Welcome to English 1101
Welcome to English 1101, Introduction to Composition.
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Welcome to Honors American Literature!
Over the course of this semester we will explore the America's literary history through fiction, poetry, speeches, legal documents and other primary source manuscripts from... Read More -
Charlotte Perkins Gilman – The Yellow Wallpaper
Over the next two days we will be reading the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. A feminist, social reformer and novelist,... Read More -
Paul Lawrence Dunbar – We Wear the Mask
Paul Laurence Dunbar was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar's parents had both been slaves prior to the... Read More -
Arguments on Education: David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water”
As we continue to look into the topic of Education in America in order to answer our essential question 'Do we provide an equal education... Read More -
Preparing for the AP Exam: Q3, The Argumentative Essay
We've reached the last essay in our preparation for the exam in May - rejoice! Q3, or the Argumentative Essay, is similar in form to... Read More -
Arguments on Education: Liber Ethicorum des Henricus de Alemania
"We know almost nothing about the 14th century Italian painter Laurentius de Voltolina, except that his signature appears on one of the most remarkable images... Read More -
Fredrick Douglas, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”
One of the greatest orators in American history, Fredrick Douglas was born a slave and worked tirelessly his entire life not only to escape his... Read More -
Women’s Rights – Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
One of the major issues that we are examining during the Realist period is the fight for women's rights. In class we will be examining... Read More -
Realism – A Reaction to American Romanticism
This week we are beginning our unit on Realism, the literary response to Romanticism. The style of Realism includes representing REAL life lived by REAL people... Read More
