The Early Romantics – The Fireside Poets
Until the third decade of the 19th century, America had little literature to call its own. Fireside poets represented a “coming of age” for the... Read More
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American Romanticism
The "Romantic Period" refers to literary and cultural movements in England, Europe, and America roughly from 1770 to 1860. Romantic writers (and artists) saw themselves... Read More -
Savvy Student Skills – How To Take Effective Notes
Throughout this first nine weeks we have covered a lot of content - in our last progress survey a lot of you said you felt... Read More -
Putting it All Together – Analyzing Primary Sources from the Expansionist Period
In class this week we have been looking at documents from the Expansionist period - each examining a major event or key concept from the... Read More -
Analyzing Expansionist Documents
As we transition out of the Revolutionary Period it is incredibly important that you understand that literary periods are fluid…that means that there isn’t a... Read More -
Revolutionary Women: Phillis Wheatley
Throughout our study of the literature of the American Revolution we have been primarily reading the texts of the founding fathers and other men... Read More -
The Declaration of Independence
We are examining our founding document - an amazing piece of text that brought us to where we are today, and inspired other nations to... Read More -
Structuring a Successful Argument
Imagine you are having an argument with your siblings - who should get the car Friday night? You each want to convince your parents that... Read More -
“Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death” by Patrick Henry and Joseph Galloway’s “Address to the Continental Congress”
As we read two of the most important and powerful... Read More -
Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God – Johnathan Edwards
As we move into 'The Great Awakening' in our study of American Literature, we will be analyzing the rhetorical power of Edward's famous sermon, "Sinners... Read More
