2020 American Literature

 We are going to look at writers of Post-Modernism (or Contemporary Literature( - those writers who wrote after WWII. We will look at beat poetry (Ginsberg, Corso, Diane di Prima, Amiri Baraka, Jack Kerouac), and writers of the 60s (James Baldwin, others). We will also be reading Their Eyes Were Watching God - which technical was published in 1936 and is Modern, but we'll connect it to everything that happens afterwards. Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of twentieth century foundation works of American Literature by writing a short 2-3 page essay or project that analyzes Hurston's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of Their Eyes Were Watching God and it’s impact on the text as a whole.      Objectives (smaller chunks of overall goal) and suggested time periods At the End of this Unit Students will be able to 1)   Break the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God into three parts discussing how each part help...

 Write on rough drafts of persuasive essays. First drafts due tomorrow!

 Today we are going to work on essays.  Remember - 1st draft is due on Wednesday!!! BE GOOD. Share with me what you have done so far!

 Your topics are due today! We will also discuss MLA. GO TO PURDUE OWL: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

 Today we are going to continue to review what you need for a persuasive essay. 1st Drafts will be due 3/31 - that is two weeks from today. Get on it! Topics are due tomorrow.  

  Persuasive Essays  Anchor Text(s)/Additional Instructional Resources: “Upon Seeing England for the First Time” “Shooting An Elephant” by George Orwell “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift Others as needed Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to research, write and perform an original persuasive essay that takes a side on an issue and successfully argues for that side.      Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal: 4 – The student can write and perform an original persuasive speech that that takes a side on an issue and successfully argues for that side using all six elements of persuasion.   The writing and performance are both exemplarily effective.   3 – The student is able to write an original and perform an original persuasive essay that takes a side on an issue and successfully argues for that side.     2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student is able to write and perform an o...

 TEST!!!!! YAY!

“the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!” Happy birthday, Jack Kerouac  THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE TEST: A ) Make sure you can discuss the symbolism in "Hills Like White Elephants" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" - reread the texts if you need to. B) Make sure you can discuss what in going on in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" - who the main character is and the main theme of the poem. C) Be able to discuss the following: "Poetry" by Marianne Moore, "Helen" by H.D., "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, "Station in the Metro" by Erza Pound, "Anyone Live in a Pretty How Town" by e.e. cumming, "...