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American Literature

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  1. INTRODUCTION & MATERIALS

    What You Need To Know & Buy Before You Begin
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  2. Introduction to American Lit & The Foundation of Story
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  3. The American Story Begins
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  4. THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
    Lecture - "A Country That Neither Was Destined to Retain" - The Last of the Mohicans
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  5. Lecture - "Ashamed to Prove Other Than a Hero"
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  6. Lecture - "To Fight With His Father's Brother"
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  7. Lecture - "The Curse of My Ancestors Has Fallen Heavily on Their Child."
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  8. SHORT STORIES: HAWTHORNE, et al.
    Lecture - "Interlude: Selected Poetry & Short Stories to 1850"
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  9. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
    Lecture - "The Point of Humor Part 1"
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  10. Lecture - "The Point of Humor Part 2"
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  11. ESSAYS: THOREAU, ET AL.
    Lecture - "Truth, Error, and Culture"
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  12. THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE
    Lecture - "A Slang Phrase"
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  13. LITTLE WOMEN
    Lecture - "Distinguishing Characters Part 1"
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  14. Lecture - "Distinguishing Characters Part 2"
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  15. SHORT STORIES
    Lecture - "The Gift of the Magi"
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  16. Lecture - "The Lady or the Tiger?"
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  17. THE GREAT GATSBY
    Lecture - 'The Great Gatsby" (Pt. 1)
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  18. Lecture - "The Great Gatsby" (Pt. 2)
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  19. POETRY
    Lecture - "Dickinson, Frost, and Eliot"
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  20. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
    Lecture - "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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  21. Snow Day Homework
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  22. Lecture - "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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  23. SHORT STORIES
    Lecture - Short Stories
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  24. TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
    Lecture - "Travels with Charley Part 1"
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  25. Lecture - "Travels With Charley Part 2"
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  26. Lecture - “Travels With Charley Part 3”
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  27. PEACE LIKE A RIVER
    Lecture - “Peace Like a River”
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  28. Lecture - "Peace Like a River"
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  29. PAPER PRESENTATIONS
    Lecture - Thesis Defense Preparation
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  30. Thesis Defense
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  31. Final Lecture
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Reading

Read The Last of the Mohicans chs. XI-XVIII (11-18)

Journals

For each chapter, students will need to write down three things in their choice of journal, notebook, or looseleaf paper:

  1. Favorite quotation from the chapter. They may select their favorite according to any criteria—style, content, emotional impact, exactitude of description, character development, etc.
  2. One observation over the chapter. What did they notice? What ‘worked’ in the chapter? What didn’t seem to? Have there been significant developments in character? What about theme(s)?
  3. One question for peers. These aren’t intended to be “stumpers,” and it’s okay if they know the answers. Think how they would like their classmates to weigh in on a matter. I’ll be available as a resource, but I would like the students to jump-start some of the discussions in chapters.

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