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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... never had been in a bed in my life . It never came into my mind they could mean me to sleep in it . An ' so I jes ' camped down under it on the floor , an ' then I slep ' pretty well . In the mornin ' , when they came in , they asked me ...
... never had been in a bed in my life . It never came into my mind they could mean me to sleep in it . An ' so I jes ' camped down under it on the floor , an ' then I slep ' pretty well . In the mornin ' , when they came in , they asked me ...
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... never startled , never surprised , never thrilled or never enraptured ; always delighted by that masterly prose that is as correct , as classical , as calm and as subtle as the music of Mozart . " Willa Cather , " Henry James ...
... never startled , never surprised , never thrilled or never enraptured ; always delighted by that masterly prose that is as correct , as classical , as calm and as subtle as the music of Mozart . " Willa Cather , " Henry James ...
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... never spoke to his daughter of their little difference , partly on system , and partly because he had a great many other things to think about . It was idle to attempt to ascertain the state of her affections without direct inquiry ...
... never spoke to his daughter of their little difference , partly on system , and partly because he had a great many other things to think about . It was idle to attempt to ascertain the state of her affections without direct inquiry ...
Inhalt
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