Journeys Through American LiteratureUniversity of Michigan Press, 2000 - 232 Seiten Journeys through American Literature, a more modern version of the classic text Journeys through Literature, introduces students to the best of nineteenth- and twentieth- century American literature while enhancing their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. A section from The House on Mango Street has been added to this edition. Chapters include an overview of the literary period and genre, biographical sketches of the author, and descriptions of the literary period or tradition to which the author belongs. Exercises and activities improve language skills and critical-thinking skills, with the focus on the student's response to the reading. Overall, the text provides a framework for the interpretation of prose and poetry and emphasizes collaborative learning so that students become more independent, critical thinkers. |
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... called forth by the insistent skirmishers came from the far - off bank of foliage . They mingled with the shells and the pieces of shells until the air was torn in all directions by hootings , yells , howls . The sky was full of fiends ...
... called forth by the insistent skirmishers came from the far - off bank of foliage . They mingled with the shells and the pieces of shells until the air was torn in all directions by hootings , yells , howls . The sky was full of fiends ...
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... called all hands aft and asked them if they were satisfied that everything had been done to save the man , and if they thought there was any use in remaining there longer . The crew all said that it was in vain , for the man did not ...
... called all hands aft and asked them if they were satisfied that everything had been done to save the man , and if they thought there was any use in remaining there longer . The crew all said that it was in vain , for the man did not ...
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... called out , " I see her ! I see her ! Mother ! Mother ! " Whenever the doors parted , she shouted , probably embarrassing the American cousins , but she didn't care . She called out , " Mama ! Mama ! " until the crack in the sliding ...
... called out , " I see her ! I see her ! Mother ! Mother ! " Whenever the doors parted , she shouted , probably embarrassing the American cousins , but she didn't care . She called out , " Mama ! Mama ! " until the crack in the sliding ...
Inhalt
Romanticism | 111 |
The Novel | 141 |
Diversity | 177 |
Urheberrecht | |
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