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Welcome to the companion Web site for Making Literature Matter, a book designed for literature-based composition courses that combines an innovative writing text with a uniquely organized thematic anthology built of stories, poems, plays, and essays.
This Web site offers additional support for instructors and students. Click on the appropriate category below.
Meet the Authors
Literary Journals and Writers' Organizations
This list of links to writers' organizations and online literary journals connects you to contemporary poems, stories, essays, reviews, interviews with writers, and more.
Annotated Bibliography of Resources
The books and articles listed here have been especially useful in teaching literature-and-composition courses. The list is necessarily selective; particular items on it may lead you to other good resources for your pedagogy.
Sample Syllabi
Both of the sample syllabi are designed for a 15-week course. The first is for a composition course built around literature, and the second is for an introduction to literature course with a writing component.
Research Support
The English Research Room contains a collection of research aids for writers who engage in research and source-based writing.
Links to Resources in Literature
Here you can find links to information about most of the authors in Making Literature Matter. The links are organized by genre, so if you are seeking information on an author such as William Shakespeare, be sure to check all the appropriate genres.
Tell Us What You Think
Comments or questions about our Web site? Let us know.
