Writing about American Literature eBook

Also available is the ebook for Writing about American Literature, an accessible, step-by-step guide to writing about literature, from active reading to final revisions. Sections devoted to reading analytically and interrogating sources provide students with an essential foundation. Tips on reading critically and creatively, generating ideas, narrowing a topic, constructing a thesis, structuring an argument, and revising lead students through the entire arc of the writing process.

Close Reading Workshops

Based on an innovative and proven approach to close reading developed at the University of Texas at Austin, these workshops help students paraphrase, observe, contextualise, analyse, and create an argument based on close reading of a short excerpt. Each of the more than 20 workshops focuses on a passage from an often-taught work in the anthology and includes a series of guided writing prompts. Auto-graded at 100% for completion (with the ability for instructors to change students’ scores if they so choose), the workshops provide students with valuable low-stakes writing practice. LMS integration also allows grades for the workshops to report directly to an LMS gradebook.

Norton enhanced eBook

Norton Ebooks offer an enhanced and active reading experience at a fraction of the cost of a print book. The annotation tool in Norton’s ebook reader helps facilitate close reading, allowing students to take notes, bookmark, search, and highlight. Instructors can even share their own notes with the class directly on the page. Norton Ebooks allow for offline reading and can be viewed on all computers and mobile devices.

Ebooks are available for both the pre-1865 and post-1865 volumes of the Full Edition of The Norton Anthology of American Literature.

InQuizitive

New to the Tenth Edition, InQuizitive for The Norton Anthology of American Literature is an auto-graded, easy-to-use online learning tool that motivates students to dig into the reading with greater focus and confidence. A variety of interactive question types that go beyond basic multiple choice are designed to keep students engaged, and answer-specific feedback models close reading and promotes scaffolded learning from comprehension to analysis. Page references are included with each question and drive students back into the anthology. Embedded in InQuizitive questions are also new videos featuring the anthology editors that bring the key insights of their respective period introductions to life. InQuizitive for The Norton Anthology of American Literature includes the following:

• Modules for each of the period introductions in the anthology help students situate the readings you assign within their broader historical, cultural, and literary context, enriching class discussions and written assignments.
• Modules on often-taught works encourage students to go beyond just reading comprehension through questions that build in difficulty and become increasingly analytical.
• A module on poetry acquaints students with the literary terms and conventions of this often-challenging genre, laying the foundation for them to discuss and analyze poems with greater clarity and enjoyment.
• A module on writing about American literature features questions on topics such as selecting arguable thesis statements, identifying supporting evidence, and citing using MLA format.
• InQuizitive is the perfect complement to the text for both instructors who are new to online tools and those who have experience with digital resources. A robust activity report makes it easy to identify challenging concepts and allows for just-in-time intervention when students are struggling, and the convenience of LMS integration saves teachers time by allowing InQuizitive scores to report directly to an LMS gradebook. 


*LMS integration with InQuizitive is provided by a Norton Specialist for qualified adoptions.