Book: Creating Literary Analysis

"Writing about Literature: The Basics" chapter (CK-12)

“This chapter introduces students to the basics of reading literature. It introduces students to subjective and objective reading, and goes over the basic ideas behind reading for plot, character, setting, and theme.

"Writing about Literature: Analyzing Prose" chapter (CK-12)

“This chapter covers the basics of close reading, with a focus on connotation vs. denotation, simile, metaphor, repetition, and imagery. The chapter also introduces students to different narrative modes.”

 About Writing: A Guide

ENGL 098 - Reading and Writing Skills

 ENGL 101 - Rhetoric & Composition

 First-Year Composition

 Style for Students: A Writing Guide

English Composition I

 Accelerated English

 Advanced English

 English 1010: Composition I

 English 111

 Boundless Writing

 Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy (CC BY-SA)

Writing for Success

 Rhetoric and Composition: A Guide for the College Writer

Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing Vol. I

Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing Vol. II

Writing In College: From Competence to Excellence

Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom

The Word on College Reading and Writing

Writing! A Guide to College Composition

Writing Unleashed: Content and Structure - 3.0

 Successful College Composition (3rd Edition) 

 Developmental Writing

 Write On!

 The Gordon State College Writing Handbook

 Writing About Literature: The Basics

Better writing from the beginning

Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication

Creating Literary Analysis (OER textbook)

OER textbook shared via LibreTexts platform, last updated 2020.

Literature, Critical Thinking, & Writing (OER course)

Lumen Learning course developed via "Achieving the Dream" OER initiative.

Better writing from the beginning: An open text on the college writing process

Let’s Get Writing (Browning et al., 2018)

Boundless Writing

Writers' Handbook

How Arguments Work - A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College by Anna Mills (2019): ASCCC OERI.

takes students through the techniques they will need to respond to readings and make sophisticated arguments in any college class.  

Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature by Heather Ringo & Athena Kashyap (2020): ASCCC OERI. 

This text offers instruction in analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works from major genres, while developing students’ close reading skills and promoting an appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of literature.

EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers (Portland State University)

Involved: Writing for College. Writing for Yourself.

Mindful Technical Writing: An Introduction to the Fundamentals

Creating Literary Analysis (OER textbook)

Writing Guide with Handbook

Creating Literary Analysis