American Literature provides an overview of our national heritage and character. It also acquaints students with the literary development of our nation as well as the aspirations, failures, and triumphs that shape the American intellect and spirit. Students will read selections from Colonial to modem authors of American literature, in the following thematic units:
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A Clash of Cultures
This unit of study will focus on the different cultures which came into contact during the years prior to and during the formation of the United States of America. Literature studied may include:
A Place at the Table - A Unit on the struggles for equality in America
This unit of study will focus on the richness and diversity of tha American Experience in the early parts of the 20th Century. Literature studied may include: