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● What were the philosophies from this time period that inspired literary thought in the world and the United States? ● How do American writers differentiate themselves from British writers during the American Romantic movement?
Literary Texts
Informational Texts
● “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau (Mirrors and Windows, p. 185) ● Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Mirrors and Windows, p. 158) ● “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Mirrors and Windows, p. 190)
Unit 2 in Mirrors and Windows : American Tradition . Novels ● Walden by Henry David Thoreau Short Stories ● “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 221) ● “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 244) Poetry ● “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 128) ● “Old Ironside” by Oliver Wendell Holmes ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 136) ● “Hope is a thing with feathers” by Emily Dickenson
Theme
Essential Questions
● How did the 19th Century shape what it means to be an American? ● How did regionalism affect the themes, subject matter, dialect, and style of American writing in the 19th century? ● How did authors of the time period, particularly Mark Twain, reveal and reflect the culture and conflict of the era? ● How did the Civil War reshape American society, beliefs, and identity? ● How did the western expansion impact the country and its culture? ● How did the Civil War and the Reconstruction period address racism in America?. ● Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann ● “The Gettysburg Address”by Abraham Lincoln ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 298) ● “I Will Fight No More Forever” by Chief Joseph ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 441) ● “Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 465) ● “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 495) ● The Souls of Black Folks by W. E. B. Du Bois ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 497) Informational Texts
A Troubled Young Nation
Literary Texts
Unit 3 and 4 in Mirrors and Windows : American Tradition . Novels ● Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass Short Stories ● “To Build a Fire” by Jack London ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 418) ● “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin ( Mirrors and Windows , p. 481) ● “The Yellow Wallpaper” by
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