ENGL 3906 handouts

English 3906: Methods for Literary Study
University of Minnesota Duluth
Professor Carolyn Sigler
Spring Semester 2006
Handouts and Readings

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Analytical Questions for Literary Criticism and Theory (handout)

Discussion questions for Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1/19)
Elizabeth Rigby's Review of Jane Eyre
Bret Harte's parody of Jane Eyre, "Miss Mix," from Condensed Novels

Viewing and discussion guide for Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (2/7)

Discussion Questions for Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea

Guidelines for writing the Close Textual Analysis Essay (2/7) and for the revision of this essay (4/11)

General essay-writing guidelines

An overview of thesis vs. topic
A Handout on Style and Structure
A Guide to imagery and figurative language
Essay Grading Criteria

Study guide to the midterm examination (2/23)
Guidelines for the Research Proposal (3/23) and Essay (4/25)

An outline of research procedure

Guide to UMD English Department Portfolio, with instructions for creating your own Portfolio

Reading and discussion guide for Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (2/28)
Discussion questions for Toni Morrison's Beloved (3/30)
Guidelines and topics for group projects (leading class discussion) on Toni Morrison's Beloved (4/4 & 4/6)
Viewing Guide for The Piano.

Key quotes from The Piano.

Guidelines for individual presentations on research projects (4/25—5/2)

The take-home final exam (due no later than 4:30 pm 9 May in H 439)