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ENGL 1020--Composition II--Ms. Jennifer Ontog
Library Instructor:  Tisa Houck

"Our favorite people and our favorite stories become so not by any inherent virtue,
but because they illustrate something deep in the grain, something unadmitted."--Joan Didion

Assignment:  View the assignment description here.
 

For option #1, begin by choosing a piece of literature by theme (subject) for your comparison study:

  Reference books:  to suggest other works and help students understand the importance of specific literary themes

• Thematic Guide to American Poetry--Ref PS 303.B875 2002

• Thematic Guide to British Poetry--(Ordered Jan. 16) 

• Thematic Guide to Modern Drama--Ref PN 1861.A235 2003

• Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction--Ref Z 1037.A1.A285 2006

• Thematic Guide to Popular Short Stories--(Ordered Jan. 16) 

• Thematic Guide to the American Novel--Ref PS 373.A33 2002

• Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs--Ref PN 43.D48 1998 2 vols.

For option #2, begin by looking for information about your author's place in literary movements.

  Reference Books:

• Literary movements for students : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on literary movements--Ref PN597.L58 2002

• Dictionary of literary themes and motifs--Ref PN43 .D48 1988

• American Literature through History--Ref PS 217.H57 A843 2006 vol. 1-3

• Critical Survey of Poetry--Ref PN1021.C7 2003 vol. 8

• Critical Survey of Drama--Ref PN2020.C75 1994 vol. 7

• Critical Survey of Short Fiction--Ref PN3321.C7 2001 vol. 7

• Critical Survey of Long Fiction--Ref PN3451.C7 vol. 8

  NetLibrary Online Book:

• Columbia Literary History of the United States

  Websites:

• Literary Movements (You can also search for a specific author.)

• Yahoo's Directory of Literature Periods and Movements

• American Memory Timeline of American History from 1783-1968

• Yahoo's Directory of 20th Century History

  Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature--online through Literature Resource Center below.

• Click on the <Dictionaries> link.

• Find definitions of literary movements.
   

3.  Find critical analysis from scholarly journals and books in these databases (for both questions):

            Literature Resource Center

Type in the title of the story and select <Name of Work>.
OR
Type in the name of the author and select <Person-By or About>.

Basic Search Find: Search for words in:    Person - By or AboutName of WorkKeywordsAll Text

            Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select

Put quotation marks around the title of the work (if more than one word):

Also search within the full text of the articles, for extra results

Choose the Peer Reviewed tab to limit your results to scholarly journals, if desired.

            JSTOR

• Click on the <Advanced search> link above the search box.

• Search by author's name and/or the title of your work.

• Uncheck the Search for links to articles outside of JSTOR  

• Narrow your search to only the Article type by checking that box.

4. Search the catalog for books to check out or view online.
               

• Click  the tab

• Type your author's name in the search box.

• Click on the blue title link to see more information or to access an electronic book.   

• Check the STATUS for books that are available for check out.

Entries with Online netLibrary Book Collection  as the Library Location are electronic books. 
        (You will need the current passwords to access these books from off-campus.)

5.  Other reference books are available if you need to find additional information.  Ask a librarian for help with your topic. 
 

6.  Cite your sources correctly by following the examples in these documents.

        MLA Citation Examples (Electronic Databases)

        MLA Citation Examples (WWW Sites)

Tisa Houck
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