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American Literature is a literature and composition course offering organized as a survey of American literature. It can stand alone as a complete year of general study in English without a specific prerequisite, but its modular design allows flexibility in how the program is used in the classroom; teachers may use a single unit, lesson, or activity to supplement regular class content. The course builds literary and communication skills, including reading, writing, language appreciation and aesthetics, listening and speaking, viewing and representing, and research.
Within these general topic areas, special emphasis is placed on writing expository, research, and creative compositions; honing critical and analytic skills through close readings of literary, historical, expository, and functional documents; using context strategies and an understanding of etymology to build vocabulary; and practicing communication skills.

Course Level: Core and Honors Available

Prerequisites: 10th grade English

Materials: (total price ~ $64.00)

• The Way to Rainy Mountain, N. Scott Momaday. ©1969, Univ. of New Mexico. ISBN 0826304362 (other editions acceptable); ~ $14.00
• Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller. ©1949, Penguin USA; ISBN 0140481346 (other editions acceptable); ~ $10.00
• The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. Compact 7th ed. Ann Charters, ed. Bedford/St. Martins, ©2007; ISBN 0312442718 (alternate edition also acceptable: 6th ed., ©2002. ISBN 0312397313); ~ $40.00