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Words Aptly Spoken: American Literature

by Jen Greenholt Author

A companion guide to classics by great American authors This collection introduces you to twenty-nine works of American literature from early Christian sermons to twentieth-century plays. As a bonus, this book includes the text of three sermons by Christian ministers from early America, two stories by the great storyteller O. Henry, and two poems by the classic American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. American Literature contains a series of questions about each work. Review questions ensure that you understand the basic plot, characters, setting, and message of the book. Thought questions take the themes and ideas raised by each author and help you apply them to other, more familiar situations.

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Resource Type: book
ISBN: 9780982984505
Print Status: In Print
Chapter...from...s: 388
Pages: 221
Suggested Grades: 9th - 12th
Publisher: Classical Conversations, Inc
Edition: 2nd Edition
Copyright: 2011
URL: http://www.ClassicalConversationsBooks.com

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Intro Reading Skills, About the Essay, Brain Work - Planning the Essay, Hand Work - Writing the Essay
1 "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
Reading Skills Vocabulary
1 The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
Reading Skills Vocabulary
1 "If" by Rudyard Kipling
Reading Practice Themes
1 "If, for Girls" by J. P. McEvoy
Reading Practice Quotes
1 "A Model of Christian Charity" (excerpt) by John Winthrop
Reading Skills Plot
1 Essays to Do Good (excerpt) by Cotton Mather
Reading Skills Quotes
1 "The Method of Grace" by George Whitefield
Reading Skills Themes
1 "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry W. Longfellow
Reading Skills Timeline
1 "The Song of Hiawatha" (excerpt) by Henry W. Longfellow
Reading Skills Characters
1 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
2 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
3 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
4 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
5 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
6 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
7 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
8 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
9 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
10 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
11 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
12 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
13 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
14 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
15 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
16 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
17 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
18 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
19 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
20 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
21 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
22 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
23 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
24 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
25 The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Speare
Brain Work Asking a Question
1 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
2 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
3 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
4 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
5 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
6 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
7 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
8 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
9 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
10 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
11 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
12 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
13 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
14 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
15 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
16 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
17 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
18 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
19 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
20 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
21 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth G. Speare
Brain Work Asking a Question
1 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
2 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
3 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
4 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
5 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
6 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
7 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
8 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
9 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
10 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
11 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
12 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Brain Work Developing a Thesis
1 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
2 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
3 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
4 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
5 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
6 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
7 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Hand Work Revising the Conclusion
1 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
2 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
3 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
4 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
5 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
6 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
7 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
8 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
9 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
10 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
11 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
12 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
13 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
14 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
15 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
16 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
17 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
18 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
19 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
20 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
21 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
22 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
23 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
24 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
25 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
26 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
27 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
28 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
29 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
30 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
31 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
32 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
33 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
34 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
35 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Brain Work Building an Argument
1 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
2 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
3 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
4 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
5 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
6 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
7 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
8 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
9 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
10 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
11 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
12 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
13 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
14 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
15 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
16 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
17 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
18 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
19 An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
Hand Work Choosing a Title
1 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
2 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
3 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
4 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
5 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
6 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
7 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
8 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
9 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
10 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
11 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
12 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
13 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
14 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
15 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
16 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
17 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
18 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
19 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
20 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
21 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
22 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
23 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
24 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
25 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
26 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
27 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
28 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
29 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
30 Billy Budd by Herman Melville
Brain Work Preparing an Outline
1 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
3 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
5 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
6 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
7 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
8 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
9 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
10 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
11 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
12 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
13 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
14 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
15 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
