McDougal Littell Literature invites students to explore the world of art, literature, and life’s big questions. The unique organization around clusters of standards allows for the teaching of major literary concepts across genre. Standards that belong together are taught together. Students analyze fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and media across clusters of standards. Special features support visual and media literacy, along with research strategies.
CONTENTS
Introductory Unit - Literary essentials workshop - Writing essentials workshop
Unit 1: An Emerging Nation Early American Writing 1600–1800 The Native American Experience Exploration and the Early Settlers The Puritan Tradition
Unit 2: Celebrating the Individual American Romanticism 1800–1855 The Early Romantics The Fireside Poets The Transcendentalists American Gothic
Unit 3: An Age of Transition From Romanticism to Rrealism 1855–1870 Brilliant Mavericks: Whitman and Dickinson Literature of the Civil War
Unit 4: Capturing the American Landscape Regionalism and Naturalism 1870–1910 Regionalism and Local Color Writing The Rise of Naturalism A New Role for Women
Unit 5: A Changing Awareness The Harlem Renaissance and Modernism 1910–1940 The Harlem Renaissance The New Poetry The Modern Short Story Journalism as Literature
Unit 6: New Perspectives Contemporary Literature 1940–present Modern American Drama Responses to War Civil Rights and Protest Literature A Mosaic of American Voices
Unit 7: Investigation and Discovery The Power of Research
Student Resource Bank - Reading Handbook - Writing Handbook - Writing Handbook - Grammar Handbook - Vocabulary and Spelling Handbook - Speaking and Listening Handbook - Media Handbook - Test-Taking Handbook Glossary of Literary Terms Glossary of Reading & Informational Terms Glossary of Vocabulary in English & Spanish Pronunciation Key Index of Fine Art Index of Skills Index of Titles and Authors Acknowledgments Art Credits