LITR 221 AMU Week 2 American Literature from Civil War to Present assistance is available on Domyclass.
This week we will inch closer to the 20th century by exploring a rather large movement that had a few splinter groups: Realism. We’ll also take a look at how to integrate source material in your writing and document it appropriately, and our repertoire of ‘Ways of Reading’ will expand to include Gendered/Feminist Criticism.
Students will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics of Realist writing.
- Apply Gendered/Feminist criticism to readings.
- Incorporate source material appropriately
In this lesson, we will discuss:
- Realism, source integration, and Gendered/Feminist Criticism
The following activities and assessments need to be completed this week:
Readings
Mark Twain, “War Prayer”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Robert Frost: “Mending Wall”
Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Richard Cory”
Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Miniver Cheevy”
Varshika Srivastava “Modernist Exponents in Robert Frost’s Poetry: A Critical Analysis”
Danny Heitman “Verse and Adverse”
Finding Literary Criticism
Writing About Literature
Thesis Statement Development
Week 2 Forum
Essay 1.
Reading & Resources
Mark Twain, “War Prayer”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Robert Frost: “Mending Wall”
Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Richard Cory”
Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Miniver Cheevy”
Varshika Srivastava “Modernist Exponents in Robert Frost’s Poetry: A Critical Analysis”
Danny Heitman “Verse and Adverse”
Finding Literary Criticism
Writing About Literature
Thesis Statement Development
this week, we will take a more in-depth look at the literature from that era. To do so, we’ll dive into the life and work of Mark Twain, a late-nineteenth century author whose work exemplifies the Realism era’s unique qualities.
Throughout the lesson, we’ll look at other Realist authors, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Robert Frost, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. In addition to a further study of Realism, we’ll focus on how to properly integrate source material into your own writing without plagiarizing. We’ll also look at Gendered/Feminist Criticism.
Topics covered in this lesson include:
- Realism
- Mark Twain
- Gendered/Feminist Criticism
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Integrating Literary Sources
- Robert Frost
- Edwin Arlington Robinson
This resource/study guide is an lesson from class LITR 221 American Literature from Civil War to Present
