1.)How to Read Literature Like a Professor byThomas C. Foster 2.) Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad As you read Lord Jim, annotate your copy and keep in mind what you’ve read in How to Read Literature like a Professor. Pay attention to how you can apply what you’ve read from Foster’s book to heighten your understanding and enrich your reading of the novel. These annotations will facilitate your understanding, essay writing, and class discussions. In an essay of no more than 3 pages, choose FOUR chapters from How to Read Literature Like a Professor that you think apply to Lord Jim. Analyze the novel using the literary techniques you learned about in Foster’s book. Use specific textual evidence from both books to support your interpretation. Avoid listing or just pointing out information – you should analyze and look for the larger meaning created with the use of literary techniques. Discuss why or how it is important to the overall understanding or meaning of the novel. * Use proper MLA formatting, font size 12, Times New Roman.
