Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 4 views

    21ST LIT Q2-W7-8 American Lit

    Uploaded by

    Mary Ann R. Mora
    This document provides an overview of American literature and some notable 21st century American writers. It discusses how American literature was originally influenced by British literature before the US was founded. It then lists some famous American writers and their works from before the 21st century, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and John Steinbeck. Finally, it profiles several prominent 21st century American writers like George R.R. Martin, Dan Brown, Stephen King, and Danielle Steel, and provides a matching exercise to test comprehension.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content

    You might also like

    21ST LIT Q2-W7-8 American Lit

    Uploaded by

    Mary Ann R. Mora
    4 views2 pages
    This document provides an overview of American literature and some notable 21st century American writers. It discusses how American literature was originally influenced by British literature before the US was founded. It then lists some famous American writers and their works from before the 21st century, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and John Steinbeck. Finally, it profiles several prominent 21st century American writers like George R.R. Martin, Dan Brown, Stephen King, and Danielle Steel, and provides a matching exercise to test comprehension.

    Original Description:

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document provides an overview of American literature and some notable 21st century American writers. It discusses how American literature was originally influenced by British literature before the US was founded. It then lists some famous American writers and their works from before the 21st century, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and John Steinbeck. Finally, it profiles several prominent 21st century American writers like George R.R. Martin, Dan Brown, Stephen King, and Danielle Steel, and provides a matching exercise to test comprehension.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    4 views2 pages

    21ST LIT Q2-W7-8 American Lit

    Uploaded by

    Mary Ann R. Mora
    This document provides an overview of American literature and some notable 21st century American writers. It discusses how American literature was originally influenced by British literature before the US was founded. It then lists some famous American writers and their works from before the 21st century, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and John Steinbeck. Finally, it profiles several prominent 21st century American writers like George R.R. Martin, Dan Brown, Stephen King, and Danielle Steel, and provides a matching exercise to test comprehension.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    21st CENTURY LITERATURE

    Quarter 2 - Week 7-8

    Republic of the Philippines


    Department of Education
    REGION V (BICOL)
    SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF IRIGA CITY
    ZEFERINO ARROYO HIGH SCHOOL

    QUICK STUDY NOTES


    in 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE

    A. LESSON BRIEF: AMERICAN LITERATURE


    B. KEY CONCEPTS:
    American literature is literature predominantly written or produced in English in the
    United States of America and its preceding colonies. Before the founding of the United States,
    the Thirteen Colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States were heavily
    influenced by British literature.
    Some Famous American Writers and some of their Masterpieces before 21st Century:
    • Washington Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne “The Scarlet Letter”
    • Edgar Allan Poe “The Cask Of Amontillado”
    • William Cullen Bryant “Thanatopsis”
    • John Steinbeck “The Pearl”
    • Ernest Hemingway “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
    • T.S. Eliot “Journey of the Magi”

    Some Famous 21st Century American Writers:


    • George R.R. Martin – he wrote the epic fantasy series of novels, A Song of Ice and
    Fire, which inspired the iconic Emmy-winning HBO series Game of Thrones.
    • Dan Brown - an American author best known for writing a series of Robert Langdon
    novels; three such novels, namely The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno,
    have been made into films, with Tom Hanks portraying Robert Langdon in all three
    movies.
    • Stephen King - Many of his books have been adapted into television series,
    miniseries, and films such as “Under the Dome”, “Joyland”, etc.
    • Jeff Kinny - an American author and cartoonist, best known for the children's book
    series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He also created the child-oriented website Poptropica.
    • Rick Riordan - an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the
    Olympians series.
    • Danielle Steel - best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling author alive
    and the fourth-bestselling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold.
    As of 2021, she has written 190 books, including over 141 novels.

    C. LEARNING CHECK-UP:

    Match the masterpiece titles in the Column AMERICAN with the names of the authors in
    the Column WRITERS by writing the letter of the corresponding answer.
    AMERICAN WRITERS

    ______ 1. The Pearl a. Washington Irving


    ______ 2. Under the Dome b. John Steinbeck
    ______ 3. Angels and Demons c. George R.R. Martin
    ______ 4. The Cask of Amontillado d. Jeff Kinny
    ______ 5. Journey of the Magi e. Stephen King
    ______ 6. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian f. Dan Brown
    ______ 7. Diary of a Whimpy Kid g. Danielle Steel
    ______ 8. A Song of Ice and Fire h. Edgar Allan Poe
    ______ 9. Legend of Sleepy Hollow i. Rick Riordan
    ______ 10. Finding Ashley j. T.S. Eliot

    D. LEARNING INSIGHTS:

    Reflect on the learning that you gained in the lesson by completing the
    statements below:

    I thought…

    I learned…

    Prepared by:

    VERNA M. CONTRERAS
    Subject Teacher
    Evaluated by:

    BELINDA B. SORIANO
    Master Teacher I, English
    School Quality Assurer

    Approved:

    LUDEVINA ESTER D. BOLANTE, Ed.D.


    Secondary School Principal III

    You might also like