American Literature, 2-Semester Course (Independent Use Student License)

Description

This course provides an enriching journey through some of the finest American fiction novels.  Students will also experience a classic American short story, a thought-provoking play, and inspiring poetry.  The course is taught in tandem with English: Writing Dynamics. The literature selections will provide a platform for investigations into the importance of scholarship, the family, virtue, Christian discipleship, the pioneer spirit, integrity and courage. Students will explore a variety of literary devices and writing styles.

Part 1 Readings (not included)

• Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (100 pgs)
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (224 pgs)
• Our Town script.pdf, by Thorton Wilder (free digital file, 68 pgs)
• Little Men by Louisa May Alcott (304 pgs)
• Poetry of Eliza R. Snow (free digital text in the lesson)

Part 2 Readings (not included)

• The Chosen by Chaim Potok (304 pgs)
• Sackett’s Land by Louis L’Amour (208 pgs)
• The Old Man and the Sea (print book, 128 pgs) and The Old Man and the Sea  (audio book) by Ernest Hemingway
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (336 pgs)

(1 Student License; includes 36 Lessons)