Teaching American Literature
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Tracing the development of American literature from the nation’s founding to the Twentieth Century. Works are in alphabetical order, with questions after each.
With using this book, you will have a better understanding of the many selections through the discussion/essay questions listed. Many of these essay questions can be used for exams as well. Use this book as a lesson planner, whether you are teaching in an institution or a home school, you can:
•To analytically read selections from various periods.
•Learn to relate the literature to personal lives.
•Appreciate the different literatures from different regions.
•Compare and contrast literary works.
Works are in alphabetical order, with questions after each listed piece of literature.
Valerie Hockert has taught American Literature at a college level for many years, and has a PhD in Literary Studies.
Valerie Hockert, PhD
Valerie Hockert, was born in the Midwest where she has lived all her adult life. She has had much life experience through her various entrepreneurial life. She has a Master's Degree in Liberal Studies, and a PhD in Literary Studies. Dr. Hockert has been teaching at a college level for many years. She was the first publisher of the Writers' Journal and Today's Family, two national publications. She is also a certified personal trainer, great chef, and the Publisher of an e-magazine: www.realitytodayforum.com.
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Teaching American Literature - Valerie Hockert, PhD
Teaching American Literature
A Twelve-Week Course
By Valerie Hockert
Valerie Hockert
CollProf@aol.com
Smashwords edition copyright: 2012 by Valerie Hockert.
All rights reserved
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of author.
About the Author
Valerie Hockert has had numerous books published, over 100 articles, and has worked as a publisher and editor. She is also an English college professor.
Introduction
Tracing the development of American literature from the nation’s founding to the Twentieth Century, different authors are highlighted in each week, and readings are within various literary contexts.
With using this book, you will have a better understanding of the selections through the discussion/essay questions listed. With the help of this book, you also can learn or teach your students:
•To analytically read selections from various periods.
•Learn to relate the literature to personal lives.
•Appreciate the different literatures from different regions.
•Compare and contrast literary works.
List of Authors
John Smith
William Bradford
Anne Bradstreet
Cotton Mather
Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Phillis Wheatley
Emily Dickinson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
Frederick Douglas
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Louisa May Alcott
Stephen Crane
Henry James
Mark Twain
Kate Chopin
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
T.S. Elliot
Richard Wright
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Langston Hughes
Arthur Miller
Truman Capote
Flannery O’Connor
Ralph Ellison
Toni Morrison
Don Dellilo
Alice Walker
Table of Contents
List of Authors
Week 1 Exploration in American Literature
Literary Terms
Writing Your Response
Analyzing Your Response
Literary Experience
Some Explanations
Week 2: Colonial Period 1607-1765
Introduction to American Literature
Anne Bradstreet, a Colonial Writer
Week 3 Title: Democracy and Revolution 1176-1820
Thomas Jefferson, a Great Political Writer
Week 4 Title: Romantic Essayist and Poets 1820-1860
Emily Dickinson, a Poet in Her Own
Week 5 Title: Romantic Fiction Writers (Continued) (1820-1860s)
The Romantic Period
Louisa May Alcott
Week 6 Title: Realism (1860-1914)
Realism in Literature
Kate Chopin, a Writer Beyond Social Norm
Week 7 Title: Modernism & Experimentation 1914-1945
Modernism & Experimentation in Literature
Charlotte Perkins Gillman and Insanity
Week 8 Title: Modernism & Experimentation 1914-1945 (continued)
Langston Hughes
Week 9 Title: Post Modernism 1945-1980
Postmodernism
Flannery O’Connor
Week 10 Title: Post Modernism 1981-1999
Toni Morrison
Week 11: Peer Reviews
Checklist for Final Project
Week 12: Evidence of Learning and Final Project Feedback
Week 1 Exploration in American Literature
Week 1 Objectives:
Besides analytically reading selections from various periods, you will:
•learn to relate the literature to your own personal lives
•be able to appreciate the different literatures from different regions.
•know how to compare and contrast some well-known literary works.
Week 1 Description:
Knowing how to analytically read a piece of literature requires knowing some literary terms. In this Week you will be introduced to some basic literary terms, which will be helpful to you in doing the readings throughout this course.
Literary Terms
Below is a list of a few literary terms commonly used when reading literature. It will be of great help to familiarize yourself with these terms as you go through the readings and write the required essays.
•allegory—a story in which persons, places, and things form a system of clearly labeled equivalents
•antagonist—the most significant character or force that opposes the protagonist in a narrative or drama
•antihero—a