ACP American Literature Unit 7: Modernism

Cowan
“I don’t want just words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go.”—F. Scott Fitzgerald

Unit Concepts:
America takes its place on the stage of world leadership during the 20th century. Literature is no exception. Why?
What are the main features of the literature during this time period?
How does poetry change? Drama? What new genre is introduced?
How does one go about writing a literary analysis of a novel?
What about literary Critics…what do they have to say and why?

Feb 14 E Annotated Bibliography #1 Due

Feb 15 F Introduction to Modernism
Introduction to The Great Gatsby
Important Dates:

Feb 16 A Anderson’s “Sophistication” Annotated Bib #1:

Feb 17 B* In class: Hurston’s “How it feels to be colored me” Feb 14 & 15

Feb 18 C The Harlem Renaissance Annotated Bib #2:

Feb 22 D Feb 23 & 24

Feb 23 E Annotated Bibliography #2 Due Sentence Outline Due:

Feb 24 F* Symbolism/Imagism March 1 & 2
Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory: “Hills Like White Elephants” (in class)

Feb 25 A Outline Workshop

Feb 28 B

Mar 1 C Sentence Outline Due

Mar 2 D* Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Mar 3 E* Porter’s “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” and Welty’s “A Worn Path”
Mar 7 F

Mar 8 A Fitzgerald’s “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”

Mar 9 B

Mar 10 C* Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams”

Mar 11 D Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mar 21 E The Great Gatsby

Mar 22 F

Mar 23 A The Great Gatsby

Mar 24 B

Mar 25 C Junior Ring/Work Day

Mar 28 D

Mar 29 E 20 time/Review
Mar 30 F

Mar 31 A* Unit 7 Test

Apr 1 B* Novel Analysis on Test (Gatsby Q & E)