Class Objectives:
-Greater understanding of the American Literature Experience focusing on types of writers.
-read short excerpts and analyze for themes, arguments, and word usage
-Advanced Rhetorical Strategies
-acquire and use academic vocabulary
appropriately incorporate textual and contextual support in short essays
-review grammar rules (capitalization, phrases, pronouns, commas)
-construct effective theses, introductions, and conclusions
-Read short excerpts and speeches and analyze for themes, arguments, and word usage
Course Schedule for Spring 2015:
African American Experience:
-Martin Luther King Speeches
-Harlem Renaissance Poets
-Incognegro, Johnson graphic novel
-The Bluest Eye, Morrison
-Invisible Man, Ellison
The American Dream:
-To Kill a Mockingbird (excerpts)
-The Great Gatsby (excerpts)
-with accompanying essays and excerpts
Class Meeting Times
Mon. & Wed. 8am
Mon. & Wed. 12:30pm
Course Expectations and Requirements
MLA Citing
Effective Intros and Conclusions
