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Why are you taking this class? Requirement Why this particular class instead of another class that fulfilled the same requirements? This was my only option What do you want to learn from this class? How to read and understand American Literature What do you expect to do in this class? A lot of writing and researching What else you should know about me: I love studying Italian :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAY HELLO! Hello all, My name is Lexie and I am going to be a senior next year at ASU. My major is Public Relations and I recently decided to minor in Italian, which I am psyched about! Anyway, I am taking this class because I am required to take an english lit class. Considering out-of-state tuition prices for ASU in the summer I thought MCC was more suitable! I am pretty excited for this class, I have always wanted to take a class like this and I am glad that now I am able to! I hope to learn how to become a better reader and writer and by the looks of the syllabus I think I may just get what I want! I mostly expected the class to be a lot of reading and learning how to read older literature and I am looking forward to it :) Thanks - Lexie
2. Seiferth, Michael S. "Travel Literature In Early Virginia." The Seventeenth Century: Echoes Of The Renaissance And Reformation . Related Resources on American Literature on The Web. 3 June 2007 < http://lonestar.texas.net/~mseifert/amlit1.html >. The page contains notes by an English professor defining the writings and influences of the significant authors of the Puritanism period as well as a historical analysis of the period. The site offers a view into the period through the historical analysis and through each of the authors works and contributions that had effects in society during his/her time. Although the site fails to address a date of publication for the site, the information contained, however, appear helpful to those who are interested: students, teachers, researchers, or any interested individual in the subject of early american literature and its history. What is most appealing about the website, in one's own opinion, is that the site offers a brief biography about the significant writers during the 16th and 17th century and their influences, as individuals and through the writings and other accomplishments, on society.
12. Clark, Michael. "Puritanism" The University of California Irvine School of Humanities. 5 June. 2008 < http://www.humanities.uci.edu/mclark/Core2002/Pix/Puritanism.html >. This website has a great description of the history of Puritanism and how the literature came about. The author also discusses the general Puritan beliefs, and how they relate to the literature. Based on what this author says, I would assume that for a work to be deemed Puritan it generally must be based on religion, particularly divine promise and the threat of imminent failure. This website has excerpts from a few Puritan works and has a heavy focus on Puritan poetry as well, which is useful because it highlights more than the typical sermons of the period.
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Tone and Style 5. Harris, Robert. “A Glossary of Literary Terms”. virtualsalt.com. January 4, 2002. June 16, 2007. < http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm > This Website is designed to give definitions for literary terms. Specifically this website gives definitions for ‘tone’ and ‘style’. Tone is defined here as, “the writer's attitude toward his readers and his subject; his mood or moral view. A writer can be formal, informal, playful, ironic, and especially, optimistic or pessimistic. While both Swift and Pope are satirizing much the same subjects, there is a profound difference in their tone.” Style is defined: “The manner of expression of a particular writer, produced by choice of words, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all the possible parts of language use. Some general styles might include scientific, ornate, plain, emotive. Most writers have their own particular styles.” These definitions are helpful because they give a definition to what the reader is experiencing. The author of the webpage has been teaching at the university level for 25 years.
Setting 4. Lake, Susan. “Elements of Literature: Setting.” 8 June 2007 <http://www.susanlake.net/unit/content/literature_setting.html >. The purpose of this website is to introduce the elements of literature. Setting is defined as “the whole environment in which the character lives.” Setting includes the time, location, weather, and atmosphere of the text. In developing setting, authors consider the five senses and what the character sees, hears, tastes, smells, and touches. Setting can be critical to the plot, the understanding of the characters, and establishing mood. Setting was definitely a critical aspect of Transcendentalist writing. Nature was a major focus during the period and authors explored setting and expressed their observations through writing.
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4. Woodlief, Ann, comp. "The web of American Transcendentalism." www.vcu.edu. Apr. 1999. Virginia Commonwealth University. 02 June 2007 < http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/>. The purpose of this website is to present the background of Transcendentalism. The website contains information on authors, texts, roots, influences, and criticisms of Transcendentalism. The website contains a list if Transcendentalists including their eras in which they lived. Based on this information one can see if they fit into the era. This resource is helpful in reading, interoperating, and making meaning of the elements such as author, texts, and themes because it has all of these in a list so all you have to do is chose which one to look for. The website is credible for many reasons. There is an author or organization clearly indicated. The website has a page of resources and bibliographies to show where the information came from. Also there are links from reputable sites, such as Virginia Commonwealth University.
8. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. “Transcendentalism.” Feb 6, 2003. 6 June 2007. < http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/transcendentalism/ >. Stanford University’s online Encyclopedia of Philosophy gives historical and definitional information on the transcendental period. It claims the period to be “an American literary, political, and philosophical movement of the early nineteenth century, centered on Ralph Waldo Emerson.” The page focuses mainly on the experiences and works of Emerson, with a briefer mention of Thoreau. It discusses how the “radical” views of religion and society were received at the time. This website was helpful to me in understanding the highly religious origins of Transcendentalism. I had originally thought the period to be uniquely American, but I found out that its origins lay across the seas in Europe, especially with Calvin and his movement.
