List of Appendix (Appendices)
Appendix A: Critical Approaches to Literature
Appendix B: Writing About Film
Appendix C: Documentation
Literary and Photo Credits
Features
1. Practical discussions of the writing process and ideas for connecting with the literature are introduced in Part I, "Making Connections." Practical tools for writing appear throughout the text, including handy checklists; diagrams; sample student essays; a chapter on research; and an Appendix on MLA Documentation.
2. Strong coverage of argument in Part II, "Analysis, Argumentation, and Research" helps students approach literature with a critical eye and outlines a strategy for planning and developing a critical essay or research paper.
3. Reader-response techniques engage students in the process of writing thoughtful essays; “First Responses” questions prompt students to gain insights from their initial reactions to literature; “Making Connections” questions encourage students to personalize, compare, and connect works in their thinking and writing; and new “Making an Argument” questions ask students to craft cohesive critical essays about single and multiple works.
4. A rich selection of literature, from classic to contemporary, covering all four genres – poetry, fiction, drama, the essay – represents diversity in voice and ethnicity and illustrates a variety of styles and forms.
5. A "Case Study in Context" at the end of every thematic section serves as a springboard for research and writing projects by exploring the work of significant writers and their life and times. "Thinking about Interpretation and Biography" examines Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun, and "Interpretation in Context" looks at Ibsen's A Doll's House and the role of women in artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries.
6. "Connecting Through Comparison" mini-themes in the readings chapters ask students to compare works on related topics to generate ideas for writing, such as Cinderella, love proposals, Sept. 11, and images of war. A four-color insert, A Case Study in Aesthetic Context, features several famous paintings and the poems written about them.
7. Pedagogy designed to engage students includes images of authors and related cultural materials, “Connecting Through Collaboration” exercises designed for small group discussion; student journal responses as a starting point for critical writing; and an appendix on Writing about Film.
8. MyLiteratureLab, Pearson's online ilearning resource, has been fully integrated into this edition of Exploring Literature. Icons in the chapters indicate where material from the anthology is enhanced with material on the website. MyLiteratureLab leads students to film and audio clips, interactive readings, critical articles, student papers, writing prompts and other exercises that are available on MyLiteratureLab. com, with subscription. Although MyLiteratureLab is integrated, access does not automatically come with the book. MyLiteratureLab Student Access Code Cards may be packaged at no additional cost to make MyLiteratureLab part of your course.