PART I : Making connections. Ch. 1. Participation : personal response and critical thinking -- Ch. 2. Communication : writing a personal response essay -- -- PART II : Analysis, argumentation, and research. Ch. 3. Exploration and analysis : genre and the elements of literature -- Ch. 4. Argumentation : writing an argumentative essay -- Ch. 5. Research : writing with secondary sources ; case study in research : James Joyce and "Eveline" -- -- PART III : A thematic anthology. Family and friends : fiction ; poetry ; essay ; graphic narrative ; case study in biographical context : Lorraine Hansberry and A raisin in the sun -- Innocence and experience : fiction ; poetry ; essays ; case study in theatrical context : Hamlet and performance ; case study in aesthetic context : poetry and painting -- Women and men : fiction ; poetry ; drama ; essays ; case study in historical context : women in culture and history -- Culture and identity : fiction ; poetry ; drama ; essays ; case study in cultural context : writers of the Harlem Renaissance -- Faith and doubt : fiction ; poetry ; drama ; essays ; case study in contextual criticism : the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
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