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American Literature & Rhetoric
                                                                                                                                                                                         Robin Dissin Aufses, Renée H. Shea,
                                                                                                                                                                                       Lawrence Scanlon, Katherine E. Cordes
         You told us & we listened







          A unique combination of chronological and                                                                   Giving students the tools to understand connections
          thematic approaches to American literature.                                                                 between American history and American literature.




          Revolutionizing how American                                                                                 Highlighting voices and
          literature is taught.                                                                                        ideas that matter.
          The first readings chapter of the book is                                                                    The diverse readings and innovative
          Chapter 5—Redefining America: 2001 to the                                                                    structure of American Literature
          Present. Beginning with contemporary texts                                                                   & Rhetoric show students how the
          immediately engages students with timeless                                                                   voices of the past connect to
          themes and enduring issues—and also helps                                                                    the present, inviting them to think
          teachers solve the age old problem of how to                                                                 critically about why those
          prevent American literature from being stuck                                                                 connections matter.
          in the past. These readings are both urgently                                                                •  Talkbacks threaded throughout
          related to students’ lives, and provide solid                                                                 the book pair classic and
          ground to grapple with the literature of the past.                                                            challenging pieces with modern
                                                                                                                        and thought-provoking responses.



            Chapter   Readings                               Chapter   Readings
                 5    Redefining America: 2001 to the present       8    Reconstructing America: 1865-1913
                 6    A Meeting of Old & New Worlds: Beginnings to 1830       9    America in the Modern World: 1913-1945

                 7    America in Conflict: 1830-1865             10    The Rise of a Superpower: 1945-2000

                                                                                                                                                                                         Key Context notes accompanying
                                                                                                                                                                                       most texts help young readers
                                                                                                                                                                                       navigate unfamiliar contexts that
          A focus on the themes that define America.                                                                                                                                   come with literature from other
          All of the readings in the book connect to at least one of eight fundamental themes in American literature:                                                                  time periods and provide a sense
                                                                                                                                                                                       of the bigger picture. This support
          •  American Ideals: Is America the Land of the Free?  •  The Immigrant Experience: What Is the American Dream?                                                               is key for developing readers

          •  American Identity: What Does It Mean to Be   •  Church and State: What Is the Role of Religion in                                                                         and English Language Learners.

           American?                                    American Life?
          •  America at War: How Has Conflict Shaped America?    •  Nature and the Environment: Is America the Land of Plenty?
          •  Civil Rights in America: Liberty and Justice for All?  •  Prosperity and Inequality: Is America the Land of Opportunity?
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