and Symbols. Prewriting. Writing. Ideas for Writing. Rewriting. Sample Student Paper. 7. Writing About Point of View. What Is Point of View? Looking at Point of View. Prewriting. Writing. Ideas for Writing. Rewriting. 8. Writing About Setting and Atmosphere. What Are Setting and Atmosphere? Looking at Setting and Atmosphere. Prewriting. Writing. Ideas for Writing. Rewriting: Organization and Style. 9. Writing About Theme. What Is Theme? Looking at Theme. Prewriting. Writing. Ideas for Writing. Rewriting. Editing: Improving Connections. Sample Student Paper. ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT FICTION. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), Young Goodman Brown. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), The Cask of Amontillado. Mark Twain (1835-1910
NEW EDITION AVAILABLE. Compact literature anthology organized by Genre. Offers the best coverage of composition issues in a literature text by providing the steps of the writing process in every chapter. Also offers a unique handbook in the back of the text.
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