Lesson 1

Objectives

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Study Session 1

Essays of Literary Analysis

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Study Session 2: Historical Background and Literature of Early America

Reading Assignment

Overview

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Study Session 3

Origin Myths and the Oral Tradition

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Study Session 4

Exploration Narratives

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Historical Background and Literature of Early America

Historical Background and Literature of Early America

Reading Assignment

In Prentice Hall Literature—The American Experience:

• Pages 4–5: “American and World Events”
• Pages 6–14: “Literature of Early America”

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