MyPerspective

Junior Learnstrong.net Video Lectures  

Textbooks Used:  

Grade 11 Literature, 2017, Pearson Education, Inc.  MyPerspectives: Savas Learning Company   

Textbook Used: Prentice Hall Literature, The American Experience, Common Core Edition, 2012, Pearson Education, Inc.  

Intro to Annotation:  

Longfellow’s Psalm of Life, A: https://youtu.be/2KNnln056I4  

Longfellow’s Psalm of Life, B: https://youtu.be/_2Aa4aBG7tA  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44644/a-psalm-of-life  

 
  Intro to Jr American Lit: https://youtu.be/Rs0mowSENEs

Intro to Western Thought, A: https://youtu.be/UJlzZ8SHQmk

Intro to Western Thought, B: https://youtu.be/t4CzaMrE3oY

 
Unit 1: Literature of Early America (Beginnings to 1800)  

Supplemental lecture by Mr. Durr:  

Intro to Native American History, A: http://youtu.be/_go2f8ituCw  

Intro to Native American History, B: http://youtu.be/_tzYE3aM13I  

Intro to Native American History, C: http://youtu.be/KDvyZdVXRNY  

Intro to Native American History, D: http://youtu.be/o-XQDnEJJPc  

Intro to Native American History, E: http://youtu.be/_INCNwc-82k  

Intro to Native American History, F: http://youtu.be/_INCNwc-82k  

Introduction pages, Pearson volume: pages 1-15:  

Unit 1, Intro, A: https://youtu.be/u_Wf4C_NNX8  

Unit 1, Intro, B: https://youtu.be/pSC-_4YvHaY  

Unit 1, Totally Free?, Launch Text, MyPerspectives, p. 6:  https://youtu.be/aQfvCoLuwXs

Unit 1, Historical Perspectives, Focus Period 1750-1800, MyPerspectives, p. 12:  https://youtu.be/nmpvpr0NICE

Onondaga, The Earth on Turtle’s Back, p. 20: http://youtu.be/Xz3JcrzJDWI  

Modoc, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, p. 24: http://youtu.be/49rnrVsn9Gw  

Navajo, from The Navajo Origin Legend, p. 27: http://youtu.be/MCKQHt8nbTA  

Susan Power, Museum Indians, p. 34: http://youtu.be/kJEuXwpmK44  

from the Iroquois Constitution, p. 40: http://youtu.be/TanCkIMqdZ0  

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, from A Journey Through Texas, p. 46: http://youtu.be/oQcZWNKCysU  

Boulders Taller than the Great Tower of Seville, p. 52: http://youtu.be/GuiBOYvU7ow  

William Bradford, from Of Plymouth Plantation, A, p. 56: http://youtu.be/nNjPP1wBp4w  

William Bradford, from Of Plymouth Plantation, B, p. 56: http://youtu.be/P45MzHoSgDM  

Anne Bradstreet, To My Dear and Loving Husband, p. 74: http://youtu.be/FgpQr_t1dt0  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43706/to-my-dear-and-loving-husband 

Edward Taylor, Huswifery, p. 80: http://youtu.be/xwHoDtUumbI  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46133/huswifery 

Jonathan Edwards, from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,A, p. 84: http://youtu.be/C8PxxZOFHBw  

Jonathan Edwards, from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,B, p. 84: http://youtu.be/7QPbSQbJdwU  

Miller’s Crucible: (This text is found in the MyPerspectives volume pages 562-679):  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://docs.google.com/a/colegiobeato.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Y29sZWdpb2JlYXRvLm9yZ3xiZXlvbmQtdGhlLXBhZ2VzLTExdGgtYWR2YW5jZWR8Z3g6MzhiZDgzZjQwNjM3ZmUxNQ 

 
The Purpose of Theater, by Arthur Miller, p. 978: https://youtu.be/GTHMA0nfIl0  

Intro to drama, Arthur Miller, and The Crucible, p. 1116-1122:  

