How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

Note to students: These short writing assignments will let you practice your literary analysis and they will help me get to know you and your literary tastes. Whenever I ask for an example from literature, you may use short stories, novels, plays, or films (Yes, film is a literary genre). If your literary repertoire is thin and undeveloped, use the Appendix to jog your memory or to select additional works to explore. At the very least, watch some of the "Movies to Read" that are listed on pages 293-294. Please note that your responses should be paragraphs -not pages! I should be able to tell which question you are answering without referring back to the prompts. Read each chapter first in order to understand the prompts. You may write your answers in a journal or on loose-leaf paper or you may type them. Just keep track of them! This assignment is due on the first day of school.