| Transcendentalism Links for further information Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| American Literature Semester One |
| American Icon Composition American Memory: The Library of Congress Ideas for Research Sources American Icon Poll |
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"To a Mouse" - Where Steinbeck got his title |
| Arthur Miller and the Red Scare - Inspiration for The Crucible Karl Marx - founder of Communism |
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| Monticello: Jefferson's Home Learn more about the man and his palace |
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| The Electric Ben Franklin Everything you want to know about "The First American" |
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| Poe and Surrealism: The inspiring irrational mind |
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| The Scarlet Letter Composition Assignment Villa Library Resources |
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| Poetry Help Scansion Figurative Language Devices Emily Dickinson |
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| Homes of The Crucible Accused John Proctor's Home Homes of Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Osborne, and Bridget Bishop |
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| Music of Early America Listen to the top hits of our founding fathers and mothers |
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| The Beginnings of the American Tradition: Class Notes Power Point (without audio recordings - they don't upload properly) |
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| Pilgrim Links: Interesting Facts About the Earliest Settlers MayflowerHistory.com Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown |
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| The Revolutionary Period: Historical Background Information Signing the Declaration of Independence |
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| Midterm Survey: Tell Me How Class Is Going! |
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| Rules of Persuasion: How many do Henry, Paine, & Jefferson follow? Henry's spirit lives on! Click the pic to read a funny comic. |
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| The First Harvest: Historical Background Information |
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| The Flowering of New England: Historical Background Information |
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