Intro, A: https://youtu.be/UaSSgOmNRto  

Intro, B: https://youtu.be/ZB56si7v2dY  

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 1, p. 1124 (MyPerspectives: p. 562):  

Act 1, A: https://youtu.be/wY5ih89n3kQ  

Act 1, B: https://youtu.be/Gm8vWcrwLYQ  

Act 1, C: https://youtu.be/2NApbOYpX7U  

Act 1, D: https://youtu.be/KaR7PfCX7cc  

Act 1, E: https://youtu.be/f2a4sj9BNDE  

Act 1, F: https://youtu.be/VH2tbwdjtoc  

Act 1, G: https://youtu.be/ZgCGPF2AfjE  

Act 1, H: https://youtu.be/Nfi942NiPRQ  

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 2, p.1160 (MyPerspectives: p. 601):  

Act 2, A: https://youtu.be/g3RBf2B7lhk  

Act 2, B: https://youtu.be/4ZO_KBmfyM4  

Act 2, C: https://youtu.be/m7HppC0070c  

Act 2, D: https://youtu.be/xEqxUo4LxOo  

Act 2, E: https://youtu.be/j1WCsF0-pzY  

Literary History, Drama, pages 1184-1185: https://youtu.be/LB9shshVaX4  

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 3, p. 1186 (MyPerspectives: p. 629):  

Act 3, A: https://youtu.be/adCX-vXwfkA  

Act 3, B: https://youtu.be/pU7vuughoxM  

Act 3, C: https://youtu.be/CeZeSOCJWRc  

Act 3, D: https://youtu.be/DQIX3IdyTJI  

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 4, p. 1216 (MyPerspectives: p. 661):  

Into to Aristotle's Poetics and Crucible Act 4, A: https://youtu.be/M9TXH1Eqs64  

Into to Aristotle's Poetics and Crucible Act 4, B: https://youtu.be/O72yY7Wl9FI  

Act 4, A: https://youtu.be/KWj_H-YGEcY  

Act 4, B: https://youtu.be/SHjIeli__j0  

Act 4, C: https://youtu.be/PPr5VXtUEEo  

A Final Review of Arthur Miller’s Crucible: https://youtu.be/dljH9mOimlk  

Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter: http://youtu.be/oq4oKAV0gKI  

Patrick Henry, Speech in the Virginia Convention, A p. 98: http://youtu.be/1-wdrZMz8g8  

Patrick Henry, Speech in the Virginia Convention, B p. 98: http://youtu.be/U9OoRDX1jEw  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/patrick.asp 

Benjamin Franklin, Speech in the Convention, p. 104 (MyPerspectives: p. 42): http://youtu.be/I6EfLVSN0bE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://archive.csac.history.wisc.edu/assessments_64.pdf 

Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, A p. 110 (MyPerspectives: p. 18): http://youtu.be/ApbImvWxYvE  

Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, B p. 110: http://youtu.be/sN_Rfi6NjRc  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript 

Thomas Paine, from The American Crisis, Number 1, p. 116: http://youtu.be/YHMKOczyIQs  

Phillis Wheatley, To His Excellency, General Washington, p. 122:  

Wheatley, A: https://youtu.be/GNfmu1fDDh4  

Wheatley, B: https://youtu.be/Hk5b_e_fNdQ  

Benjamin Franklin, from The Autobiography, p. 139:  

Franklin, A: https://youtu.be/ay74NQbVdEs  

Franklin, B: https://youtu.be/4G2Tkiu9sa0  

Franklin, C: https://youtu.be/9Zu7avTuUBA  

Franklin, D: https://youtu.be/Vc4hZZ6_VLQ  

Franklin, E: https://youtu.be/t63ys2hUxws  

Gourverneur Morris, Preamble to the Constitution; and James Madison, Bill of Rights:: (MyPerspectives: p. 31):  https://youtu.be/7GMawczCNfw

Find a copy on-line of Preamble to the Constitution: https://lawliberty.org/gouverneur-morris-on-the-preamble-to-the-constitution/#:~:text=We%2C%20the%20People%20of%20the,Constitution%20for%20the%20United%20States 

Find a copy on-line of Bill of Rights: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights/how-did-it-happen#:~:text=James%20Madison%20and%20other%20supporters,the%20key%20state%20of%20Massachusetts. 

