What Every Student Should Know About Writing About World Literature is designed to help students succeed in their world literature courses. The text explores the most common assignments in the world literature classroom, including close reading, class participation, response journals, presentations, literary analysis papers, compare/contrast papers, annotated bibliographies, research papers, and essay exams. The booklet also features two appendices on avoiding plagiarism and using MLA citations. Pearson's WESSKA series (What Every Student Should Know About...) is a collection of guidebooks targeting specific topics that are important across the college curriculum. WESSKAs are designed to provide students with key tools for success, while saving professors from constantly supplementing their lessons. All books in the WESSKA series are available for purchase separately, OR they may be packaged with most main texts from Pearson at no additional charge. Consult your local Pearson representative for details.