J. Roth
American Literature 245
CHUNK #19: Melville—“Bartleby the Scrivener” 1564-1587
CHUNK #20: Melville—Poems 1652 top, 1654 bottom, 1656 bottom, 1657 bottom, 1663 bottom
CHUNK #21: Longfellow--pp. 1716-1718; Poems beginning on pages 1718, 1724, 1756 bottom, 1757, 1758
Journal #11: Pick a poem and write a wonderful
paraphrase.
CHUNK #22: Whittier 1759-1761. Poems beginning on page 1767 bottom poem, 1770, 1791
Holmes pp. 1793-1795; Poems beginning on pages 1795, 1796, 1798
Journal #12: Write a
really competent paraphrase of any poem we have read so far. (but not a poem you have paraphrased already).
CHUNK #23:Lincoln—1804-1806 BROWSE Speech 1806-1819. Read pp. 1819-1829
CHUNK #24: Equiano—414-423 plus Wheatly—423-424, poem On Being Brought From Africa to America, p. 425
CHUNK #25:Stowe—1829-1831; Uncle Tom's Cabin 1831-1849
Journal #13: How do
you react to Alfred's philosophy, stated in lines 24-29, p. 1841. Is he right or wrong? Why?
CHUNK #26: Jacobs--pp. 1856-1857. Pp. 1857-1868
CHUNK #27: Douglass—1869—1881
CHUNK #28: Whitman 1937-1939, 1949 Song of Myself, pp.1953-1988, Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,50,51,52 . All poems pp. 1988-1991. Poems 2005 top, 2006 both, 2009 bottom, 2016 bottom, 2033 center, all poems 2035-2037
Journal #14: Pick your favorite Whitman poem (or passage) and tell me why it's your favorite.
CHUNK #29: Common Threads: The most intriguing idea presented in the course.
Journal #15: Describe the most intriguing idea presented in this class this quarter. Write a short justification for your choice. We will share these at the beginning of class, so have your journal ready.
CHUNK #30: The Best and the Worst day: Bring to class your most-loved and most-hated short story and poem of the course. Be ready to defend your choices.
Journal #16: Please write an anonymous, honest evaluation
of American Literature 245. All
constructive comments and suggestions are encouraged.
Review for Experience #3.
Experience #3 (50 points) and end of course.