Sir, I have n't any country, any more than I have any father. But I'm going to have one. The sky seemed a gray surtout. Flights of troubled gray fowl, kith and kin with flights of troubled gray vapors among which they were mixed, skimmed low and fitfully over the waters, as swallows over meadows before storms. Shadows present, foreshadowing deeper shadows to come.
Students can write an analysis of a scholarly article on one of the authors studied.
Students can trace a motif appearing in several of the works. Students can place a current issue or problem in its historical literary perspective. For example, a Native American tale can be analyzed in conjunction with the today's controvery over the origins of life. Students can investigate the historical background for a work or an author. Washington Irving and the movementnfor American cultural independence from English could be explored.