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    Teaching American Literature
    Teaching American Literature
    Teaching American Literature
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    Teaching American Literature

    By Valerie Hockert, PhD

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJustice Gray
    Release dateDec 11, 2013
    ISBN9781311460592
    Teaching American Literature
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    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

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