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Essential Questions for the Year

* What are the core elements of being American?

* How does literature reveal the complexities of the American experience?

* What prevalent themes exist in American literature and how are they depicted in and across different time periods, styles, and genres?

* How does a writer use his/her craft and literary elements to make a statement about the American experience?

* How do cultures and traditions inform the American writer?

* How does the American spirit influence literature, art and culture?

* How has the American author distinguished him or herself in the literary

 tradition?

* Who are some major American authors and how have they influenced American literature?

January 17, 2012

Fear in America- Choice Board

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FearChoiceBoardProject.doc

December 20,2011

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Crucible Reading Guide2011.doc

December 5, 2011

"Young Goodman Brown" vocabulary: Find the definition and part of speech for the following:

Anathema:

Blasphemy:

Catechism:

Cognizance:

Exhorted:

Festoon:

Firmament:

Martyr:

Melancholy:

Pious:

Proselytes:

Righteousness:

Visage:

Wanton:

November 30, 2011

"The Lottery" vocabulary: Find the definition and part of speech for the following: 

boistrous

reprimand

jovial

reluctantly

paraphernalia

precede

perfunctory

interminable

disengage

defiantly