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English 11 - Early America through Civil War
Course Syllabus
(blank unit template)
UNIT 1 - An Emerging Nation
English 12 - The American Evolution
Course Syllabus
UNIT 4 - Capturing the American Landscape
Genesis
"Almost an Englishman"
"Almost an Englishman" questions
Puritan Poetry Essay
Physical and Religious Struggle Essay
"Witch on Death Row" article
Preamble to the Constitution
Constitution of the US
Constitution of the Iroquois Nations
"Advice to a Young Man"
(Franklin)
Unit 2 - American Romanticism
Unit Anticipation Guide
"Ashes to Ashes"
Robert Johnson Bio
"Deerslayer" excerpt
Whitman poems
Transcendentalists Essay
"Sorry, Right Number"
"Here, There be Tygers"
Gothics Essay
Unit 3 - Civil War
Lincoln, in his own words
"Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth"
"Surrender at Appomattox"
"A Glimpse of Heaven"
Novel Study
Literature Circles + Frames = Hands-On Scholarship (David Chung)
Literature Circles (Simcoe County Schools, Ontario)
Literature Circles (College Board)
Literature Circles - Doing What Works
50 Alternatives to Book Reports (Diana Mitchell)
Novel Study Project
Novel Project Ideas
Sample Research Paper (Angela Garrett)
Advice to Youth
(Twain)
Excerpts from Adam's Diary
(Twain)
Regionalism Assignment
(Twain and Narrative)
Naturalism in "Open Boat"
Naturalism Final Assessment
"Maggie" Final Assessment
Declaration of Sentiments
Color Psychology
("Yellow Wallpaper")
"Yellow Wallpaper"
graphic organizer
(The "Yellow Wallpaper" video below is part one of a series. The other parts are linked to this one.)
Unit 5 - A Changing Awareness
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Ten Things You May Not Know About the Dust Bowl
Letters from the Dust Bowl
Surviving the Dust Bowl
Dust Bowl Ballads
The Moviegoer
Children on Their Birthdays
Weasel, Stuart, Didn't
(poem selection)
"Love Song" graphic organizer
"Love Song" assessment