PRE IB AMERICAN LIT 111Y

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an accelerated college-prep class which emphasizes careful reading and interpretation of literary selections. The course will survey American works and authors from the new land through contemporary society and will prepare the student for specific writing experiences such as exposition, analysis of literature, and literary criticism as well as vocabulary development, speaking and listening, research, and test-taking skills.

  1. WRITING
    1. Multi paragraph essays (Minimum five)
      1. Opening paragraph
      2. Thesis statement
      3. Topic sentence
      4. Paragraph development
      5. Transitional devices
      6. Conclusion
    2. Types of essays
      1. Persuasion/argumentation
      2. Analysis/literary analysis
      3. Definition
      4. Comparison/contrast
    3. Timed writings
    4. Suggested additional writings
      1. Critical review
      2. Reader response
      3. Impromptu writing
      4. Creative writing
    5. Internal documentation
    6. Writing styles

  2. READING/LITERATURE
    1. Literary movements
      1. Early writers
        1. Native Americans
        2. Colonials
        3. Puritans
        4. Planters
      2. Age of Reason
      3. Romanticism
      4. American Renaissance
        1. Transcendentalism
        2. Anti-transcendentalism
        3. Fireside poets
      5. Civil War literature
      6. Realism
      7. Regionalism
      8. Naturalism
      9. Modernism
      10. Imagism
      11. Harlem Renaissance
      12. Post-modernism
    1. Background
      1. Chronology, characteristics, evolution of literary movements
      2. Authors’ backgrounds
    2. Literary selections (concentration on quality rather than quantity)
    3. Literary terms
    4. Comprehension
      1. PSAT, SAT, ACT preparation
      2. Literary techniques
    5. Parallel reading
  1. USAGE/GRAMMAR
    1. Standard English
    2. Sentence structure
    3. Proofreading
    4. Capitalization, punctuation, spelling
    5. Voice
    6. Tense
    7. Pronoun usage
    8. Parallel structure
  1. LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY
    1. Words from literary selections
    2. PSAT and SAT/ACT preparation
    3. Etymology
    4. Analogies

  2. RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY
    1. Technological and informational resources
    2. Computer software and technology to write, revise, and correct writing (where available)
    3. MLA style
  1. SPEAKING/LISTENING
    1. Oral presentations/reading/recitation
    2. Class discussion
    3. Group discussion/cooperative learning
    4. Notetaking
    5. Listening actively and courteously

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