LITR 221 AMU Week 3 American Literature from Civil War to Present assistance is available on Domyclass.
This week we examine Regionalism and Naturalism, subsets of Realism. We go into more detail about how to write literary analysis and how to read short stories, and we take a look at a new Way of Reading: Marxist Criticism.
Students will be able to:
Apply Marxist Criticism to readings
Write about short stories
Identify the characteristics of Regional and Naturalistic literature.
In this lesson, we will discuss:
Regionalism and Naturalism
Reading and Writing about Short Story
Marxist Criticism
The following activities and assessments need to be completed this week:
Reading:
Stephen Crane: Author Bio
Stephen Crane: “The Open Boat”
Jack London: Author Bio
Jack London: “To Build a Fire”
Sarah O. Jewett: “A White Heron”
Willa Cather: “Paul’s Case”
Anthony Channell Hilfer “Nature as a Protagonist in ‘The Open Boat'”
Chapter 5: “The Rise of Realism”
Week 3 Forum
Reading & Resources
Stephen Crane: Author Bio
Stephen Crane: “The Open Boat”
Jack London: Author Bio
Jack London: “To Build a Fire”
Sarah O. Jewett: “A White Heron”
Willa Cather: “Paul’s Case”
Anthony Channell Hilfer “Nature as a Protagonist in ‘The Open Boat'”
Chapter 5: “The Rise of Realism”
This week we more closely examine Regionalism and Naturalism, subsets of Realism. Within these two subsets there are several authors that we will analyze because of the impact they have made in literature during their era.
Additionally, we will discuss the different ways to analyze and read a text, posing questions that will allow you to truly analyze a text thoroughly. We will also go into more detail about how to write literary analyses, and write about a text through a more critical lens.
Finally, we will take a look at Marxist Criticism.
Topics covered in this lesson include:
Regionalism
Sarah Orne Jewett
Willa Cather
Naturalism
Stephen Crane
Jack London
Reading Critically
Writing a Literary Analysis
Marxist Criticism
The authors this week addressed our relationship with nature, but these works were not just the realistic depiction of how man and nature coexist, but they serve to metaphorically address who we are as a species and as individuals, on a more philosophical level.
Before moving on to the next week, be sure you have completed the following:
Readings as listed throughout this lesson
Week 3 Forum
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