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ENGL 2307

ENGL 2307. 6 June 2014. Today’s Plan. Writing about Literature How to write HW 3 “The Ghost in the Cap’n Brown House” Group work. In Class Writing. What is the most useful way that you think about your audience? H ow do you narrow your topic?. Writing about Literature.

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ENGL 2307

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  1. ENGL 2307 6 June 2014

  2. Today’s Plan • Writing about Literature • How to write HW 3 • “The Ghost in the Cap’n Brown House” • Group work

  3. In Class Writing • What is the most useful way that you think about your audience? • How do you narrow your topic?

  4. Writing about Literature • Essay as Argument • Inductive Reasoning—observation/noticing patterns and determining what they mean • Deductive Reasoning—connecting two or more claims to form a conclusion • Your logic must be sound (especially with deductive reasoning)

  5. Examples from WEaL • Page 264 • Page 271 • These are starting points for what you should do with HW 3. • Make sure you offer SPECIFIC examples from the text, though.

  6. Harriet Beecher Stowe • Most famous for Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Many other short stories, novels, collections, etc. • “The Ghost in the Cap’n Brown House” is from 20 years after the publishing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and is post-Civil War

  7. “The Ghost in the Cap’n Brown House” • Who is the narrator? • What is the form? • Explain: • Haunted • Haunter • Haunting • Laying of the Ghost

  8. Groups • Using “The Ghost in the Cap’n Brown House” each group will write an outline for a paper. • Group 1: Form • Group 2: POV • Group 3: Characterization of Sam • Group 4: Characterization of Quassia • Group 5: Characterization of Cinthy • Group 6: Characterization of Aunt Sally

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