Literary Analysis: http://www.gpc.peachnet.edu/~lawiss/literaryanalysis.htm;

Literary Analysis Guide: http://www.goshen.edu/english/litanalysis.html;

The Literary Analysis Essay: http://www.english.wayne.edu/~peterson/Fiction/litessay.html;

A Handbook for Discussing Poetry: http://www.cc.emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Handbook/Handbook.html;

A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices : http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/Harris/rhetform.html;

Pathfinder: Literary Criticism: http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/litcrit.html#terms.

Prof. Kimmelman's Literary Links:  http://eies.njit.edu/~kimmelma/litsources.html

 Toni Morrison
      Anniina's Toni Morrison Page
      Toni Morrison (1931- )
      Voices from the Gaps
      The Toni Morrison Anchor
      Toni Morrison Links
      Biographical Information on Toni Morrison
      The Person and the Writer
      The Toni Morrison Page

American Authors on the Web

American Verse Project

American Studies Crossroads Project ( http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/ )

A Biography of America

Modern American Poetry

Modern and Contemporary American Poetry

Norton Websource to American Literature

On-line Literary Criticism Collection

Perspectives in American Literature

Prose and Verse Criticism of Poetry

     See also:

A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices (http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/Harris/rhetform.html)

A Handbook for Discussing Poetry (http://www.cc.emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Handbook/Handbook.html)

Literary Analysis (http://www.gpc.peachnet.edu/~lawiss/literaryanalysis.htm)

Pathfinder: Literary Criticism (http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/litcrit.html#terms)

Writing a Research Paper (http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/litcrit.html#paper)

Documentation Guides ( http://eies.njit.edu/~kimmelma/documentation.html )

Writing Guides ( http://eies.njit.edu/~kimmelma/writing.html )
 
 

Group Presentations:  Each week groups of students will work on their own in designated bulletin-board discussion areas (and if needed under certain conditions in chat rooms also designated for group work) to devise three study questions that involve the specifics of a literary work or a group of literary works by one or more authors. A typical study question might be something like this: "How does Author X use the main character in her short story "Y"  to explore the theme of redemption?" These questions must be posted with the names of the group members no later than three days following the date that the work(s) is due to be read (see your Calendar). Once the week's questions have been posted, the group will then set about to answer the questions other groups have posed, the answers furnished with the name of the group members who have composed the answers. The questions and answers are to be posted in an appropriate Bulletin Board discussion area; for example, if there are questions to be posted about the poetry of Robert Frost, then those questions must appear in the discussion area labeled "Frost," and answers to those questions should also appear in that discussion area, posted as a "Reply" to the questions. At the time of this second posting (i.e., once the group has furnished its weekly answers), each student, individually, will also furnish a report of the group deliberation process (in an e-mail to the instructor with the subject heading Weekly Process Report), which assesses the preparedness and participation of each participant in the student's group. N.B.: All assignments implicitly demand that each member of a team read ALL of the assigned readings; team members who try to make arrangements to share the reading load will be deemed to have cheated and will, if discovered, automatically receive a failing grade for the course. The format for the report is to be found below. In order to carry out your group work properly, you must also consult the "Study Questions" section of "Descriptions and Helpful Links Writing Assignments," which can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate icon at the course homepage.

Helpful websites for approaching and analyzing the assigned literary works can be found above. The student who is proactive will be successful in this regard. See also: How-To Guide for Student Presentations.
 
 

Rate Each Participant Accordingly:

No appreciable preparation evident.
Somewhat prepared.
Well prepared.

Did not contribute or barely contributed toward achieving the group's goal.
Somewhat contributed to that goal.
Participated fully in the group's work.

Answer the above questions and e-mail them to the instructor each week.