 |  Responding to Literature: Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays, 4/e Judith Stanford,
Rivier College
Feature Summary- Emphasis on reader response.
- Balance of new and traditional voices in numerous fresh readings, including less frequently anthologized selections from "canon" writers as well as many works by women, minorities, and writers from other countries.
- Nonprescriptive guidelines for writing about literature: Chapter 2 offers an informal introduction to literary terms. Chapter 3 provides an overview of genre and basic concepts of literary criticism. Chapter 4 discusses six different purposes for writing (including researched writing); student papers illustrate each of the purposes discussed.
- Examples of student writing: notes, journal entries, sample drafts, and revised papers by student writers-including examples of collaborative work.
- A 32-page full-color section that pairs 16 poems with the works of art that inspired them or vice versa.
- An appendix on MLA documentation, with numerous examples.
- An exceptional Instructor's Manual with invaluable tips for beginning teachers.
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2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education