2022 American Literature: Tuesday

Today, I'm going to give you a test from a couple of years ago and have you look at it as a study guide, but first I want to discuss the projects your will be doing on Thursday and Friday. These will be due next week - on Tuesday.

FINAL PROJECTS

Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of sixteenth-nineteenth century foundation works of American Literature by choosing one of the four subsections of this Unit (Native American Experience, Early Explorers and Settlers, The Puritan Experience, and Writers of the Revolution) researching and reading an additional story, essay or speech of their choice and creating a video discussing the theme and how the work fits its particular period.

Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:

4 – The student can create a video that explores two or more of the subsections of this unit and relate it to a theme and time period.

3 – The student can create a video that explores one of the subsections of this unit and relate it to a theme and time period.

2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can create a video that explores one of the subsections of this unit and relate it to a theme and time period.

1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to can create a video that explores one of the subsections of this unit and relate it to a theme and time period.

Ethan Allen and Ticonderoga

The Iroquois Constitution

from "The Crisis" on page 248.

"Letter to John Adams" on page 262

"Letter to the Reverend Samson Occom" by Phyllis Wheatley on page 260

"from the Defense of the Constitutions" by John Adams on page 292