{"id":578,"date":"2018-01-22T22:16:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/americanlit1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=578"},"modified":"2018-01-22T22:16:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:16:31","slug":"course-contents-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/howardcollege-americanlit1\/chapter\/course-contents-at-a-glance\/","title":{"raw":"Course Contents at a Glance","rendered":"Course Contents at a Glance"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"wp-nocaption aligncenter wp-image-220\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-220\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2.png 498w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-65x37.png 65w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-350x199.png 350w\" alt=\"an icon of a pair of binoculars\" width=\"250\" height=\"142\" \/><\/div>\r\nThe following list shows a summary of the topics covered in this course. To see all of the course pages, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/americanlit1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table of Contents<\/a>.\r\n<h2>Module 1: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How to Analyze a Short Story<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A Short History of the Early American Novel<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Approaching Poetry<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Free Verse<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Literary Terms: A Guide<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Literary Criticism<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 2: Early American and Puritan Literature (1650\u20131750)<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>American Puritanism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A Model of Christian Charity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Pilgrim's Progress<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Verses upon the Burning of Our House<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 3: Enlightenment Literature (1760\u20131820)<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Video: Edwards and the Transition to Enlightenment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Video: The American Enlightenment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 4: Romantic Literature (1820\u20131860)<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The Romantic Period, 1820\u20131860: Essayists and Poets<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Thanatopsis<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Wakefield<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Song of Myself<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Use of Nature in American Gothic<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Indian Burying Ground<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Raven<\/li>\r\n \t<li>History of American Literature<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Second Great Awakening and Transcendentalism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nature<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The American Scholar<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Self-Reliance<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Walden<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Women\u2019s Sphere and the Emergence of the Women\u2019s Rights Movement<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Woman in the Nineteenth Century<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Resistance and Abolition<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Uncle Tom's Cabin<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 5: Writing About Literature<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Annotated List of Useful Online Resources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Using Databases: Periodical Indexes and Abstracts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Annotated List of Useful Databases<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Finding and Evaluating Research Sources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Finding Literary Criticism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"wp-nocaption aligncenter wp-image-220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-220\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2.png 498w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-65x37.png 65w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01212659\/binoculars2-350x199.png 350w\" alt=\"an icon of a pair of binoculars\" width=\"250\" height=\"142\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The following list shows a summary of the topics covered in this course. To see all of the course pages, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/americanlit1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table of Contents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Module 1: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How to Analyze a Short Story<\/li>\n<li>A Short History of the Early American Novel<\/li>\n<li>Approaching Poetry<\/li>\n<li>Free Verse<\/li>\n<li>Literary Terms: A Guide<\/li>\n<li>Literary Criticism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Module 2: Early American and Puritan Literature (1650\u20131750)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>American Puritanism<\/li>\n<li>A Model of Christian Charity<\/li>\n<li>Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God<\/li>\n<li>The Pilgrim&#8217;s Progress<\/li>\n<li>Verses upon the Burning of Our House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Module 3: Enlightenment Literature (1760\u20131820)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Video: Edwards and the Transition to Enlightenment<\/li>\n<li>Video: The American Enlightenment<\/li>\n<li>Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death<\/li>\n<li>Autobiography of 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