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This CCSS aligned unit provides a literary and historical overview of the literature of American slaves including narratives, speeches and poems. Students read informational and literary texts, develop their analysis skills, write an extended metaphor poem and/or an argumentative essay then finish the unit with a written test. This unit includes the following: * Five public domain readings --an excerpt from Oludah Equiano’s “Interesting Narrative...” --two Phillis Wheatley poems --an exc

This CCSS aligned set provides a short literary and historical overview of American poet, Phillis Wheatley, through her poems “On Being Brought from Africa to America” and “On Imagination”. ** This set is from my Literature of Slaves Unit and my American Literature Bundle, so please do not purchase both. ** Includes: * a short WebQuest about Wheatley with teacher notes * a copy of “On Being Brought from Africa to America” and “On Imagination” * poetry analysis questions with teacher notes *

This zipped resource includes a variety of units and activities to supplement a British Literature course. The following 7 resources are bundled for a 25% off discount; please click through the links for more information about each resource: ******************* "A Modest Proposal”: A Study of Satire This 32 page resource includes the following: * Satire Overview Handout * Two Satire Analysis Activities * "A Modest Proposal" Vocabulary Activity and 10 Question Vocabulary Quiz * "A Modest Propo