Writing on Fire

Acknowledgements
Note to InstructorsPART ONE. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS

1. Why We're Here: The Art of the Essay
2. What is an Argument?
3. Your Reader: Not Just Your Professor, But Also Your Roommate

PART TWO. KICK-STARTING THE WRITING PROCESS

4. Keywords: Choosing the Paper's Themes & Sub-Themes
5. Close-Reading: The Power of a Single Word
6. Drafting: A Few Techniques for Assembling Your Paper

PART THREE. HOW TO ANALYZE STUFF IN THE HUMANITIES

7. How to Analyze a Novel
8. How to Analyze a Poem
9. How to Analyze a Play
10. How to Analyze a Film
11. How to Analyze Historical Documents
12. How to Analyze a Work of Visual Art

PART FOUR. HEART OF THE PAPER: ARGUMENT AND STRUCTURE

13. The Introduction: The Most Important Thing You Will Ever Write
14. Thesis Statement: Make Us Care
15. Structure I: The Ordering of Ideas
16. Structure II: Compare/Contrast and Research Papers

PART FIVE. PARAGRAPHS AND WHAT GOES IN THEM

17. Paragraph: Chiseling the Paper's Building Blocks
18. Quotation: Managing Other People's Words
19. Evidence: What to Put Inside Your Paragraphs

PART SIX. FINESSE, VOICE, REVISION, AND STYLE

20. Counter-Argument: Finessing Your Analysis
21. Diction and Tone: Creating Your Persona as a Writer
22. Revision: Don't Be Afraid to Tear it All Up
23. Style: Sentences of Force and Beauty

PART SEVEN. FINAL TOUCHES

24. Title: Surprisingly Important
25. Conclusion: Making It Memorable
26. A Sample Paper, Dissected

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