Unit 4: A Growing Nation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
American Literature
- American Literature Course Overview
- North Carolina Standard Course of Study for English III
- Unit 1: Beginnings
- Unit 2: The Crucible
- Unit 3: Revolution and Expansion
- Unit 4: A Growing Nation
- Unit 5: The New Century
- Unit 6: Post War America
Unit 1: Beginnings
- Lesson 1: Illustrating Origin Myths of Native American Literature
- Lesson 2: Virtual "Museum Indians"
- Museum Indians Vocabulary
- Lesson 3: Explorer's Logs
- Explorer's Logs Vocabulary
- A Description of New England Questions
- Answer Key for "A Description of New England"
- Exploration Diary Assignment
- Lesson 4: Cultural Comparison/Contrast with Roger Williams from "A Key into the Language of America" and "The Bloody Tenet of Persecution"
- Cultural Value Contrast/Comparison Chart
- Lesson 5: Argumentation and Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Vocabulary
- Lesson 6: Unmasking Textual Analysis with The Minister's Black Veil
- The Minister's Black Veil Vocabulary
- The Minister's Black Veil Textual Analysis
- Answer Key for Textual Analysis of The Minster's Black Veil
- Lesson 7: Pop Music and The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet
Unit 4: A Growing Nation
- Lesson 1: Building Suspense with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Raven"
- Lesson 2: Storyboarding "An Episode of War" by Stephen Crane
- Lesson 3: Changing Point of View in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
- Lesson 4: Thematic Connections in Transcendental Literature
- Lesson 5: Thematic Multi-Genre Project
Unit Four encompasses much of the 19th Century, from American legends, through Civil War literature and to Transcendentalism and its influences. Students will study the elements of fiction from suspense and point-of-view to theme. They will create a multi-genre project based on their understanding of theme.
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In this lesson, students will read "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Raven," analyzing Poe's work for writer's style and purpose. Students will then compose their own suspense short story. This lesson should take two 90-minute class periods or four 50-minute class periods.
In this lesson, students will be introduced to literature of the Civil War by reading "An Episode of War" by Stephen Crane. They will create a storyboard of events in the short story.
In this lesson, students will explore various points-of-view by reading "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce and then retelling the story from the perspective of another character. This lesson should take two 90-minute class periods or three 50-minute class periods.
In this lesson, students will explore the writings of Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost to identify common themes. They will write t responses to a piece of their choice, highlighting a theme that is prevalent throughout the literature and using evidence to support their analysis of that theme. This will scaffold to the following mulit-genre project. This lesson should take four 90-minute class periods or eight 50-minute class periods, depending on how many pieces chosen by the teacher.
Lesson 5: Thematic Multi-Genre Project
by Emily BoyleBased on the work of Tom Romano in "Blending Genre, Altering Style," this project asks students to choose a theme that is prevalent in their own lives and provided a variety of media to illustrate that theme. Depending on the depth the instructor wishes to require and how much of the work is done in-class, this project can take up to two weeks in a class that meets daily for 90-minutes or three weeks in a class that meets for 50-minutes daily.
