A review by erininabox
Reading and Writing About Literature: A Portable Guide by Janet E. Gardner

4.0

This is a really good short summary of what most English teachers are expecting from you and attempting to elicit from you in literature classes. It's a pretty short book, so if you don't have a lot of time I'd recommend starting with this. It's a little light in some areas, and the missing details can just leave students more confused than before. Obviously detail and portability are always going to be at odds with one another, but I think nothing would have been lost in the portability category by just a little bit more detail. In any case, I'd recommend picking this up in high school or very early on in college if you can, but it's never too late to figure out the literary essay.