Early American Poetry and Short Stories
$129.00
Early American Poetry and Short Stories: A 6-session workshop that focuses on American authors from the early-mid 19th century. Weekly webinars are 50 minutes long. Recordings are available for students who must miss a session.
Early American Poetry and Short Stories: A 6-session workshop that focuses on American authors from the early-mid 19th century. Weekly webinars are 50 minutes long. Recordings are available for students who must miss a session.
Readings include:
- Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle”
- Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”
- Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”
- Emerson and Thoreau’s Transcendentalist poetry
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” and “The Village Blacksmith”
- William Cullen Bryant’s “The Poet” and “To a Waterfowl”
All readings are provided online for students enrolled in the class.
| Challenge Level | This is an all-ages workshop. Any students who feel prepared to read and discuss the assigned poetry and short stories are welcome to attend. |
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| Time Commitment | Most students report spending approximately 1-2 hours per week on homework outside of the webinar. |
| Instructor | Headmistress Guinevere |
| Reading List | All readings are provided as free web links in the classroom. No book purchases are required for this class. |
| Usually offered | Summer Session |
| Available Sessions | Summer 2025 T/TH 11am Pacific, Spring 2023 Wed 11am Pacific (6-week session begins 4-3, Summer 2022 M/W 11am Pacific, Spring 2021 Session 2 Th 11am Pacific (6-week session begins 4-8), Summer 2020 Session 1 T/Th 10am Pacific (begins 5-26), Spring 2020 Mon 10am Pacific (6-week workshop begins 2-10), Summer 2018 T/Th 10am Pacific, Summer M/W 11am Pacific |
