N.C. Standards, Triumph of Nationalism / The House Dividing, Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature, Toolbox Library, National Humanities Center

This seminar is based on the Social Studies and English Language Arts competency goals in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

U.S. History
Competency Goal #4:
From Nationalism to Sectionalism

The learner will assess the contending forces of nationalism and sectionalism in the period 1815-1850.

4.1. Map westward expansion and make inferences about its importance to African Americans and Native Americans.

4.2. Analyze economic developments and judge their effects on nationalism and sectionalism.

4.3. Assess political events and personalities in terms on their influence on nationalistic or sectional trends.

4.4. Analyze literary and artistic movements of the period as contributors to nationalism and sectionalism.

4.5. Evaluate the role of religion in the debate over slavery and in other social movements and changes of the period.

N.C. Standards: United States History (high school), from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction

English III (U.S. Literature)
Competency Goal #5

The learner will interpret and evaluate representative texts to deepen understanding of literature of the United States.

5.01 Interpret the significance of literary movements as they have evolved through the literature of the United States by:

analyzing the characteristics of literary genres, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry, and how the selection of genre shapes meaning.
relating ideas, styles, and themes within literary movements of the United States.
understanding influences that progress through the literary movements of the United States.
evaluating the literary merit and/or historical significance of a work from Colonial Literature, the Romantic Era, Realism, the Modern Era, and Contemporary Literature.

5.02 Analyze the relationships among United States authors and their works by:

making and supporting valid responses about the text through references to other works and authors.
comparing texts to show similarities or differences in themes, characters, or ideas.

N.C. Standards: English III (U.S. Literature) from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction

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