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Taking your first college literature course can be rather intimidating, especially if you attended a high school that didn't fully prepare you for such a class. In this article, a Literature instructor explains what you should do to prepare yourself for a literature course.

This is a cultural analysis of a children's literature selection titled Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear. Yang, a young boy, struggles to fit in with his family violin quartet and with his peers. His journey reflects that of many of our students.

A detailed account of the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a coming of age story of a young girl growing up in rural Alabama in the 1930s. Characters in the book suffer discrimination due to race, age, social status, and sex.

Story of the Medal of Freedom award for novelist Harper Lee's only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee is one of the most beloved books of all time. Read this article for gift ideas for those who have been touched by this brilliantly written Pulitzer Prize winning novel.

At the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, AL, an adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, was performed. This essay explores how successfully the stage reflected the multifarious settings in the novel.

In Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus tells Scout that "'most people are [real nice], Scout, when you finally see them'" (281).

This is a critical lens-formed article examining a quote which is supported by the plots in George Orwell's novel, 1984, and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird

This a movie review of one of the greatest movies of all time "To Kill A Mockingbird

The movie drama "To Kill a Mockingbird", starring Gregory Peck, is a wonderful example of Walter Ongs' theory of secondary orality.

G. Stolyarov II describes the three-pronged purpose of literary analysis: to discern the author's basic premises, to derive individual value from the literary work, and to attain insight into the universal human condition.

Picking names for your fictional characters is much like naming your children. Each is a careful decision that you will have to live with for a long time to come. This article examines how to pick the perfect character name.

Considerations for using the novel The Catcher in the Rye in the classroom.

Considerations for using Lois Lowry's Newbery Award-winning novel in the classroom.

The purpose of this article is to discuss heroism. Included will be both a personal definition and the Aristotelian definition of heroism. Examples of heroism in literature and film will also be discussed.

A literature analysis/comparison of two literary pieces by Alica Walker and William Faulkner.

Each year, the American Library Association sponsors banned books week as a way to raise awareness about the threat of censorship. The association has released a list of the 100 books most often removed from library shelves.

Naguib Mahfouz' Miramar provides material for a thorough structural analysis, in the structure of language used as well as the structure of the novel itself.

But in courtrooms in Houston and throughout the country, the celebrated Duke rape case has wrought significant changes in the way sexual assault cases are pursued and prosecuted.

This paper is an analysis of the background history of literature during the Victorian Age of Great Briatin.

Dana Gioia, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, wants to get America reading again, and the Big Read is doing just that.

Margaret likes sushi and Mexican food. Life inspires her to write.

How to write a five paragraph essay... Assignments to help students organize their thoughts and write effectively.

For students in high school, advanced placement classes mean taking one less college class when they graduate. It also means hard work and hard preparation to pass the test. Here are a few tips to help you pass the AP Literature exam.

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is certainly one of the most controversial and powerful novels in American History, but to fully understand it, we must look at the stigmas and stereotypes present throughout the book.

A guide to using Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird in the classroom.

An explanation of five major quotes from "To Kill A Mockingbird."

About famous recluses including Johnny Carson, Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett, author Harper Lee, and others

The Writers Guild Strike Could Be A Long One. Here Are Some Fun Filled Ideas To Help You Survive.

A critical analysis of the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

This is a short story that I wrote in 9th grade about the life of African Americans in the south.

As a personal fan of short stories, I started reading "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce with a positive attitude.

A teacher ponders whether these two different approaches to teaching reading are really opposing or complimentary ideas.

When I was younger I never really liked to read but now I love reading but just can't find the time.

This article lists 10 movies to watch on the 4th of July. Plot summaries and reasons why these movies are suitabe for the holiday are given.

Great young adult books that have been made into great movies.

A literary analysis of the writing My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

Matin Luther King Jr. fought for the civil rights of African Americans. Atticus Finch was like Martin Luther King Jr.

Interview with Author John Aubrey Anderson

With a killer title and a great cover, Ally Carter's teen fiction debut I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU will certainly grab the eyes of potential readers.

A literary analysis of a passage from Albert Camus' The Stranger was conducted to examine the author's writing style and use of literary devices.

Movie Quotes from a Movie Buff. From "To Kill a Mockingbird" to "Rounders", "Serenity" to "All About Eve", "Patton" to "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" This compilation bounces all around the cinemascape

critical analysis of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

College literary analysis paper on Zora Neale Hurston's novel Moses, Man of the Mountain.

Broken into four parts The Lady with the Dog portrays the change brought about in Gurov's heart, a man whose heart had become cold, as he encounters the Lady with the dog and begins an affair that he describes in the end as "only just beginning."

This paper will focus on how Chaucer uses techniques and devices in "The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales."

Shakespeare appealed to the audiences of his day by transforming Lady Macbeth into a "fourth witch" through blatant parallels between the Weïrd Sisters and Macbeth's wife.

What's the deal with global warming anyway? Is it real and if it is, what kind is it? Is it occuring now or will it occur later? Has it occuring in the past? Is it really possible to tell if it's happening and why? If it is happening, so what?

Analysis paper on Andrew Marvell's famous poem To His Coy Mistress.