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Term 1 and 2 Word Choice 5. "Word Choice." 01 January 2005. Trait Definitions. NWREL Assessment Program. 21 June 2007 < http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoring.php?odelay=3&d=1&r=4 >. The webpage defines word choice as "the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning." The page also provides a brief but well discussed explanation of the use of word choice. Good writing is not neccessarily the use of big and complex vocabulary, but portrays a skillful use of everyday words. Word choice helps communicate the author's message, and good word choice will have an affect on the readers by expanding on ideas and arousing new visions. The page does help in understanding selected text because using the information provided, one could see if the author of the text relies on the vocabularies to affect readers or does his/her word choice in the text strengthen or clearly point out the author's message, or both. The website's purpose is to provide assisatance to teachers and is a writing product to also assist beginning writers. The program is developed by professors and a board of educated staff and is hosted by the Northewest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), a network of laboratories serving the needs of educators. Symbol 4. Dr. Wheeler. "Literary Terms and Definitions: S." Web.Cn.Edu. 4 June 2007. Carson-Newman College. 16 June 2007 <http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_S.html>. The main purpose of this website is to offer definitions and examples of literary terms. The website defines symbol as a word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level. The website states an object, a setting, or even a character can represent another more general idea, one should keep this in mind when analyzing text. The understanding of this literary term helps better understand the text because what is written is not always what the
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18. Baym, Nina, ed. “Overview: 1700 to 1820.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. W.W. Norton and Company: 2007. 16 June 2008. < http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/naal7/contents/A/overview1.asp > The Enlightenment was a period in which the American colonies grew and began to encompass beliefs beyond Puritanism. Authors and philosophers focused on the individual’s ability to understand or figure out the world around him through scientific thought. While many still adhered to religious beliefs, the idea of deism came into prominence. Deism believed in one creator who was “rational and benevolent.” Deists and non-deists alike started to examine how their actions affected society, creating a sense of moral responsibility. Enlightenment thinking elevated man to assume that man was innately good and that it was possible to achieve a harmonious community. With such ideas becoming more of the social fabric and more authors advocating them, the Americans’ distaste for English rule became stronger as did their belief in independence. This site is very informative and contains links to other historical periods as well as authors writing during this time period. The site is reliable because it is the online version of the Norton Anthology, as respected literary anthology.
7. Hooker, Richard. “The Enlightenment Comes to America.” The Idea of America. 6 June 1999. Washington State University. 8 June, 2007. < http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/AMERICA/ENLIGHT.HTM > This website gives a history of America. It talks about the enlightenment years of the infant United States, and the political revolutions that followed enlightenment ideals. This website is helpful because it gives the reader an idea of how enlightenment ideas influenced the direction of the country.
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2. “Tone and Style.” The Writing Center @ Del Mar College. 8 June 2007 < http://www.delmar.edu/engl/wrtctr/handouts/ToneStyle.pdf >. This website appears to be the online version of a university’s writing center. It gives adequate definitions of tone, stating that it is “the expression of the author’s attitude . . . the tone of a story ay communicate the amusement, anger, affection, sorry, or contempt.” Style is equally described: “Style Refers to the individual traits or characteristics of a piece of writing. It’s a writer’s particular way of writing words that readers recognize.” I found the site very helpful in getting a general idea of what tone and style can consist of, at least apart from what I already knew.
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3. Henderson, Victoria. "All American: Glossary of Literary Terms." www.uncp.edu. University of North Carolina at Pembroke. 2 June 2007 <http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm#c>. The main purpose for this website is to give the definitions of many literary terms. It also states why these terms are important and how they enhance literary works. The website defines the term character as a person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature. The website describes analyzing texts using the literary term as extremely important because they are the medium through which a reader interacts with a piece of literature. An understanding of the term character helps understand the texts because they allow the reader to become more intimate with the text. The website is a credible source because it states who the author is to the information provided. Also the organization in which the author is associated with is given, University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
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13. “American Romanticism”. Woodlief, Ann. 18 August 2001. 10 June 2008 < http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng372/intro.htm >. This website gives the reader an idea of what life was like during the romantic period and how that led writers to have the style they did. The writers of this time period were trying to be original, trying to make the everyday happenings of life make sense and have meaning. They were also exploring personal ego and emotion. This website is a good one to study when trying to understand romanticism because in order to understand the works of the time period, one must understand the authors’ lives and what they were going through to make them write such emotional pieces. This website gives reference to many historical happenings that one could research to make sure that it is accurate. It is also part of an education website meaning that it was not created to make a profit, but rather to educate viewers on the subject.
14. "Romanticism." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 10 June 2008 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9083836>. This website provides a brief synopsis of Romanticism as a movement. As a movement that dispelled the rational thinking and invention of the Enlightenment period, the Romantic period dealt better with the irrational, and the fiction that we find in literature today. It deals better with the beauty in life, or the monstrosities that only a writer can develop through storytelling, and all that fills an imagination. This website provides links to other topics on Romanticism, including the web’s best sites, journals and magazines to expand your research.
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1. “Exploring Point of View.”__ Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?__ 2 June 2007. < http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/read/pov2.html >. This website explores the different literary terms. This page looks at the different points of view, such as objective, third person, first person, and omniscient point of view. The texts I selected to represent the Enlightenment use first person point of view. First person point of view is when the narrator participates in the action of the text. What the narrator says may not be objective, so it should be remembered that the information may be personal opinion. Understanding point of view reminds one to consider what the text content consists of: fact, opinion, fiction, etc. When looking at John Adams’ Thoughts on Government, I begin to look at what is his personal opinion and what information he has gained due to his research of other literary works and history. This website is sponsored by Annenberg Media. The company’s mission is to advance teaching in all disciplines and its information is frequently featured on PBS.
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