The following notes provide a definition and explanation for writing a literary analysis. Writing about literature is the only way to really learn how to do it, but this presentation provides the background.

An important skill for all upper level papers is the ability to quote other peoples’ words to back up your own. Review the notes from class on creating a “quote sandwich” that we will use later in writing a literary analysis.
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Note sheet
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Practice with Cameras
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As we learn to write a literary analysis, it is necessary to write good paragraphs. All good paragraphs are focused on a main idea.

Login, then double click on any blue section, make changes, then click the check mark. Save, continue at a later time or mark complete for grading. If you prefer to do this on paper, see me.  (Works best in FireFox, but some I. E. ok)

A lot of things we read are either old and use difficult language or new and use big words and such, making them difficult to read. The only way to understand what the author is saying is put parts of the writing into your own words—essentially translating it into language that you understand. [...]

Active voice is usual the best way to write, as it sounds smoother and logically has the doer of the action as the subject.  You can recognize passive-voice expressions because the verb phrase will always include a form of to be, such as am, is, was, were, are, or been. The presence of a be-verb, [...]

All typed assignments in literature class must conform to the MLA format.  Failure to do so will result in lost points for the assignment. Please don’t be lazy.  This is a common format to all high school English courses and college English, History, and other humanities courses.  Similar formats are used for science [...]

Recognizing audience, purpose, prompt and format in the things you write and the things you read is an important skill for effective communication. This is something we will work on all year. Here is a recap:

Audience:  Who are you writing to?  Who did the author intend to reach?
Purpose: What do you want to [...]