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The Puritans
The Rhetoric of a New Nation
Slavery, the Civil War, & Reconstruction
American Romantics
Turn of the Century
The Lost Generation
Modernism & Postmodernism
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Mr. Francis
SHS English Department
The AP English portion of this interdisciplinary American Studies course is a
chronological survey of American literature from 1620 to present day. Students will read,
interpret, and write about texts from a wide-range of eras and genres, placing each within its
historical context. This is a college-level course. Students will be encouraged to take the
Advanced Placement English Language & Composition Examination.
The core thematic goal of this course is to explore the evolution of an "American identity" in the United States, for
the individual and the community, as depicted in influential and/or popular literature. It seeks to consider how a culture inspires
and is inspired by its own art and rhetoric. Its main secondary purpose is to challenge and develop student's analytical skills,
both as readers and as writers, in pursuit of a higher mastery of language arts skills.
Students will demonstrate proficiency in writing through a variety of genres and modes, including personal, persuasive,
expository, analytical, and satiric. They will show an awareness of audience while each working to develop his or her own
unique voice . . .
[Complete syllabus]
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N.B. All readings, reading schedules, & assignments below are tentative & subject
to change.
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