American Literature

American Literature Writing Assignment: Writing Assignment # 2 Due Oct 16 (day 50) 2015@ 11:55 LENGTH: 1000-1250 WORDS YOU MUST USE THREE RESEARCH/OUTSIDE /CRITICAL /ACADEMIC SOURCES; THESE SOURCES DO NOT INCLUDE THE TEXT BUT DO INCLUDE INTRODUCTIONS IN THE BOOK, CRITICAL JOURNAL ARTICLES, ACADEMIC WEB-SITES (EDU), LECTURE NOTES, AND SOURCES ON NC LIVE. PAPERS LACKING APPROPRIATE SOURCES WILL BE RETURNED WITH A ?0,? AND NO COMMENTS. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION Topics: Although these three units cover many different authors, they all reflect or respond to the times in which they are written. Choose three texts from three different weeks of reading From a contemporary point of view, what connections can you make to these three weeks of readings? Are these texts any more than outdated pieces of literature? What connections can you find between these texts and contemporary America? In other words, what values still seem familiar here?