Literary Horizons : Analysis and Essay Writing /
Andy Van Drom.
- Montreal : Éditions du renouveau pédagogique inc., 2019.
- x, 305 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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
9782766100057 (Teacher's Annotated Ed.)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. Academic writing--Textbooks. English language--Rhetoric. B2-C1 (CEFR). High-intermediate to advanced.