English 11: American Voices, Identity & Public Memory — Reading library
- The Name on the Program
A complete short story for close reading, discussion, and writing.
- Archive
A complete poem for close reading, discussion, and writing.
- Representative
A complete dramatic scene for close reading, discussion, and writing.
- Whose History Is on the Wall?
A complete paired arguments and source packet for close reading, discussion, and writing.
- From Records to Reasons
A complete informational essay for close reading, discussion, and writing.
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Complete 1845 Narrative, including introductory framing and Appendix, with sustained reading, testimony analysis, and writing guidance.
- The Great Gatsby
Complete local source edition, section questions, vocabulary support, and a sustained writing assignment.
- Hamlet
Complete local source edition, section questions, vocabulary support, and a sustained writing assignment.
- Identity, Education & Public Argument: Du Bois
Complete Forethought and Chapters I and III, with section questions and the full source book available for optional context.
- Trifles
The complete Trifles, with evidence, performance, and ethical-judgment tasks; other plays in the source collection are optional.
- The Declaration of Independence
Complete local source edition, section questions, vocabulary support, and a sustained writing assignment.
- The Constitution: Preamble & Original Clauses
Required Preamble and original Article I, Sections 1–2; the original Constitution is available for context. This edition does not include amendments.
- Dunbar: Mask, Sympathy & Douglass
Three complete poems with form, voice, context, and comparison tasks.