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Backpack Literature
by Kennedy, X. J.; Gioia, DanaEdition:
2nd
ISBN13:
9780205551033
ISBN10:
0205551033
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
1/1/2008
Publisher(s):
Longman
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This is the 2nd edition with a publication date of 1/1/2008.
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Summary
The smallest and most economical member of the Kennedy/Gioia family,Backpack Literature, 2/e,features the authorsrs" collective poetic voice which brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to studentsrs" interest in the readings.
Table of Contents
| Reading A Story | |
| Fable, Parable, and Tales | |
| W. Somerset Maugham, The Appointment in Samarra Aesop, The North Wind and the Sun Bidpai,The Camel and His Friends Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, Godfather Death | |
| The Short Story John Updike, A & P | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Writing About Plot Paying Attention to Plot | |
| Checklist: Analyzing Plot Writing Assignment on Plot More Topics For Writing | |
| Point Of View | |
| William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Writing About Point of View | |
| How Point of View Shapes a Story | |
| Checklist: Understanding Point of View | |
| Writing Assignment on Point of View More Topics for Writing | |
| Character | |
| Katherine Mansfield,Miss Brill | |
| Raymond Carver, Cathedral Alice Walker, Everyday Use | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Writing About Character How Character Creates Action Checklist: Writing About Character Writing Assignment on Character More Topics For Writing | |
| Setting | |
| The Storm T. Coraghessan Boyle, Greasy Lake Amy Tan, A Pair of Tickets | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Writing About Setting | |
| The Importance of Setting Checklist: Analyzing Setting Writing Assignment on Setting More Topics For Writing | |
| Tone And Style | |
| Ernest Hemingway, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place William Faulkner, Barn Burning | |
| Gift of the Magi Ha Jin, Saboteur | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Writing About Tone and Style | |
| Be Style Conscious Checklist: Thinking about Style and Tone Writing Assignment on Tone and Style More Topics For Writing | |
| Theme | |
| Chinua Achebe,Dead Men's Path Luke 15: 11-32, The Parable of the Prodigal | |
| Writing Effectively | |
| Writing About Theme | |
| Stating the Theme Checklist: Determining a Story's Theme Writing Assignment on Theme More Topics For Writing | |
| Symbol | |
| The Chrysanthemums Shirley Jackson, The Lottery Charlotte Perkins Gilman | |
| The Yellow Wallpaper | |
| Writing Effectively | |
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