American Literature Assignment Guide and Key Points
Unit 1 "Forging America's Literary Tradition: 1620-1849"
Lesson 1 "Historical Background and The History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford"
Spend a few minutes going through the Intro to the book Pages x - xix. (You will not be quizzed on this but the information is valuable to you in learning how to approach literature)
On Page 1 Read the short introduction to Unit 1: 1620-1849
On Page 2-3 Look at the time line at the bottom then read the Historical Backgound to Unit 1: 1620-1849
On Page read Page 4, Read the Objectives for the first selection in the margin of Page 4.
On Page 5 Read and learn the definitions in the white box in the margin.
Read Pages 4-5 that introduce the first selection.
Scan Pages 6-7; focus on the tan boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms in black bold type, learn the meanings of the words.
Scan Page 6-7 for the white rectangular boxes in the margin that contain thoughts about the selection.
Read Through Pages 6-7. (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Vocabulary below for help)
Do you know the answers to the questions on pages 8-9? If not click here to get the answers.
Take the quiz on 01-01 Historical Background and The History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 2 "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Turn to Page 10 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 11 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Page 10-11
Look at the picture on Page 12 and read the caption.
Read the information in the white box in the margin of Page 12.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the tan box at the bottom of Page 12. (These will be on the quiz)
Read the Poem, "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Try to answer the questions about the poetry on Page 13. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-02 "To My Dear and Loving Husband" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 "Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin"
Turn to Page 15 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 16 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Page 15-16
Look at the picture on Page 17 and read the caption.
Read the information in the white box in the margin of Page 17.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the tan box at the bottom of Page 17. (These will be on the quiz)
Read the selection from, "Poor Richard's Almanack"
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Page 19. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-03 "Poor Richard's Almanack" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 "The American Crisis, Number 1 by Thomas Paine"
Turn to Page 21 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 22 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Pages 21-22
Look at the picture on Page 23 and read the caption.
Read the information in the white box in the margins of Pages 23-24.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the tan box at the bottom of Pages 23-24. (These will be on the quiz)
Read the selection from, "The American Crisis, Number 1"
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Page 25. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-04 "The American Crisis, Number 1" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 "Wouter Van Twiller by Washington Irving"
Turn to Page 27 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 28 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Pages 27-28
Look at the picture on Page 31 to get an idea in your mind about the story.
Read the information in the white box in the margins of Pages 29-32.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the tan box at the bottom of Pages 29-32. (These will be on the quiz)
Read the selection, "Wouter Van Twiller"
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Pages 33-34. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-05 "Wouter Van Twiller" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 6 "American Indian Poetry"
Turn to Page 36 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 37 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Pages 36-37
Look at the picture on Page 38 to get an idea in your mind about the poetry.
Read the American Indian Poetry on Page 38
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Page 39. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-06 "American Indian Poetry" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 7 "The Origin of Plumage", by an anonymous author
Turn to Page 41 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 42 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Pages 41-42
Look at the picture on Page 43 to get an idea in your mind about the story.
Read the information in the white box in the margins of Page 43.
Read the selection, "The Origin of Plumage"
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Pages 44-45. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-07 "Origin of Plumage" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 8 "The Black Cat and Annabel Lee"
Turn to Page 46 and read the objectives for the selection in the margin.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the margin of Page 47 (These will be on the quiz)
Read the introduction to the selection, Pages 46-47
Look at the pictures on Pages 48-60 to get an idea in your mind about the story.
Read the information in the white box in the margins of Pages 48-60.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the tan box at the bottom of Pages 48-60. (These will be on the quiz)
Read the selection, "The Black Cat"
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Pages 64-65. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Read the information in the white box in the margins of Pages 62-63.
Read and study the vocabulary terms in the tan box at the bottom of Pages 62-63. (These will be on the quiz)
Read the selection, "Annabel Lee "
Try to answer the questions about the selection on Page 66. If you can't you will find the answers here.
Take the quiz on 01-08 "The Black Cat and Annabel Lee" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 9 "Skills Lesson; Metaphor"
Turn to page 68 and Look at the review section so you know what you need to learn on this page.
Read Page 68.
Do you know the Review answers, If not click here.
Take the quiz on 01-09 "Skills, Lesson; Metaphore" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
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Preparing for Unit 1 Test
Turn to Page 69 and read the Unit 1 summary
Turn to Pages 70-71 and answer the questions for the review.
Check your answers with these. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Contact Mr. Marley for extra help if you did not understand any of the questions or answers: jmarley@yksd.com.
Take the Unit 1 Test "Forging America's Tradition; 1620-1849"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.
Congratulations, if you completed all the items above, you finished Unit 1!!