Literary Analysis Essay
1.) For this Literary Analysis Essay, you will write about ONE of the nonfiction pieces that we’ve read and discussed from The Best American Magazine Writing 2013:
Write about Roger Angell’s memoir, “Over the Wall”
2.) Identify the literary nonfiction form or forms that are most important in the selection. In Module Two’s “Learning Unit,” you learned about six nonfiction forms: biographical sketch, sense of place, slice of history, personal opinion, personal reflection, and personal experience One way to analyze the selection is to explain what the writer’s selection teaches us AND how those literary nonfiction forms emphasize your interpretation of the selection. In short, how do the nonfiction forms contribute to the overall meaning and purpose?
3.) Locate textual evidence from the textbook that reflects the literary nonfiction forms in your main statement.
Follow standard MLA style format requirements
Do NOT use outside sources only the material I provided.
Tense: When writing about literature, refer to actions and events in the present tense. For example, instead of writing The main character wanted to go to Bolivia, write The main character wants to go to Bolivia.
Literary Nonfiction Forms
Six forms define literary nonfiction:
biographical sketch
personal experience
personal opinion
personal reflection
a sense of place
a slice of history
