Literature (American Author) Criticism – A Research Process
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Literature Criticism
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Critics present us with works that have multiple meanings, expecting us to
consider the works thoughtfully and to interpret their meaning in our own
way.
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Writers, scholars and critics of authors build on each other’s understanding
of the works of literature, in a kind of dialogue and present their work for
analysis.
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An authors body of scholarly research and criticism should be extensive.
Scholars and critics evaluate and debate not only the body of work,
also the ideas and philosophies of fellow critics.
Books – Collections / Anthologies / CRITICISM
eBOOK Databases
GVRL
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"Chronology of Shakespeare's Life and Works." Shakespeare for Students:
Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry. Ed. Anne Marie
Hacht. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2007. xiii-xv. Gale Virtual Reference
Library. Web. 21 May 2014.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX2896100008&v=2.1&u=leet30946&it=r&p=G
VRL&sw=w&asid=3ec817ee0aecad4adb8e98a8210b81e4
"Accounts of Performances of William Shakespeare's Macbeth (1610) and A
Winter's Tale (1611): The Diary of Dr. Simon Forman." Voices of Shakespeare's
England: Contemporary Accounts of Elizabethan Daily Life. Ed. John A. Wagner.
Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2010. 143-146. Voices of an Era. Gale
Virtual Reference Library. Web. 21 May 2014.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX1768300043&v=2.1&u=leet30946&it=r&p=G
VRL&sw=w&asid=38a95c6abfe52d1280f6b13603d3de45
EBSCO
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Desmet, Christy, and Robert Sawyer. Shakespeare And Appropriation. London:
Routledge, 1999. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 22 May 2014.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=70736&site=ehost-live
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Destiny / Follett Shelf
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Manhood and masculine identity in William Shakespeare's The tragedy of
Macbeth [electronic resource]
Contains scholarly articles examining various elements of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth."
Aspects of Macbeth : articles reprinted from Shakespeare survey
edited by Kenneth Muir and Philip Edwards.
Contains scholarly articles examining various elements of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth."
Scholarly Books /Journals – Criticism / Reviews
Gale Literature Resource Center
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These take time to understand – Choose and read thoroughly
Steinbeck - Naturalism
Conder, John J. "Steinbeck and Nature's Self: The Grapes of Wrath." Naturalism in
American Fiction: The Classic Phase. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky,
1984. 142-159. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol.
135. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resource Center. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CH1420050964&v=2.1&u=leet3094
6&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w
Identify the Critics
Steinbeck - Family Relationships
Britch, Carroll, and Cliff Lewis. "Growth of the Family in The Grapes of Wrath."
Critical Essays on Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ed. John Ditsky. G. K. Hall, 1989.
97-108. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 124.
Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. Literature Resource Center. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CH1100019818&v=2.1&u=leet3094
6&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w
Identify the work studied
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Steinbeck - Biblical References
Brasch, James D. "The Grapes of Wrath and Old Testament Skepticism." San Jose
Studies 3.2 (May 1977): 16-27. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed.
Janet Witalec. Vol. 135. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resource Center. Web. 10 Nov.
2010.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CH1420050961&v=2.1&u=leet3094
6&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w
Identify where criticism published
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Compare and Contrast
Jodi Picoult
Kayle, Hilary S. "Picoult's Haunting Tale. (Talks with Jodi Picoult)." Publishers Weekly 31 Mar. 2003: 43.
Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Mar. 2012.
Document URL
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA99699872&v=2.1&u=leet30946&it=r&p=LitRC&sw
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Tivnan, Tom. "Crossing the pond: we share a language, so why do some big name US authors work in
Britain, and others fall flat?" The Bookseller 3 Apr. 2009: 26+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Mar.
2012.
Document URL
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA198169881&v=2.1&u=leet30946&it=r&p=LitRC&s
w=w
Kayle, Hilary S. "Picoult's Haunting Tale. (Talks with Jodi Picoult)." Publishers Weekly 31 Mar. 2003: 43.
Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Mar. 2012.
Document URL
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA99699872&v=2.1&u=leet30946&it=r&p=LitRC&sw
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Contemporary Authors/ EBSCO eBooks/ Newspapers & Magazines
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SCHOLARLY Search Engines
Internet Public Library – IPL2
Online Literary Criticism Collection
QVHS Library and Web Search tools
WebPath ExpressHighSchool – Catalog – WebPath Express
QV’s version of Google for educations
Attributing Information NoodleTools
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Identifying Research using the Dashboard
Sharing with the Teacher DropBox
Collaborating with your Group
Identifying Media Type
Use the ISBN / Copy and Paste feature for books
Use the QuickCite – copy and paste option for (pre-formatted) citations)
When finished – sample works cited (sample) http://www.noodletools.com/public/121211125548127025060866
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Identifies Multiple Media Types (no websites)
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Examine the weight of the source (annotation)
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Provide access to researchers