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“We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible
Hysteria in The Crucible. Neighbors suddenly turn on each other and accuse people they've known for years of practicing witchcraft and devil-worship. The town of Salem falls into mass hysteria, a condition in which community-wide fear overwhelms logic and individual thought and ends up justifying its own existence. Fear feeds fear: in order to explain to itself why so many people are afraid, the community begins to believe that the fear must have legitimate origins.
Of Mice and Men
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“George's voice became deeper. He repeated his words rhythmically as though he had said them many times before. 'Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to.”
― John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men
― John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men
ELA 10 American Literature and Composition 2 semesters 1.0 credit 10th Grade
PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Language Arts 9 Course
This is a two-semester course of American Literature from the early Colonial era to the Present. Students will read, discuss, and evaluate selected literary works (i.e. poetry, plays, novels, short stories, etc.) from representative authors within the thematic units found in the course text: Glencoe American Literature. Through writing, speaking, and critical thinking opportunities, students will gain a better understanding of the major themes and literary concepts in American Literature.
PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Language Arts 9 Course
This is a two-semester course of American Literature from the early Colonial era to the Present. Students will read, discuss, and evaluate selected literary works (i.e. poetry, plays, novels, short stories, etc.) from representative authors within the thematic units found in the course text: Glencoe American Literature. Through writing, speaking, and critical thinking opportunities, students will gain a better understanding of the major themes and literary concepts in American Literature.