Lesson 1: Beginnings to 1750: Part I
Objectives
After successfully completing this lesson, you will be able to
- write well-organized, well-supported essays of literary analysis.
- recognize the essential relationship between literature in general and its historical context.
- identify how America’s early history contributed to the uniquely American flavor and elements of the literature of this era.
- recognize and discuss the elements of origin myths and the oral traditions of early Native Americans.
- demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of exploration narratives as well as their use of descriptive techniques.
