A. Mid-length essays

A1. Review & prioritize your learning in American Renaissance.

Joe Bernard, "Context, Color and Children"

Velma Laborde, "American Renaissance Course: Completing Perspectives"

Shellie Saenz, "American Renaissance—What Now?"

Ashley Rhodes, "Rumor Has It"

Angela Sims, "Surprising Connections"

A2. Mid-length essay on 1 or 2 terms or subjects: 

• Sentimental / Domestic Literature in the American Renaissance (+ / - sentimental stereotypes)

  Sarah Hardilek, "Feeling Sentimental?"

  Valerie Mead, "Heavy on Sentiment? Low on Respect"

• Religious literature or references discussed as literature in public schools?

  Andy Feith, "Addressing religion in the classroom"

B. Long Essay Questions

B1. Essay Question 1. the Gothic & its various characteristics and uses

April Bucy, "The Gothic—Helping the World get Haunted one House at a Time"

Tracie Estrada, "The Gothic is the Perfect Accompaniment to a Well Written Story"

Velma Laborde, "Meaning in the Macabre"

Dorothy Noyes, "Spooky Selections: The Gothic in American Renaissance Literature"

Shellie Saenz, "Gothic Here, Gothic There, Gothic, Gothic Everywhere!" (excerpts)

B2. Essay question 2. Moral problems depicted vividly and significantly but without simple, reductive moral judgment.

Velma Laborde, Lincoln’s Morality

B4. Essay question 4. classic, popular, and representative authors and literature i

Joe Bernard, "Reading for Category?"

Tracie Estrada, "An Equal Blend of Classic, Popular, and Representative Literature is the Key to Unlocking Students' Learning"

Valerie Mead, "ClassiReprePop Literature: Shades of Grey in Categorizing Works from the American Renaissance"

Dorothy Noyes, "Blurring Boundaries: The Separation of the Classical, Popular, and Representative"

Angela Sims, "The View from Over Here"