American Literature 1850-1920
Reading List Second semester
I will do a group order for the books that we will use this semester. You can let me know if you want these books by the first class and pay for them then. The price will be $15.00 for all the books. Your children are welcome to share if you have more than one student in the class. You are also welcome to check out the books from the library.--contact Carol Burke about the books
Jan. 8, 15: Poetry Unit: Walt Whitman-Leaves of Grass; Longfellow-Hiawatha and Paul Revere’s Ride; John Greenleaf Whittier-Mrs. Burke will provide selected works
Jan. 29, Feb. 5: Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper
Feb 12, Feb. 19: Stephen Crane: Red Badge of Courage
Feb 26, March 5: W.E.B. Dubois: Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches
March 12, 19: Jack London: Call of the Wild
March 26 and continue over break: Willa Cather: O Pioneers (order from Mrs. B. or get from library)
April 16, 23: Poetry Unit: Robert Frost; Carl Sandburg; T.S. Eliot; Edna St. Vincent Millay; Ezra Pound, ee cummings, William Carlos Williams (Mrs. Burke will provide selections)
April 30, May 7: to be decided-this will be included in the book price above (I need to talk to the parents about this possibility).
