English 11
What makes American literature American? This course will explore literary movements in American literature from pre-colonial times into the 20th century. You will read plays, novels, and poetry that have influenced the cultural landscape of the United States. You will also learn to use techniques from the course to improve your own writing.
RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: English 10
Basic and On Demand are always open for registration.
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SEMESTER 1
Unit 1: Pre-Colonial Period
- Intro to Early American Literature
- Travel Narratives and Cabeza de Vaca
- Point of View
- Creation Myths
- Evaluating Credibility
- Comparing Literature
- POV SOAPSTone
- Rhetorical Appeals
- Look What You Did SOAPSTone
- Citations
Unit 2: Colonial Period
- The Crucible: Introduction
- Puritan Life
- The Crucible: Background
- The Crucible: Political Background
- The Crucible: Act 1
- The Crucible: Act 2
- The Crucible: Act 3
- The Crucible: Act 4
- Slave Narratives
- Up From Slavery
- Dunbar Introduction
- We Wear Analysis
- WEB DuBois and EA Robinson
Unit 3: Revolutionary Period
- Declaration of Independence Introduction and Background
- DeTocqueville Introduction and Democracy in America
- Second Inaugural
Unit 4: Romanticism and Transcendentalism
- Romanticism Introduction and My Bondage Analysis
- Dickinson Introduction and Hope Frigate Analysis
- Simile vs. Metaphor
- Transcendentalism and Where I Lived Analysis
- Civil Disobedience
Unit 5: Realism
- Whitman Introduction and I Hear America Analysis
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Analysis
- Realism Introduction
- Theme and Irony
- Modern Day Media
- Evaluating Credibility
SEMESTER 2
Unit 6: Modernist Movement
- Modernism Introduction
- Red Wheelbarrow Analysis
- EE Cummings and Anyone Lived Analysis
- TS Eliot and Prufrock Analysis
- Grammar: Reflexive, Relative, Interrogative
- Grammar: Subjective and Objective Case
Unit 7: Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby
- Historical Background Jazz Age
- First Person Peripheral and The Great Gatsby Chapter 1
- The Great Gatsby Chapter 2
- The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 and 4
- Symbolism and The Great Gatsby Chapter 5
- The Great Gatsby Chapter 6
- Foils and The Great Gatsby Chapter 7
- Gatsby Chapter 8 and The Great Gatsby Chapter 9
Unit 8: Harlem Renaissance and Research
- Harlem Renaissance
- Determining a Topic for Research
- Evaluating Credibility
- Research Paper Works Cited
- Research Organizing: Outlines
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Research Paper Final Draft
- The Glass Menagerie Scenes 1 and 2
- Memory Play and The Glass Menagerie Scenes 3 and 4
- The Glass Menagerie Scenes 5 and 6
- The Glass Menagerie Scene 7
Unit 9: Postmodernism
- Postmodernism and WWII
- Beat Generation and Howl
- Bush 9/11 Speech
- Postmodern Poetry (selected works)