Help What are your favorite American classics?

cbownesouth · 04-16-2012, 11:21 AM

Hello I have taught High school Science for so many years that my literature is rusty. Next year I will be teaching american literature to a group of homeschoolers with learning disabilities. Many of them have dyslexia and some others have low comprehension although they read out loud at reading level. I was thinking digital media might be the way to go for them in that the students could use text to speech and read/ listen at the same time.
I would like to cover the classics of American literature. poetry, short stories and some novels. Many of these kids because of their learning disabilities have huge gaps in their exposure to literature.I don't want to waste any time because there is so much to cover. I would love to know what classics did you read that you were so glad you did and which ones do you wish you missed.
I want to do at least one Twain, Washington Irving, Hemingway, Poe, London,
Who do I need to have them read to fill in gaps and give them an overview of American literature?

in poetry I need to do some Longfellow, Wheatly,Sandberg, Dickenson, Cummings, Alcot and someone current like Angelou or Shelden

Valmore Daniels · 04-16-2012, 11:58 AM

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Mikou · 04-16-2012, 12:28 PM

My favorites include:
1. Edgar Allen Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher
2. Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3. Toni Morrison: Beloved
4. Theodore Dreiser: An American Tragedy
5. Richard Wright: Native Son
6. Joseph Heller: Catch-22
7. JD Salinger: Catcher in the Rye
8. WW Jacobs: The Monkey's Paw (short story)
9-10. George Orwell: 1984 and Animal Farm
11. Ayn Rand: Anthem
12. TS Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (poetry)

ImogenRose · 04-16-2012, 03:26 PM

Welcome to MR!

Imogen

MickeyC · 04-17-2012, 04:05 AM

Hi and welcome to MobileRead.

04-16-2012, 11:21 AM	#1
cbownesouth Homeschool teacher Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hendersonville, NC Device: none	Help What are your favorite American classics? Hello I have taught High school Science for so many years that my literature is rusty. Next year I will be teaching american literature to a group of homeschoolers with learning disabilities. Many of them have dyslexia and some others have low comprehension although they read out loud at reading level. I was thinking digital media might be the way to go for them in that the students could use text to speech and read/ listen at the same time. I would like to cover the classics of American literature. poetry, short stories and some novels. Many of these kids because of their learning disabilities have huge gaps in their exposure to literature.I don't want to waste any time because there is so much to cover. I would love to know what classics did you read that you were so glad you did and which ones do you wish you missed. I want to do at least one Twain, Washington Irving, Hemingway, Poe, London, Who do I need to have them read to fill in gaps and give them an overview of American literature? in poetry I need to do some Longfellow, Wheatly,Sandberg, Dickenson, Cummings, Alcot and someone current like Angelou or Shelden

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Mikou Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 5052779 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Device: Kobo Libra, Amazon Fire 10, Kobo Clara, Kobo Aura One	My favorites include: 1. Edgar Allen Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher 2. Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3. Toni Morrison: Beloved 4. Theodore Dreiser: An American Tragedy 5. Richard Wright: Native Son 6. Joseph Heller: Catch-22 7. JD Salinger: Catcher in the Rye 8. WW Jacobs: The Monkey's Paw (short story) 9-10. George Orwell: 1984 and Animal Farm 11. Ayn Rand: Anthem 12. TS Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (poetry)

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