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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
When is self-determination possible?
What causes divisions between people?
How do we respond to defeat?
What is the price of progress?
SKILL FOCUS
SKILL FOCUS
Read and Analyze American Literature
Analyze Argument
Analyze Persuasive Techniques
Analyze Tone
Make Inferences
Evaluate Sources
Synthesize Information
Analyze Point of View
Analyze Plot
Analyze Ideas and Events
Analyze Rhetoric
Evaluate Arguments
Compare Arguments
Analyze Speaker
Analyze Rhythm
Analyze Allusions
Analyze Character
Compare Structure
The Literature
The Literature
“My father was a slave and my people died to build this country, and I’m going to stay here and have a part of it.”
-Paul Robeson
Second Inaugural Address
Speech by Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln seeks unity as the Civil War nears its end.
To My Old Master
Letter by Jourdon Anderson
The writer addresses the person who held him in slavery in this surprising letter.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Short Story by Ambrose Bierce
This classic story begins at the moment when Peyton Farquhar is about to be hanged.
Building the Transcontinental Railroad
History Writing by Iris Chang
Learn about the vital contributions made by Chinese workers.
Declaration of Sentiments
Argument by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This document inspired women to fight for the right to vote.
Speech to the American Equal Rights Association
Argument by Sojourner Truth
Truth demands that women be paid equally (a problem that persists to this day).
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