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American lit · Writing
Examine how a text treats the American Dream.
American lit · Writing
Explore how a text critiques markets or stuff.
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Map beginning/middle/end for one character.
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Do a micro close-read of 4–6 lines.
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Compare two American works from different eras.
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Tie text to its American historical moment.
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Analyze dialogue style and dialect.
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Interpret the ending’s effect.
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Analyze texts told through letters/diaries.
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Analyze family roles and conflict.
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Spot early hints of later events.
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Explore identity (race/class/gender) in the text.
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Trace journeys as metaphor for identity.
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Explore justice, law, or systems in a text.
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Study how language grants or strips power.
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Place a work in its movement (Realism, etc.).
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Study how memory shapes narrative.
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Track a motif’s recurrence and purpose.
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Analyze how names/nicknames signal identity.
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Test how trustworthy the narrator is.
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Study nature imagery and meaning.
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Compare rural/urban spaces in the text.
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Examine POV choices and effects.
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Plan sources and angles for a paper.
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Analyze argument craft in an essay/speech.
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Show how setting shapes characters.
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Analyze how structure shapes reader experience.
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Analyze a central symbol and its changes.
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Craft a precise thesis for an American text.
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Examine diction, syntax, and rhythm of a passage.