Examining Worldviews in American Literature

Description

Into Your Hands vendor Marie MacPherson is pleased to offer a complete one-year English literature class for high schoolers: Examining Worldviews in American Literature. This product consists of two PDFS. The first is 278 pages and consists of the course, complete with supply list. The second is 70 pages of public domain documents to be used with the curriculum.

As a preview, here is Introductory Material, an Excerpt on The Grapes of Wrath, and an optional printable unit checklist. You can also glance through the Table of Contents below.

Cathy Duffy’s review of it is here.

(Into Your Hands also currently offers the following partial portions as unit studies: American Lit: Franklin & Douglas and American Lit: Scarlet Letter & Other Puritan Writings. You may also be interested in their product Examining Worldviews in World Literature for later high school.)

Examining Worldviews in American Literature

Course Table of Contents

Introduction …………………………………………………….……………..3
Student Prerequisites…………………………………………………………..6
Supplies Needed………………………………………………………………… 7
How-To ……………………………………………………………………………… 8
Assessment and Transcripts ……………………………………………….. 9
A Note About My Beliefs……………………………………………………… 12
Unit One: Puritan Writings …………………………………………13
Unit Two: Autobiographies and the Revolution …………………44
Unit Three: Slavery and the Civil War ……………………………………76
Unit Four: Struggles on the Prairie …………………………………….. 118
Unit Five: Trouble on the Coasts……………………………… ….155
Unit Six: Friendship and Inner Strength………………………………. 192
Unit Seven: Looking Toward the Future……………………………. …217
Additional Resources………………………………………………241
Optional Printable Unit Checklists……………………………….242
American Literature Essay Rubric………………………………..245
Exams……………………………………………………………………………….246
Exam Answer Keys…………………………………………………………. …262
About the Author……………………………………………………………. …278

Explore the history, literature, and worldviews with these tools from a fellow Lutheran homeschooler.

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