American Literature

Course Description

In this course, students will explore the fascinating world of American Literature. Through lecture, discussion, and readings, students will discover the changing patterns of American thought. Students will encounter new authors and perhaps get reacquainted with some that they have previously read. They will continue to develop their communication skills and to build their vocabulary. Students will be engaged in the material through the Common Core State Standards framework, which will focus on close readings of texts, argumentation strategies and practice, and Socratic discussions.

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12/11/15--Class Info

*Work on study question in the back of the study guide. These will not be collected, but if you can answer these, you should do well on the test on Monday.
HW: 1. Extra credit essay due to turnitin.com tomorrow by midnight. 2. Study for Huck test on Monday.

12/10/15--Class Info

*Section 4 quiz--collect notes
*"Sivilization" article
HW: Study for Huck multiple choice test on Monday

12/09/15--Class Info

*"Crash Course Psychology #39" listening activity
HW: 1. Read chap. 41-43. 2. Section 4 notes due tomorrow.

12/08/15--Class Info

*Watch part of the Disney film of "Huck Finn" and discuss the changes from the novel and how bad it is.
HW: 1. Read chap. 39-40. 2. Section 4 notes due Thursday.

12/07/15--Class Info

*Collect Vocab Squares 3
*Vocab quiz
*Crash Course History--Slavery
*Read chap. 37-38
HW: 1. Section 4 notes due Thursday. 2. Read chap. 37-38

12/04/15--Class Info

*Discuss and collect chap. 31 close read (period 4 will finish this on Monday, since the class was only about 10 minutes long)
*read chap. 35-36
HW: 1. Section 4 notes due Thursday. 2. vocab squares list 3 due Monday. 3. Read chap. 35-36