Course Description
This course will examine great works of American literature from the past three hundred years. The material for the class will be drawn primarily from an extensive reading list of novels and plays covering a wide variety of genres. This will be supplemented by an anthology of poetry and short stories from a traditional textbook. Additionally, there will be frequent written assignments meant to enhance reading comprehension and to further refine both mechanics and composition skills. A final component of the course will be an introduction to public speaking, culminating, with student prepartion and delivery of both an informative and persuasive oral presentation.
Reading Requirements
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Writing Rubric
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Early American Literature and Revolutionary Period
Notes on Early America fill in
Early America PPT
Declaration of Independence Project
Revolutionary Period Notes to fill in
Revolutionary Period PPT
Powers of Persuasion Notes
First Harvest Notes
Folklore Project
Edgar Allan Poe Literary Analysis
New England - Transcendentalism and Anti-transcendentalism
Self Reliance and Emerson
American Renaissance and The Scarlet Letter
Dickinson Poetry Response
American Romanticism Notes
Reading Schedule
Reading Questions 2,3
Reading Questions 4,5,6
Reading Questions 7,8,9
Reading Questions 10,11,12
Reading Questions 13,14
Reading Questions 15,16,17
Reading Questions 18,19
Reading Questions 20, 21
Reading Questions 22, 23, 24
Discussion Questions
American Romanticism Notes
Reading Schedule
Reading Questions 2,3
Reading Questions 4,5,6
Reading Questions 7,8,9
Reading Questions 10,11,12
Reading Questions 13,14
Reading Questions 15,16,17
Reading Questions 18,19
Reading Questions 20, 21
Reading Questions 22, 23, 24
Discussion Questions
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Civil War and Reconstruction Notes
Reading Schedule
Reading Logs
Racism and Stereotypes defined
Discussion Questions
Paper Topic
Reading Schedule
Reading Logs
Racism and Stereotypes defined
Discussion Questions
Paper Topic
The Immigrant Experience
The Great Gatsby
Modernism
Reading Schedule
Linda Daley - "Nick, the flawed narrator"
Ryan Helmkamp - "Why the Great Gatsby is so appealing to readers..."
Study Questions
Final Writing - Modernism
Reading Schedule
Linda Daley - "Nick, the flawed narrator"
Ryan Helmkamp - "Why the Great Gatsby is so appealing to readers..."
Study Questions
Final Writing - Modernism
To Kill a Mockingbird
Reading Schedule
Scottsboro and Lee
Civil Rights Era and Lee
Agree or Disagree
Discussion Questions
Music Compilation
Quote Search
Scottsboro and Lee
Civil Rights Era and Lee
Agree or Disagree
Discussion Questions
Music Compilation
Quote Search
Drama
Drama Terms
Extras
Exam Prep
Midterm Study Guide
Midterm Review Activities
Final Exam Study Guide
Final Prep Questions
Final Review Activities
Midterm Review Activities
Final Exam Study Guide
Final Prep Questions
Final Review Activities