Akhil Reed Amar, From America’s Constitution: A Biography: (MyPerspectives: p. 73): https://youtu.be/K5z9T9-bGFA 

Sandra Cisneros, Straw into Gold, p. 158:  

Cisneros, A: https://youtu.be/1ln2BItMWzs  

Cisneros, B: https://youtu.be/pYhwGSw33MU  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://jaclynhughes.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/straw-into-gold.pdf 

Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative, p. 168, (MyPerspectives: p. 93):  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15399/15399-h/15399-h.htm 

Narrative, A: https://youtu.be/RG-AAq7GfRE  

Narrative, B: https://youtu.be/XUWaxTkMqTI  

Narrative, C: https://youtu.be/mAuGwRSBuBw  

Narrative, D: https://youtu.be/rRhn3i7T0AI  

Abigail Adams, Letter to John Adams, (MyPerspectives: p. 104):  https://youtu.be/JOFfHQbZGOU

Diane Jacobs, The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters, (MyPerspectives: p. 107):  https://youtu.be/Vfwfc6CO9mI

Unit 2: Literature of A Growing Nation (1800-1870)  

Unit 2 Introduction pages, Pearson volume:  pages 208-223:  

Unit 2 Intro, A: https://youtu.be/fMzZKpZSn9k  

Unit 2 Intro, B: https://youtu.be/mILtqgOANwg  

 
Unit 2, from Up from Slavery, Launch Text, MyPerspectives, p. 142:  https://youtu.be/C4pI_CgXSrc

Unit 2, Historical Perspectives, Focus Period 1800-1870, MyPerspectives, p. 148:  https://youtu.be/YJC_NlSGfes

Washington Irving, The Devil and Tom Walker, p. 226:  

The Devil, A: https://youtu.be/uVKO_7a33jA  

The Devil, B: https://youtu.be/5U9KF55LO-Q  

The Devil, C: https://youtu.be/mO2eli0FrLY  

The Devil, D: https://youtu.be/bHbOUYHJjCk  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1272.pdf 

Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha, The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls, p. 256:  

Longfellow, A: https://youtu.be/_XtGbncqZ4s  

Longfellow, B: https://youtu.be/EmQxDMg0QJs  

Longfellow’s Psalm of Life, A: https://youtu.be/AOK8ui06mBc  

Longfellow’s Psalm of Life, B: https://youtu.be/EAxzbNpZQl8  

William Cullen Bryan, Thanatopsis, p. 262:  

Thanatopsis, A: http://youtu.be/s7j0OS-IYeg  

Thanatopsis, B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nu8byXUBF4  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50465/thanatopsis 

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Old Ironsides, p. 266:  

“Old Ironsides”: https://youtu.be/BBddUGWJzWQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46547/old-ironsides 

Hawthorne, The Minister’s Black Veil, p. 270:  

Black Veil, A: https://youtu.be/aaj-47vcZ2w  

Black Veil, B: https://youtu.be/QU3ysKdF93Y  

Black Veil, C: https://youtu.be/SeCDSrTp4cs  

Black Veil, D: https://youtu.be/syTl7pnUesk  

Black Veil, E: https://youtu.be/Cw7pyJGRuqs  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://pdcrodas.webs.ull.es/fundamentos/HawthorneTheMinistersBlackVeil.pdf 

Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher, p. 292:  

Usher, A: https://youtu.be/GIKxtY13l3c  

Usher, B: https://youtu.be/LqtocYFKxOg  

Usher, C: https://youtu.be/xcehxAaykOE  

Usher, D: https://youtu.be/jX2tuE5Yx7M  

Usher, E: https://youtu.be/KfZyJ3mz4_w  

Usher, F: https://youtu.be/QTNeP-ul2ak  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poemuseum.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/ 

