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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... feel ? Cheerful ? Depressed ? Write a few sentences explaining your response to the story , and share your reaction with the class . Comprehension 1. Why does Mrs. Markham want to go to town ? 2. What is her husband's response ? 3. What ...
... feel ? Cheerful ? Depressed ? Write a few sentences explaining your response to the story , and share your reaction with the class . Comprehension 1. Why does Mrs. Markham want to go to town ? 2. What is her husband's response ? 3. What ...
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... feel his dulled mind groping after the form and color of this incident . He wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife . He wondered at this , because human expression had said loudly for ...
... feel his dulled mind groping after the form and color of this incident . He wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife . He wondered at this , because human expression had said loudly for ...
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... feel the deep weariness of heart and limb as ten , eight , six miles stretch relentlessly ahead ; I feel my heart sink heavily as I hear again and again , " Got a teacher ? Yes . " So I walked on and on - horses were too expensive until ...
... feel the deep weariness of heart and limb as ten , eight , six miles stretch relentlessly ahead ; I feel my heart sink heavily as I hear again and again , " Got a teacher ? Yes . " So I walked on and on - horses were too expensive until ...
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Romanticism | 111 |
The Novel | 141 |
Diversity | 177 |
Urheberrecht | |
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