Apologia American Literature

Give your high schoolers the opportunity to explore the power and beauty of America's greatest literary works from a Christian worldview. Using the Socratic method of asking perceptive questions, Apologia American Literature, 2^nd Edition will help students see how enjoyable literature can be, how it speaks to their lives today, and how it affirms and illuminates biblical truth, The full-color textbook includes essays, excerpts, short stories, and poems from every major period and literary movement from Colonial to the Modern Age; biographical essays that examine the background, culture, and beliefs of each author; in-depth study and analysis of whole works; and thoughtful study questions that lead students to a deeper understanding of what the author is saying. A glossary of literary terms is included as well as access to extensive online solutions. 764 pages, softcover. Grades 10 – 12.

Please note that the following assigned novels, plays, short stories, and poems are not included and must be obtained separately: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway; To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry; “A Leader of the People” by John Steinbeck; “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber; “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner; “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty; “Revelation” by Flannery O’Connor; “Design” and “Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same” by Robert Frost; “Harlem” by Langston Hughes; and “My Papa’s Waltz” and “The Waking” by Theodore Roethke.