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Master Books American Literature Set

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Master Books American Literature Set
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Master Books American Literature Set
Master Books American Literature Set
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Grade 9-12
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Build a complete American literature foundation with the American Literature Set from James Stobaugh Literature, designed for grades 10-12. This bundled collection includes key primary texts and selections spanning colonial to modern eras—such as The History of Plimoth Plantation, Native American legends, Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Patrick Henry's speech, The Declaration of Independence, works by Poe, The Scarlet Letter, Walden, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Red Badge of Courage, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Crucible, The Chosen, and select poetry. It supports a one-year, high school-level course focused on whole-book study, worldview analysis, and critical thinking in a traditional Christian/religious framework with low teacher involvement and visual elements. Ideal for homeschool families seeking integrated primary sources for vocabulary, comprehension, and cultural literacy—often paired with Stobaugh's student/teacher books for structured lessons (guides sold separately for full curriculum).
Publisher's Description of Master Books American Literature Set

Enjoy a great selection of America’s finest writers in this powerful curriculum designed with critical thinking skills and biblical worldview. Students will enjoy beloved classics while developing vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills.

A well-crafted presentation of whole-book or whole-work selections from the major genres of classic literature (prose, poetry, and drama), this course has 34 chapters representing 34 weeks of study, with an overview of narrative background material on the writers, their historical settings, and worldview.

The rich curriculum’s content is infused with critical thinking skills, and an easy-to-use teacher’s guide outlines student objectives with each chapter and provides a course calendar and the answers to the assignments and weekly exercises. Each chapter has five lessons with daily concept-building exercises, warm-up questions, and guided readings The final lesson of the week includes the weekly exam, as well as essays developed through the course of that week’s study, chosen by the educator and student to personalize the coursework for the individual learner.

Part of a series of 1-year, high school-level literature courses, this curriculum can be taught independently of the series or in sequence with author James Stobaugh’s other literature classes. It is also designed to work in conjunction with Stobaugh’s high school history curriculum and can be taught alongside his American history course.

Recommended for: Grades 9-12 / 1 Year / 1 Credit

Note to Parent: There are additional books and texts not included within the study that are needed for this course. It is strongly suggested that students read most, if not all these titles during the summer before taking this course. Most will be available at local libraries or as free downloads.

Category Description for American Literature (James Stobaugh Literature)

The History of Plimoth Plantation, The Navajo Origin Legend, The Iroquois Constitution, Religious Affections, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention, The Declaration of Independence, Abigail Adams's Letter to her Daughter from the New White House, Thanatopsis, The Devil and Tom Walker, works by Edgar Allen Poe, The Scarlett Letter, Walden, Billy Budd, Negro Spirituals, The Gettysburg Address, I Will Fight No More Forever by Chief Joseph, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Red Badge of Courage, Ethan Frome, A Farewell to Arms, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Unvanquished, The Pearl, The Emperor Jones, the Little Foxes, The Glass Menagerie, The Crucible, A Separate Peace, Cold Sassy Tree, The Chosen, and select poetry.

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