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English 1301

Literary Analysis

*Essay format and citation style: MLA*

Assignment and Prewritings

• Literary Analysis Assignment
• Prewriting 1: Developing Ideas (Video) (Slide show) (Form)
• Prewriting 2: Drawing Conclusions and Writing Introductions (Video) (Slide show) (Form)

Helpful Sources

•  Identifying Themes and Literary Analysis
• Writer’s Reference Supplement: Writing about Literature
• Writer’s Reference: MLA Documentation 2009 Update

Stories and Samples

• Story: "The Pedestrian"
• Questions to Consider: “The Pedistrian”
• Sample Essay:Pulling Us Apart: A Look at Separation in "The Pedestrian"
•  Video Walkthrough   
•  Paragraph Breakdown
• MLA Format
• Sample Essay:  Pushed Outside: Ostracism and Censorship in Ray Bradbury's “The Pedestrian"

• Story: "Resistance"     (Podcast/audio)
• Questions to Consider: “Resistance”
• Sample Essay: Taking the Easy Route: Warnings in Tobias S. Buckell’s “Resistance”
• Video Walkthrough  
• Paragraph Breakdown
• MLA Format
• Step-by-Step Writing: Watch as I write the essay "Taking the Easy Route: Warnings in Tobias S. Buckell's 'Resistance'"   

• Story: "Just Do It" (Audio-mp3 version)
• Questions to Consider: “Just Do It”

• Story: "The Perfect Match"
• Questions for “The Perfect Match”
• Sample Cover Letter: Tech Talk
• Sample Essay:  Tech Talk  
• Sample Essay: Building a Relationship: How Technology Affects a Relationship in "The Perfect Match" by Ken Liu
• Sample Essay: The Perfect Concoction  
• Sample Essay: Beyond the Story and a Song