american literature

Suggests activities to make the history behind the writings of Cynthia Voigt, Elizabeth George Speare, Katherine Paterson, and Marguerite Henry come alive.

This volume introduces literary contexts as they apply to novels written since 1960 by American and Canadian authors, offering students a working foundation of literary context. Essays on 37 notable post-modernist novels include detailed plot synopsis and main characters, along with symbols and motifs, historical, societal, religious, scientific and technological, and biographical context, and end with discussion questions and essay ideas. The content of the book is also available ONLINE through the Schroeder Library's databases.

This volume in the High School Literature Series examines ways to teach the works of Alexie.

Explores slavery in Toni Morrison's, Beloved, as a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Absalom, Absalom" to "Little House on the Prairie.".

Presents seven essays on liberty as it is discussed and presented in literature, including the works of Mark Twain, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henry James, Shakespeare, and others.

A collection of Christmas writings by African-American authors dating from the late nineteenth century to the Depression era.

Presents a textbook reader for young adults that features "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers, along with short stories, poems, and essays designed to build reading comprehension skills.

A collection of essays and poems on non-required reading for 2007 by well-known writers. Opens with brief introductory comments by the two editors.

A collection of American literary pieces including fragments of stories, screenplays, and television scripts. Section one covers topics such as "Best American Fake Headlines;" Best American Excerpt from a Military Blog;" and "Best American Band Names." Section two contains selections such as "The Iraq Constitution," from "The Washington Post;" and the "Kenyon Commencement Speech" by David Foster Wallace.