American Literature

Description

Course Description:

Starting with the Foundational Literary Period and ending in the Postmodern Era, this class covers all the major writers and poets in American literature. Students will read novels, a play, short stories, and poetry that reflect the ideas, struggles, and achievements of the last 400 years. (Familiarity with writing academic essays MLA format is helpful. If your student is in 9th grade, we recommend taking our High School English/Literature and Composition course first.)

Please note: This class can be started in the spring semester to earn a 1/2 credit. Completing the fall semester is not a pre-requisite

Book List: 

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
The Crucible by Arthur Miller,
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury,
Kindred by Octavia Butler,
A Separate Peace by John Knowles,
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Selected short stories and poetry from: Anne Bradstreet, Jonathan Edward, Frederick Douglas, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Chief Joseph, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Kate Chopin, Jack London, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Susan Glaspell, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Ray Bradbury, Ted Chiang, and Maya Angelou.

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Instructor: Jennie Miller  (jennie@jenniecreates.com)

For: Grade 10-12

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters)

Syllabus: Coming soon

Fall Dates: August 19 – Dec 13 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 10 – May 2  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

Minimum Class Size: 4