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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... face glowed from its pretty fringed hood . She looked down at the dusty clothes and grimy face of her own little one , and walked on savagely . She went into the drug store where the soda fountain was , but it made her thirsty to sit ...
... face glowed from its pretty fringed hood . She looked down at the dusty clothes and grimy face of her own little one , and walked on savagely . She went into the drug store where the soda fountain was , but it made her thirsty to sit ...
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... face downward and peered into its darkness . There were furtive silver glintings some feet from the surface . He grabbled one of the canteens and , unfas- tening its cap , swung it down by the cord . The water flowed slowly in with an ...
... face downward and peered into its darkness . There were furtive silver glintings some feet from the surface . He grabbled one of the canteens and , unfas- tening its cap , swung it down by the cord . The water flowed slowly in with an ...
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... face downward . Collins grabbed him by the shoulder . " Here it is . Here's your drink . Turn over . Turn over , man , for God's sake ! " With Collins hauling at his shoulder , the officer twisted his body and fell with his face turned ...
... face downward . Collins grabbed him by the shoulder . " Here it is . Here's your drink . Turn over . Turn over , man , for God's sake ! " With Collins hauling at his shoulder , the officer twisted his body and fell with his face turned ...
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Romanticism | 111 |
The Novel | 141 |
Diversity | 177 |
Urheberrecht | |
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African American Answer the following answers in class Antonia Arna Bontemps beautiful Bois Brave Orchid Captain Cask of Amontillado Célestin century chapter characters content and style Day's Pleasure describe discuss your answers Edgar Allan Poe Emily Dickinson emotions eyes face father feel figures of speech following questions form and length Glossary humorous idea Kate Chopin Langston Hughes literary live looked Love in L.A. Mango Street Markham Marrow of Tradition meaning Moon Orchid never night novel person poem poet poetry Preview Skimming prose questions and discuss Read the title reading to gain realistic rhyme Scan to answer sentence ship short story Skim the reading Slave slavery Sojourner Truth Style and Language tell theme things Thoreau told tone W. E. B. Du Bois walked Walt Whitman Willa Cather woman words Write an essay Writing Assignments wrote