Poe, The Raven, p. 312:  

The Raven, A: https://youtu.be/mwckS9X9hjE  

The Raven, B: https://youtu.be/iGV703u3T38  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven 

Melville, from Moby-Dick, p. 334:  

Moby, A: https://youtu.be/q6tJ2FmAr5c  

Moby, B: https://youtu.be/7Ud0WWTRnRM  

Moby, C: https://youtu.be/xIIBP0BlMzg  

Moby, D: https://youtu.be/ZtiHNH3zuAM  

Moby, E: https://youtu.be/f_jisjVANeI  

Moby, F: https://youtu.be/H9OOp9UVexU  

Emerson, from Nature. A, p. 366, (MyPerspectives: p. 205): http://youtu.be/A9CQ5qQiXgU  

Emerson, from Nature. B, p. 366: http://youtu.be/JypC-O3VLFY  

Emerson, from Self-Reliance, p. 369, (MyPerspectives: p. 207): http://youtu.be/-DPiso2u-Jk  

Emerson, Concord Hymn, p. 371: http://youtu.be/0JIjg05jAqU  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45870/concord-hymn 

TC Emerson lectures 4-6, A: http://youtu.be/Tkr6NbMo6R8  

TC Emerson lectures 4-6, B: http://youtu.be/5UoVsjlYNa0  

Emerson review, Que 368-373: http://youtu.be/-ble1CDPRHA  

Thoreau, from Walden, A, p. 378, (MyPerspectives: p. 215): http://youtu.be/KeswosCmGd4  

Thoreau, from Walden, B, p. 378: http://youtu.be/CjCu7NmItck  

Thoreau, from Walden, C, p. 378: http://youtu.be/qZTBeXfs2vg  

Thoreau, from Walden, D, p. 378: http://youtu.be/e_mTVSHb550  

Thoreau, from Civil Disobedience, p. 388, (MyPerspectives: p. 223): http://youtu.be/qLZ3bYQoMOY  

Dickinson, Intro A: http://youtu.be/r3IuDXe34VQ  

Dickinson, Intro B: http://youtu.be/qYsX1sP2eEU  

Dickinson, Because I Could Not Stop For Death, p. 408: http://youtu.be/TfHn8x9_0Ak  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479 

Dickinson, I Heard A Fly Buzz- When I Died, p. 411, (MyPerspectives: p. 177): http://youtu.be/lVVo1K4wtgE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45703/i-heard-a-fly-buzz-when-i-died-591 

Dickinson, There’s A Certain Slant Of Light, p. 412: http://youtu.be/F-4MyomIx50  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45723/theres-a-certain-slant-of-light-320 

Dickinson, My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close, p. 413: http://youtu.be/x-jx4MQOg50  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/my-life-closed-twice-its-close-96 

Dickinson, The Soul Selects Her Own Society, p. 414, (MyPerspectives: p. 172): http://youtu.be/eG1Pxq7FngE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/soul-selects-her-own-society-303 

Dickinson, The Brain Is Wider Than The Sky, p. 415: http://youtu.be/Q4YljcR6DZY  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://drupal.yalebooks.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/TOC/edelman_wider.pdf 

Dickinson, There Is A Solitude Of Space, p. 416, (MyPerspectives: p. 176): http://youtu.be/hThHxsx6Cts  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/3700/there-is-a-solitude-of-space/ 

Dickinson, Water, Is Taught By Thirst, p. 417: http://youtu.be/2KCVQuHQROs  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/3916/water-is-taught-by-thirst/ 

Dickinson, The Soul Unto Itself (MyPerspectives: p. 173):  https://youtu.be/zJkY8myKS0U

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/soul-unto-itself-683 

Dickinson, Fame is a Fickle Food, (MyPerspectives: p. 174):  https://youtu.be/rKu-wt9LRII 

