Guides: FYSE 1050 Filling in the Blanks: Books

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Selected Books for Writing Assignments

Writing about Literature by Sylvan Barnet
Call Number: PE1479.C7 B3 1985
ISBN: 0673391914
Publication Date: 1985-01-01
The tenth edition of A Short Guide to Writing about Literature continues to offer students sound advice on how to become critical thinkers and enrich their reading response through accessible, step-by-step instruction. This highly respected text is ideal as a supplement to any course where writing about literature or literary studies is emphasized. New to the Tenth Edition: A prefatory "Letter to Students" introduces students to the importance of writing about literature. New Chapter 1: What Is Literature, and Why Write About It? Chapter 2 features new material on critical thinking. Epigraphs have been added to the beginning of each chapter to engage the attention of students and instructors. Seventeen "Rules for Writers" have been addded to various chapters. Tips and practical suggestions are highlighted throughout the text. Four checklists have been added: basic matters, revising for clarity, revising for conciseness, and reviewing a revised draft. Two poems, one by Emily Dickinson and one by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and a fable by Aesop have been added. Book jacket.
Writing about Literature by Lynn Klamkin; Margot Livesey
Call Number: PE1479.C7 W75 1986
ISBN: 0030015081
Publication Date: 1986-01-01
The Art of Abstracting by Edward T. Cremmins
Call Number: PE1477 .C7 1996
ISBN: 0878150668
Publication Date: 1996-03-01
Precis: P. 210. "a statement of the gist"; it is an abstract and is more suitable for small works - a passage, a chapter, or a report.
Practical Précis Writing by Leonard and Fuess
Call Number: PE1477 .L4
Publication Date: 1929