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Because the focus Junior year is on American Literature, throughout the year
we tackle many smaller units focusing on American authors. I usually try to
allign my classes with American History, so I start early with America's
history and end in the 20th century.
* Native American Unit
- Creation Myths
* Explorer Unit
- Explores to America and throughout America
* Puritan Unit
- Puritan values and ethics
- Poets
- Jonathan Edwards
- Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
* Poetry Unit
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Emily Dickinson
- Langston Hughes
* Roaring 20's - Jazz Age Unit
- Research on famous people, events, and styles
- F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
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