WRITING LITERATURE ESSAYS

By Chip Lee. Modeling excellence is often the best path to mastery, whether it be in sports, the arts, or academics. By seeing what works through clear presentation and analysis, this books leads honors students to an understanding of excellence in essay writing about literary works. The essays are divided into five categories:

• Original and Engaging Voice
• Focus of Thesis on a Specific Subject
• Effective Use of Evidence
• Clarity Through Sound Organization
• Careful Analysis

Highlights and sidebars clearly focus on major points. Checklists for editing and "Literature Essay Workshops" provide help for putting what has been learned into practice. Bibliography. Peoples Education. 146 pages. ©2009.

• 20 student essays model effective writiting about literature
• Covers:
  • thesis statements
  • organization
  • evidence
  • analysis
  • voice
• Includes workshop exercises with writing prompts

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