Already have the American Literature: Classics Coursebook? This package includes all the reading books necessary to complete the course:
- Great American Short Stories edited by Paul Negri
- The Oxford Book of American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates
- Passing by Nella Larsen
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
This literature package supports students in exploring the thoughts and feelings of those who have lived on this land that we now call the United States. Through fiction essays and poetry students will experience the events that shaped the past and influence the present. In the process they will gain a fuller understanding of the unique heritage and vision of the American people.
Each literary work is a window into the real-life issues experienced in the past and today. Active reading and critical evaluation is emphasized. Students refine composition and presentation skills by writing essays (expository interpretive and comparative) interviews short stories and speeches.
