Course Syllabus
Mrs. Hartman
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Lunch by appointment only
American Literature- English III
Course Description:
English III- American Literature is a survey of literature from various authors and time periods in American history. This course is designed to give an understanding of various genres and themes in American literature from prehistory (oral tradition) through present day. Students’ will read a plethora of literature including, but not limited to: fiction, nonfiction, short stories, novels, dramas, poetry and speeches. They will analyze literature in terms of themes, historical relevance and context. Within the readings they will also learn various literary devices and how they are used, as well as expanding their vocabulary through the literature and weekly vocabulary quizzes. Included within each unit are grammar lessons. This is a rigorous, college preparatory course.
Required Materials:
Macbook (fully charged)
Readings-Handed out in class, or located online
1 Folder (to keep loose English papers and handouts from English)
Notebook (English only)- or a section in binder labeled English.
College-ruled paper
Blue or Black Pen
Red Pen
Highlighters of various colors
Post-it notes
Headphones
Recommended Materials: (These are not required, but are very useful for this class)
Prowritingaid.com (free version)
Hemingwayapp.com
Grammarly.com (free version)
Grading:
Homework/in class work/quizzes 40%
Tests/ Essays 40%
Semester Final Exam 20%
This course will utilize a variety of methods to capture student interest and promote understanding. Methods include, and are not limited to; class discussions, lectures, cooperative learning groups and individual projects. Writing is imperative in this course. Evaluations of student work include, and are not limited to: homework assignments, essays, vocabulary quizzes, and unit tests.
For each unit students will:
1. Read and discuss text from the unit time period.
2. Test, both subjectively and objectively regarding the content of each piece of literature read.
3. Identify and analyze the key literary elements that apply to the time period that was studied.
4. Write timed and formal essays (argument, informative, or narrative) pertaining to both the literature and the historical time period covered.
First Semester
Unit 1: Native American- Coming to America
How the World was Made
Coming of Age in the Dawnland, from 1491
Offer of Help
Unit 2: Enlightenment: Age of Faith, Age of Reason- Building a Democracy
Upon the Burning of Our House
from, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
The Speech to the Second Virginia Convention
Crisis No. 1
The Federalist No. 10
Unit 3: Romantics, Transcendentalism and Dark Romantics- Individual vs. Society
The Scarlet Letter
from, Self-Reliance
Emily Dickinson poems
Walt Whitman poems
Unit 4: Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism- A New Birth of Freedom/An Age of Realism
And Ain’t I a Woman
from, My Bondage and My Freedom
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Story of an Hour
Semester Two
Unit 5: Modernism- The Modern World
In a Station of a Metro/A Pact
Anyone lived in a pretty how town
I, Too/The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Great Gatsby
Unit 6: Contemporary/Postmodernism- Challenge What You Know
Robert Frost
The Crucible
A Rose for Emily/Address upon receiving The Nobel Prize for Literature
Ambush
“Blaxicans.”And Other Reinvented Americans
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
* Syllabus is subject to change