Category: Literature

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+ american literature, captivity narrative, early american literature, increase mather, Literature, Uncategorized

Mary Rowlandson and Identity

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Mary Rolwandson’s A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson: A Minister’s Wife in New-England: Wherein is set forth, The Cruel and Inhumane Usage she underwent amongst the Heathens for Eleven Weeks time: And her Deliverance from them. Written by her own Hand, for her Private Use: and now made Public at the earnest Desire of some Friends, for the … Read More Mary Rowlandson and Identity

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+ american literature, an indian's looking-glass for the white man, Literature, native american literature, samson occom, The Experiences of Five Christian Indians pf the Pequot Tribe, Uncategorized, william apess

Navigating Two Worlds: Samson Occom and William Apess

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I am always amazed at the similarities between texts in class. I pair texts together for a reason, but it is always satisfying when other similarities and points of discussion arise between paired texts. This happens all of the time, and when I taught Samson Occom (Mohegan) and William Apess (Pequod) last week, new aspects arose that strengthened reading the two authors, separated by … Read More Navigating Two Worlds: Samson Occom and William Apess

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David Walker and the Composition Classroom?

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For various reasons, I always like to teach David Walker’s Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829) in my Early American literature courses. Typically, I do not have students read selections from Walker’s Appeal until later in the semester; however, as I noted in a previous post, I am having students read it at the very beginning of the semester before moving … Read More David Walker and the Composition Classroom?

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+ african american literature, american literature, frank yerby, langston hughes, Literature, southern literature, Uncategorized, white magnolias

Frank Yerby’s “White Magnolias”

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On a recent trip to New Orleans, I stopped by Librairie Bookshop on Chartres and picked up four Frank Yerby paperbacks: The Saracen Blade (1952), Gillian (1960), The Man from Dahomey (1971), and A Darkness at Ingraham’s Crest (1979). Since then, I have been delving, in earnest, into Yerby’s oeuvre, one that includes thirty three novels. I’ve written about his first novel The Foxes … Read More Frank Yerby’s “White Magnolias”

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+ composition, Elevator pitch, Literature, Pedagogy, Uncategorized

The Elevator Pitch in the Composition and Literature Classroom 

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During the spring semester, I taught three freshman composition courses, and even though each course was a little different, I had all three do a proposal essay as one of their paper assignments. I have done this type of assignment before, and typically it’s been hit or miss with how well students do with writing their proposals. For the most part, I tell them … Read More The Elevator Pitch in the Composition and Literature Classroom 

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