Writing About Lit: a Primer
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A brief lecture that introduces the basics we need to know when writing about literary texts. Recorded live in my World Literature 2 class, 1/9/08.
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Writing About Lit: a Primer
- 1. Writing about Lit: a Primer Dr. Gerald Lucas
- 2. Present Tense • Write about literature in the present tense
- 3. Present Tense • Write about literature in the present tense • Odysseus pokes out the cyclops’ eye.
- 4. Present Tense • Write about literature in the present tense • Odysseus pokes out the cyclops’ eye. • Not: Odysseus poked out the cyclops’ eye.
- 6. Research • Begin with • Dictionaries
- 7. Research • Begin with • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias
- 8. Research • Begin with • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Google
- 9. Research • Begin with • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Google • Yahoo
- 10. Cite • Cite only solid sources, like
- 11. Cite • Cite only solid sources, like • Professional web sites
- 12. Cite • Cite only solid sources, like • Professional web sites • Journal articles (some online)
- 13. Cite • Cite only solid sources, like • Professional web sites • Journal articles (some online) • Books
- 14. Titles • Titles of short works are in quotation marks
- 15. Titles • Titles of short works are in quotation marks • Poem: “To His Coy Mistress”
- 16. Titles • Titles of short works are in quotation marks • Poem: “To His Coy Mistress” • Story: “Babylon Revisited”
- 17. Titles • Titles of short works are in quotation marks • Poem: “To His Coy Mistress” • Story: “Babylon Revisited” • Song: “Ants Marching”
- 18. Titles • Titles of short works are in quotation marks • Poem: “To His Coy Mistress” • Story: “Babylon Revisited” • Song: “Ants Marching” • Episode of TV Series: “Doomsday”
- 19. Titles • Long works are italicized
- 20. Titles • Long works are italicized • Novel: Fight Club
- 21. Titles • Long works are italicized • Novel: Fight Club • Film: Star Wars
- 22. Titles • Long works are italicized • Novel: Fight Club • Film: Star Wars • TV Series: Star Trek
- 23. Titles • Long works are italicized • Novel: Fight Club • Film: Star Wars • TV Series: Star Trek • Play: Hamlet
- 24. If unsure about how to present a title: look it up!
- 25. Vocabulary • Use literary vocabulary
- 26. Vocabulary • Use literary vocabulary • “novel,” not “book”
- 27. Vocabulary • Use literary vocabulary • “novel,” not “book” • “protagonist,” not “main character”
- 28. Vocabulary • Use literary vocabulary • “novel,” not “book” • “protagonist,” not “main character” • “antagonist,” not “bad guy”
- 29. Vocabulary • Use literary vocabulary • “novel,” not “book” • “protagonist,” not “main character” • “antagonist,” not “bad guy” • “film,” not “movie”
- 30. When arguing a point: use specific textual evidence.
- 31. Quote Correctly • Incorporate the quotation and citation
- 32. Quote Correctly • Incorporate the quotation and citation • The writer shares a connection: “the axolotls spoke to me” (398).
- 33. Quote Correctly • Incorporate the quotation and citation • The writer shares a connection: “the axolotls spoke to me” (398). • The writer shares a connection. “The axolotls spoke to me” (398).
- 34. Quote Correctly • Incorporate the quotation and citation • The writer shares a connection: “the axolotls spoke to me” (398). • The writer shares a connection. “The axolotls spoke to me” (398). • Use punctuation correctly with quotation marks (FAQs 78)
- 35. When a quotation is long, it should be block quoted.
- 36. Use Proper MLA • Refer to The Writer’s FAQs (176)
- 37. Use Proper MLA • Refer to The Writer’s FAQs (176) • Must have:
- 38. Use Proper MLA • Refer to The Writer’s FAQs (176) • Must have: • In-text parenthetical citation
- 39. Use Proper MLA • Refer to The Writer’s FAQs (176) • Must have: • In-text parenthetical citation • Works cited entry
- 40. In-Text Citations • Appear at the end of the sentence
- 41. In-Text Citations • Appear at the end of the sentence • List the author’s last name and page # in parentheses
- 42. Works Cited Page • Lists any work that you cite
- 43. Works Cited Page • Lists any work that you cite • Uses MLA style in English courses unless told otherwise
- 44. Works Cited Page • Lists any work that you cite • Uses MLA style in English courses unless told otherwise • Must follow a particular format
- 45. MLA is tricky only if you don’t look it up!
- 46. Writing about Literature • Focus
- 47. Writing about Literature • Focus • Do not try to write it all
- 48. Writing about Literature • Focus • Do not try to write it all • Illustrate a theme or motif
- 49. Writing about Literature • Focus • Do not try to write it all • Illustrate a theme or motif • Analyze a character
- 50. Writing about Literature • Focus • Do not try to write it all • Illustrate a theme or motif • Analyze a character • Discuss a metaphor
- 51. Writing about Literature • Focus • Do not try to write it all • Illustrate a theme or motif • Analyze a character • Discuss a metaphor • Trace a symbol
- 52. Have a thesis!
- 53. Organize • Focus on a major issue
- 54. Organize • Focus on a major issue • Follow a logical order
- 55. Organize • Focus on a major issue • Follow a logical order • Compare or contrast characters, works, etc.
- 56. Organize • Focus on a major issue • Follow a logical order • Compare or contrast characters, works, etc. • Work toward synthesis
- 57. Write Critically • Use citations
- 58. Write Critically • Use citations • Focus on response
- 59. Write Critically • Use citations • Focus on response • Remember art
- 60. Write Critically • Use citations • Focus on response • Remember art • Consider style and rhetoric
- 61. Write Critically • Use citations • Focus on response • Remember art • Consider style and rhetoric • Don’t ape critics or peers