American Literature: Classics

About this curriculum

What's Included The course package includes the following materials: American Literature: Classics Coursebook Second Edition Great American Short Stories edited by Paul Negri The Oxford Book of American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates Passing by Nella Larsen The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Additional Materials Needed The following books are recommended to help you complete this course: American Literature: Classics Teacher Edition Second Edition Course Overview Course Length: Full Year Suggested Grade Level(s): 11 12 View samples of our high school curriculum here. In this course students explore the thoughts and feelings of those who have lived on this land that we now call the United States. Through fiction essays and poetry students will experience the events that shaped the past and influence the present. In the process they will gain a fuller understanding of the unique heritage and vision of the American people. Each literary work is a window into the real-life issues experienced in the past and today. Active reading and critical evaluation is emphasized…