16 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
17 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
18 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
19 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
20 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
21 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
22 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
23 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
24 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hand Work Proofreading
1 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
2 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
3 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
4 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
5 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
6 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
7 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
8 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
9 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
10 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
11 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
12 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
13 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
14 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
15 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
16 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
17 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
18 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
19 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
20 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
21 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
22 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
23 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
24 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Brain Work Conducting (secondary) Research
1 "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar A. Poe
Hand Work Formatting Citations
1 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - "I Dare Not Stay Home"
2 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Destination: Shandia
3 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - "All Things to All Men"
4 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Infinite Adaptability
5 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - "Expendable for God"
6 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Missionary to the Head-Shrinking Jivaros
7 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Breaking Jungle Barriers
8 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - The Aucas
9 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - September, 1955
10 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Operation Auca Begins
11 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - A Line from Plane to Ground
12 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - The Savages Respond
13 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - The Search for "Palm Beach"
14 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - An Auca on the Path
15 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Why Did the Men Go?
16 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - "We Go Not Forth Alone"
17 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Success on Friday
18 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Silence
19 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - "Yet Have We Not Forgotten Thee"
20 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Epilogue (November 1958)
21 Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot - Epilogue II (January 1981)
Brain Work Considering Form and Style
1 Born Again by Charles Colson - Something Wrong
2 Born Again by Charles Colson - "Good Enough"
3 Born Again by Charles Colson - "Break All the ___ China"
4 Born Again by Charles Colson - The President's Night Out
5 Born Again by Charles Colson - Hatchet Man
6 Born Again by Charles Colson - "Exhausted Volcano"
7 Born Again by Charles Colson - The Long Hot Summer
8 Born Again by Charles Colson - An Unforgettable Night
9 Born Again by Charles Colson - Cottage by the Sea
10 Born Again by Charles Colson - Washington Revisited
11 Born Again by Charles Colson - Brothers
12 Born Again by Charles Colson - Christ in the Headlines
13 Born Again by Charles Colson - The Lonely House
14 Born Again by Charles Colson - Underground Movement
15 Born Again by Charles Colson - Accused
16 Born Again by Charles Colson - Decision
17 Born Again by Charles Colson - Guilty, Your Honor
18 Born Again by Charles Colson - Awaiting Judgement
19 Born Again by Charles Colson - The Fall of the Gavel
20 Born Again by Charles Colson - The Slammer
21 Born Again by Charles Colson - "Don't Get Involved"
22 Born Again by Charles Colson - No Favors, Please
23 Born Again by Charles Colson - When Two or More Gather
24 Born Again by Charles Colson - A Helping Hand
25 Born Again by Charles Colson - Unexpected Gift
26 Born Again by Charles Colson - Spiritual Warfare
27 Born Again by Charles Colson - A Time to be Free
28 Born Again by Charles Colson - Epilogue
Brain Work Thinking About Form and Style
1 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
2 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
3 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
4 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
5 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
6 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
7 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
8 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
9 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
10 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
11 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
12 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
13 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
14 Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
Hand Work Refining the Introduction
1 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
2 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
3 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
4 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
5 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
6 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
7 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
8 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
9 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
10 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
11 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Appendix Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Brain Work Developing a Thesis
1 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - A Slave Among Slaves
2 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Boyhood Days
3 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - The Struggle for an Education
4 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Helping Others
5 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - The Reconstruction Period
6 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Black Race and Red Race
7 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Early Days at Tuskegee
8 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House
9 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights
10 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - A Harder Task than Making Bricks Without Straw
11 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie on Them
12 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Raising Money
13 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech
14 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - The Atlanta Exposition Address
15 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - The Secret of Success in Public Speaking
16 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Europe
17 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Last Words
Hand Work Revising the Conclusion
1 The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
2 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
3 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
4 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
5 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
6 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
7 Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
Brain Work Building an Argument
1 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
6 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
8 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
9 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
11 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
12 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
13 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
14 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
15 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
16 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
17 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
18 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
19 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
20 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
21 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
22 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
23 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
24 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
25 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
26 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
27 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
28 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
29 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
30 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
31 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Hand Work Proofreading
1 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Economy
2 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
3 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Reading
4 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Sounds
5 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Solitude
6 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Visitors
7 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - The Bean-Field
8 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - The Village
9 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - The Ponds
10 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Baker Farm
11 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Higher Laws
12 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Brute Neighbors
13 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - House-Warming
14 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors
15 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Winter Animals
16 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - The Pond in Winter
17 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Spring
18 Walden by Henry D. Thoreau - Conclusion
Brain Work Preparing an Outline
1 "On Self-Reliance" by Ralph W. Emerson
Hand Work Formatting Citations
1 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Brain Work Conducting (primary) Research
1 Looking Back, Looking Forward

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