How to Analyze Literature Advice for Writing the Activity Essays Document Table of Contents So What?
You have been asked to write a formal essay in which you analyze and interpret some aspect of a work or works of science fiction. Prepare for the assignment: • Choose and read carefully the activity you have decided to complete. • Reread the story or stories that you will need to refer to in this activity essay. • If the activity poses a question, formulate the answer to the question. • If the activity asks you to discuss and analyze an aspect of the story or stories, reread or skim the stories and take notes on the particular aspects of the stories you wish to concentrate on. Regardless of the specific subject of your essay, essentially your analysis will answer the question So What? that a reader might pose after finishing the stories you have chosen to write about.
