Includes appendixes, glossary and index.

"Literary Horizons: Analysis and Essay Writing is a comprehensive language arts book for college students. Through a well defined path, including speaking and writing activities, students will engage in the analysis of various literary genres: short stories, drama, poems, songs, spoken word, graphic novels and speeches. Writing support and a digital grammar are also provided to assist students in the production of a literary analysis essay." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

PART I Short Stories

ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS
Engaging with Short Stories
The Narrative Situation
Dramatic Plot Structure
Characterization
Setting
Tone and Style
Theme

CHAPTER 1 The Black Cat
Exploratory Reading
"The Black Cat" (1843) - Edgar Allan Poe
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 2 Désirée's Baby
Exploratory Reading
"Désirée's Baby" (1893) - Kate Chopin
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 3 The Magic Shop
Exploratory Reading
"The Magic Shop" (1903) - H.G. Wells
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 4 A Dog's Tale
Exploratory Reading
"A Dog's Tale" (1903) - Mark Twain
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 5 The New Dress
Exploratory Reading
"The New Dress" (1927) - Virginia Woolf
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 6 The Other Family
Exploratory Reading
"The Other Family" (1990) - Himani Bannerji
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 7 We Ate the Children Last
Exploratory Reading
"We Ate the Children Last" (2004) - Yann Martel
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 8 Wide and Deep
Exploratory Reading
"Wide and Deep" (2012) - Socrates Adams
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 9 She Is Water
Exploratory Reading
"She Is Water" (2016) - Darlene Naponse
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

PART II Drama

Elements of Analysis
Engaging with Drama
Dramatic Genres
The Narrative Situation
Dramatic Plot Structure
Characters
Place
Language and Dramatic Devices
Theme

CHAPTER 10 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Exploratory Reading
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1595-96) - William Shakespeare
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 11 Lungs
Exploratory Reading
"Lungs" (2011) - Duncan Macmillan Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

PART III Poetry

Elements of Analysis
Engaging with Poetry
Speaker and Tone
Parody, Rhythm and Rhyme
Language and Poetic Devices
Theme and Mood

CHAPTER 12 Poems on Love
"Sonnet 18" (1609) - William Shakespeare
"How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)" (1850) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"To My Mother" (1849) - Edgar Allan Poe
"Wild Nights - Wild Nights! (269)" (c1861) - Emily Dickinson
"Blowing the Fluff Away" (2009) - Robyn Sarah
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 13 Poems on Life
"If—" (1910) - Rudyard Kipling
"Morning at the Window" (1914) - T. S. Elliot
"Edge" (1965) - Sylvia Plath
"Theme for English B" (1951) - Langston Hughes
"A Different History" (1988) - Sujata Bhatt
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 14 Poems on Nature
"I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud" (1807) - William Wordsworth
"Indian Summer" (1899) - Archibald Lampman
"Fall, Leaves, Fall" (1923) - Emily Brontë
"Spirit Bear" (2017) - Dan MacIsaac
"Garbage Bear" (2017) - Dan MacIsaac
Presenting an Analysis

PART IV Other Genres

Elements of Analysis
Engaging with Other Genres
Shared Elements across Different Genres
Song Elements
Spoken Word Features
Graphic Novel Elements
Speech Elements

CHAPTER 15 Songs
Exploratory Reading
"On Trains" (2014) - Matt Holubowski
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 16 Spoken Word
Exploratory Reading
"To Blossom in the Shadow" (2012) - Kate Tempest
Close Reading
Analytical Reading
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 17 Graphic Novels
"Louis Riel" (2003) - Chester Brown
"Secret Path" (2016) - Gordon Downie and Jeff Lemire
Presenting an Analysis

CHAPTER 18 Speeches
"Speech at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations" (2013) - Malala Yousafzai
"Being Canadian" (1995) - Denise Chong
Presenting an Analysis

PART V Writing about Literature

CHAPTER 19 The Writing Process
1. Ideation
2. Outlining
3. Drafting
4. Revising
5. Editing and Proofreading

CHAPTER 20 Writing with Purpose
1. Reader Response
2. Explication
3. Comparison / Contrast
4. Argumentation
5. Literary Analysis

CHAPTER 21 Generating and Developing Ideas
Ideation Strategies
Outlining Techniques

CHAPTER 22 Writing a Literary Essay
Drafting Guidelines
Sample Literary Analysis Essay

CHAPTER 23 Revising and Editing an Essay
Revision Strategies
Editing and Proofreading

Appendix 1: Essay Checklist

Appendix 2: Presentation Checklist

Glossary

Index

Credits