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Ms. Lauren Murrah

lmurrah@spx.org * ext. 335 * Rm 213

American Literature

2nd Semester: Period 1 - Room 205; Period 4 - Room 210; Period 7 - Room 210

Calendar
updated 5/16	American Lit Class Week of May 12-16	Homework for All Periods *
Thurs 5/15	Discuss Catcher Ch 18-20; work on discussion questions	Read Ch 24-26 for Fri
Fri 5/16	Discuss Catcher Ch 21-23	Study for Exam
Mon 5/19	7th to Compter Lab & 4th to Library to finish mini-projects	Study for Exam
Tues 5/20	Mini-Projects Due; wrap-up Catcher	Study for Exam
Wed 5/21	Final Exam 8:00-9:30 AM
Final Exam Locations	1st Period - Room 219 4th Period - Room 220 7th Period - Room 221

* Homework is due the following day unless otherwise noted.

Documents
- American Lit CP1 Course Syllabus		- American Lit CP1 Course Expectations
- Revising & Editing Guide		- How to Set Up an Essay (doc)
- Grading Scale (pdf) - for written homework & class assignments		- Huck Finn Formal Essay (doc)
- Elements of Realism & Naturalism (pdf)		- Questions for "Why I Live at the P.O."
- Chapter Questions for Catcher in the Rye		- Catcher Writing Assignment
- The Holden Scrapbook		- Study Guide for Final Exam (doc)
- "Why I Live at the P.O." (full text)

Subject Resources
- Poets' Corner		- Official Norman Rockwell website (artist)
- Official Bill Bryson website (author)		- PBS's Circle of Stories (Native American)
- Grandmother Spider Steals the Fire (video clip)		- Oxford English Dictionary online
- NativeAmericans.com		- Salem Witch Museum
- Interactive Salem Witch Hunt (National Geographic)		- Grammar Girl: Quick & Dirty Tips for Better Writing
- Witch Hunt: A Web Scavenger Hunt for "The Crucible"		- Writing a Character Analysis
- MLA Guide (OWL at Purdue)		- Gale Virtual Library
- PoeStories.com (Edgar Allan Poe)		- Styles of Architecture
- The Great Gatsby		- Aspire 2008 Reading List
- Eudora Welty audio clip

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