Description

US Lit II is the 11th grade English course. This course focuses on the study of American Literature. Literature study will include the full range of American fiction (short stories, novels, and drama), poetry and non-fiction. Attention will be given to important authors and literary movements. Also, the course will further develop and refine skills in sentence structure, English usage, mechanics, vocabulary, and paragraph and short-essay construction. Emphasis will be on strengthening the entire writing process to produce written essays of varied styles and types. This course will utilize a variety of instructional and learning methods and activities.

Course objectives are aligned with the state standards and benchmarks.

Information about course polices and procedures can be read in the course syllabus, available in PDF format below.

Units

There will be many units of study throughout the year. They will be based on time period, literary movement, single work, or theme. Linked items will take you to the category archive for that unit.

1^st Semester

1. Native American Myths and Oral Tradition
2. Puritan Narratives
3. College Application Essays/5 Graph Essay
4. Age of Reason/Persuasive Writing
5. Edgar Allen Poe
6. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

2^nd Semester

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part II
2. Literary Analysis
3. Harlem Renaissance/The American Dream (including Rasin in the Sun)
4. Greed and the Enviroment
5. Identity (including The Catcher in the Rye)
6. Poetry