Table of Contents

• General Format Rules for Typing
• Title page
• Outline page
• Body of paper

• General considerations for an effective composition
• Four standards for a successful composition 
• Three stages of writing

• Checklist for an effective thesis statement
• Methods of developing an introduction
• Methods of arranging paragraphs
• Methods of developing a conclusion
• Transitional words and phrases

• Questions About Information
• Questions About Leads
• Questions About Conclusions
• Questions About Titles
• Questions About Style

• The A paper
• The B paper
• The C paper
• The D paper
• The F paper

• Plot
• Characters
• Setting
• Tone
• Style
• Point of View
• Narrative Technique
• Structure
• Theme

• Biographical:  The author's life affects his or her work
• Historical:  Historical events help shape a work
• Geographical:  Settings limit and define what writers can produce
• Political:  Prevailing political conditions often modify a literary work
• Philosophical and Religious:  The religious and ethical climate influences writers and their texts
• Sociological/Anthropological:  Social conditions and notions of the origins and cultures of humanity affect literature
• Psychological:  Prevailing theories of human behavior find their way into literature