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United States Literature A

 Mr. Cahill

Major Units:
The Catcher in the Rye, American Romantics, The Rise of Realism

Introduction: American Values

•  Writing Assignment - American Values, American Culture

The Catcher in the Rye

• Understanding the Unreliable Narrator
• Holden's Complicated Feelings
• Holden Rants
• Final Paper
• MLA Formatting Sample/Instructions

American Romantics

• Daily Responses to Dead Poet's Society
• Concluding Assignment for Dead Poet's Society
• Connecting Walden to Dead Poet's Society
• Responses to "Young Goodman Brown"

Links to Online Copies of Texts

• "Young Goodman Brown" - Nathaniel Hawthorne
• "The Pit and the Pendulum" - Edgar Allan Poe
• "The Raven" - Edgar Allan Poe

Rise of Realism

• Realist Image Search
•  Responses to "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
• Review Sheet for Test