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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Early American Literature and Revolutionary Period
Notes on Early America
Declaration of Independence Project
Revolutionary Period Notes
First Harvest Notes
Edgar Allan Poe Literary Analysis
New England - Transcendentalism and Antitranscendentalism
Self Reliance and Emerson
Declaration of Independence Project
Revolutionary Period Notes
First Harvest Notes
Edgar Allan Poe Literary Analysis
New England - Transcendentalism and Antitranscendentalism
Self Reliance and Emerson
The Scarlet Letter
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
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
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
My Antonia
Realism and Naturalism
Reading Schedule
Context
Author Brochure
Poster Quote
Russian Folklore
Immigrants in the US
Discussion Questions
Presentation Rubric
Study Guide
Reading Schedule
Context
Author Brochure
Poster Quote
Russian Folklore
Immigrants in the US
Discussion Questions
Presentation Rubric
Study Guide
A Farewell to Arms
The Great Gatsby
Reading Schedule
Theme Discussion
Linda Daley - "Nick, the flawed narrator"
Ryan Helmkamp - "Why the Great Gatsby is so appealing to readers..."
Study Questions
Final Project
Theme Discussion
Linda Daley - "Nick, the flawed narrator"
Ryan Helmkamp - "Why the Great Gatsby is so appealing to readers..."
Study Questions
Final Project
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
