EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE
Welcome to Early American Literature. In this course we cover literature from the Pilgrims and Puritans up to the Civil War. On this page I will periodically post information or documents (assignments, rubrics, assigned readings) as they become relevant for this course.
UNITS OF STUDY
Foundations of Building a Nation
Transcendentalism
Dark Romantics
Civil War Era Literature
Poetry
The Scarlet Letter
Transcendentalism
Dark Romantics
Civil War Era Literature
Poetry
The Scarlet Letter
IMPORTANT LINKS
RESPONSE TO LITERATURE ASSIGNMENTS
Bradstreet bio
Bradstreet Poetry Response
Longfellow bio
Longfellow Poetry Response
Poe Poetry Response & poetic elements
Whitman bio
Whitman poetry work
Dickinson bio
Dickinson poetry work
Bradstreet Poetry Response
Longfellow bio
Longfellow Poetry Response
Poe Poetry Response & poetic elements
Whitman bio
Whitman poetry work
Dickinson bio
Dickinson poetry work
FOUNDATIONS OF A NATION UNIT
city_on_a_hill_sermon_document.docx | |
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j_edwards_bio.pdf | |
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Great Awakening and Edwards link
Great Awakening link #2 (Rd. p. 3 only)
Ben Franklin Virtues Presentation
Great Awakening link #2 (Rd. p. 3 only)
Ben Franklin Virtues Presentation
patrick_henry_and_william_byrd_assignment.docx | |
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foundations_of_a_nation_essay.docx | |
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TRANSCENDENTALISM AND DARK ROMANTICS UNIT
transcendentalism_background.docx | |
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transcendentalism_writing_2.docx | |
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civil_disobedience_notes.docx | |
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Thoreau Response Writing
Social Justice Readings: Textbook p. 234-40, 243-6
Dark Romantics Background Reading
Poe Response Writing
Minister's Black Veil Discussion ?'s
Moby Dick Discussion ?'s
Social Justice Readings: Textbook p. 234-40, 243-6
Dark Romantics Background Reading
Poe Response Writing
Minister's Black Veil Discussion ?'s
Moby Dick Discussion ?'s
dark_romantics_found_poem_assignment.docx | |
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dr_poem_example_1.pdf | |
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dr_poem_example_2.pdf | |
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dr_poem_example_3.pdf | |
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mid-term_study_guide.docx | |
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SLAVERY UNIT
Douglass Reading 1 Response
Douglass Reading 3 Response (one pg writing)
Douglass Required Notes
Douglass Final Response
- What did you learn about slavery? (one pg writing)
- 2 most important sentences/passages in the text for displaying slavery to modern high school students (on the back)
Jacobs Required Notes
Slavery Essay
Douglass Reading 3 Response (one pg writing)
Douglass Required Notes
Douglass Final Response
- What did you learn about slavery? (one pg writing)
- 2 most important sentences/passages in the text for displaying slavery to modern high school students (on the back)
Jacobs Required Notes
Slavery Essay
jacobs_reading.docx | |
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tips_for_writing_about_literature.docx | |
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word_choice_guide.doc | |
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POETRY UNIT
Poetry Response Assignment
Group 1: Bradstreet (29, 150)
- Bradstreet bio notes p. 27
Group 2: Longfellow (196 & 197-198)
- Longfellow bio notes p. 194
Group 3: Poe (Annabel Lee and Dream Within a Dream)
- evidence/explanation of 4 poetry terms from this poem group
Raven:
Walt Whitman bio notes (361-3)
Whitman Poetry Work
I Hear MCHS Singing Assignment
Dickinson poetry work
SCARLET LETTER BOOK LINK
Group 1: Bradstreet (29, 150)
- Bradstreet bio notes p. 27
Group 2: Longfellow (196 & 197-198)
- Longfellow bio notes p. 194
Group 3: Poe (Annabel Lee and Dream Within a Dream)
- evidence/explanation of 4 poetry terms from this poem group
Raven:
- 4 examples of alliteration
- 3 examples of consonance
- 3 examples of assonance
- 3 examples of internal rhyme
Walt Whitman bio notes (361-3)
Whitman Poetry Work
I Hear MCHS Singing Assignment
Dickinson poetry work
SCARLET LETTER BOOK LINK
early_american_lit_poetry_unit_terms.docx | |
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SCARLET LETTER INFO
Because we only have enough books for a classroom set - here are your options for reading the book outside of class:
1. Download the Kindle version for 99 cents. You can get a free Kindle app for your electronic devices - you don't actually need a Kindle.
2. Download a free app titled "Free Books." On it are hundreds of books. The Scarlet Letter is one of them.
3. While I haven't tried this yet, I've heard that it's also a free download on iBooks.
4. You can read the entire text online for free here.
5. You are welcome to come into my room at Quicktime anytime you want to read out of the hard copies.
Scarlet Letter Final Presentation
1. Download the Kindle version for 99 cents. You can get a free Kindle app for your electronic devices - you don't actually need a Kindle.
2. Download a free app titled "Free Books." On it are hundreds of books. The Scarlet Letter is one of them.
3. While I haven't tried this yet, I've heard that it's also a free download on iBooks.
4. You can read the entire text online for free here.
5. You are welcome to come into my room at Quicktime anytime you want to read out of the hard copies.
Scarlet Letter Final Presentation
scarlet_letter_presentation_speaking_grade.docx | |
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powerpoint_guide.doc | |
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scarlet_letter_1-4_response_writing.docx | |
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COURSE DOCUMENTS
early_american_overview.doc | |
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syllabus_info.doc | |
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reading_quiz_makeup.doc | |
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powerpoint_guide.doc | |
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mid-term_2_study_guide_modified.docx | |
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