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American Literature/Composition

 

Beginnings to 1800

These two courses have been combined to form a yearlong course.  The literature part consists of a study of different periods of writing in America (colonial, revolutionary, Civil War, etc.).  It also includes coverage of the various kinds of writing (short stories, essays, novels, plays) as well as the literature of the different ethnic groups in the U.S. (Hispanic, Asian, Afro-American, Native American, etc.).

 

Most of the writing consists of some sort of student response to the literature.  Students will write paragraphs, essays of many types, reports, a short story, and poetry.  Other types of creative writing will be included, as time and student ability will allow. 

 

Unit Introduction
Collection 1: Visions and Voyages
Collection 2: The Examined Life
Collection 3: The American Dream
American Romanticism 1800–1860
Unit Introduction
Collection 4: The Transforming Imagination
The American Renaissance 1840–1860
Unit Introduction
Collection 5: The Life Worth Living
Collection 6: The Realms of Darkness
A New American Poetry
Collection 7: The Large Hearts of Heroes
Collection 8: Tell It Slant
The Rise of Realism 1850–1900
Unit Introduction
Collection 9: Shackles
Collection 10: From Innocence to Experience
The Moderns 1900–1950
Unit Introduction
Collection 11: Loss and Redemption
Collection 12: The Dream and the Reality
Collection 13: No Time for Heroes
Collection 14: Shadows of the Past
Collection 15: I, Too, Sing America—The Harlem Renaissance
Collection 16: Make It New!
American Drama
Unit Introduction
Collection 17: The Breaking of Charity
Contemporary Literature 1950 to Present
Unit Introduction
Collection 18: The Wages of War
Collection 19: Discoveries and Awakenings
Collection 20: From Generation to Generation
Collection 21: The Created Self