In this unit you will learn how to write an analytical essay about
a work of short fiction. The unit includes the text of the short
story, reading strategies for the study of fiction, and instructions for
writing about literature. It also includes contextual--that is, background--information
about the short story that you may reference in the development of your
literary analysis.
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of Contents
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Instructional Support
How to Read a Short
Story Critically
How to Write a Literary
Analysis
Some Critical Approaches
to Literature
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The Reading
from "Three Dirges"
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Supplementary Materials
The Guatemala Case
Statement
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Sample Essays
A Sample Essay Analyzing
Theme in a Short Story
A Sample Student Essay
Analyzing "Three Dirges"
A Sample Multiple-Source
Essay on a Literary Topic
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Instructions for Completing the Exercise
for Unit 1
Click here for a list
of each assignment and links to supporting documents.
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