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52134/fame-is-a-fickle-food-1702 

 
Dickinson, They Shut me Up in Prose (MyPerspectives: p. 175):  https://youtu.be/i3KwCJHKLSU

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52196/they-shut-me-up-in-prose-445 

 
Dickinson, There Is A Solitude Of Space, (MyPerspectives: p. 176): https://youtu.be/IF39zYFONGI 

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/3700/there-is-a-solitude-of-space/ 

 
Dickinson, I'm Nobody! Who are You? (MyPerspectives: p. 178):  https://youtu.be/Lb0xwFjjUCg 

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/im-nobody-who-are-you-260 

Whitman, Intro, A: http://youtu.be/fXYQoA76t7I  

Whitman, Intro, B: http://youtu.be/BTyzaVsOU94  

Whitman, from the Preface to 1855 Leaves of Grass, p. 426, (MyPerspectives: p. 155): http://youtu.be/KasBihZ3dnc  

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #1, p. 428, (MyPerspectives: p. 157): http://youtu.be/TZW71HFqa0o  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-1-i-celebrate-myself 

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #6, p. 428 (MyPerspectives: p. 157): http://youtu.be/f1zHhiA7gDc  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-6-child-said-what-grass 

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #9, p. 429 (MyPerspectives: p. 158): http://youtu.be/c-UadtcoS2E  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-9 

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #14, p. 429 (MyPerspectives: p. 158): https://youtu.be/alZklvQthUQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-14 

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #17, p. 430 (MyPerspectives: p. 158): https://youtu.be/n52NNBDXbpM  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-17 

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #51, p. 430 (MyPerspectives: p. 159): https://youtu.be/t9MERdmZSss  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-51 

Whitman, from Song of Myself, #52, p. 431 (MyPerspectives: p. 159): https://youtu.be/_sHNnlMarmQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/song-myself-52 

Whitman, When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer, p. 432: https://youtu.be/185m9qYGgCs  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45479/when-i-heard-the-learnd-astronomer 

Whitman, By The Bivouac’s Fitful Flame, p. 433:  

Flame, A: https://youtu.be/MUy8IFINas8  

Flame, B: https://youtu.be/px2f6Gf81yw  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1891/poems/161 

Whitman, I Hear America Singing, p. 435 (MyPerspectives: p. 160): https://youtu.be/5d7A3vkkXnA  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46480/i-hear-america-singing 

Whitman, A Noiseless Patient Spider, p. 436: https://youtu.be/7GWu09Md6TU  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45473/a-noiseless-patient-spider 

 
Whitman, On the Beach at Night Alone, (MyPerspectives: p. 161):   https://youtu.be/MNOBmT7ndHc

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48856/on-the-beach-at-night-alone 

Whitman, America, (MyPerspectives: p. 162):  https://youtu.be/OPBUna6Wqv4

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53091/america-56d23215696b8 

Unit 3: Literature of Division, Reconciliation and Expansion (1850-1914)  

Unit 3 Introduction pages, Pearson volume: pages 460-475:  

Unit 3 Intro, A: https://youtu.be/mjJPEvM-9M0  

Unit 3 Intro, B: https://youtu.be/30ILqwCz2KU  

Unit 3, The Zigzag Road to Rights, Launch Text, MyPerspectives, p. 278: https://youtu.be/igENwY5juGY 

Unit 3, Historical Perspectives, Focus Period 1850-1890, MyPerspectives, p. 284:  https://youtu.be/S6BZPBLanKM

Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, p. 478 (MyPerspectives: p. 829):  

Owl, A: https://youtu.be/ZSn7ZRpevCI  

Owl, B: https://youtu.be/5zBgQvAx1g0  

Owl, C: https://youtu.be/plNPH6nHGQw  

Owl, D: https://youtu.be/MFLJX8qWmMU  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://americanliterature.com/author/ambrose-bierce/short-story/an-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge 

Stephen Crane, An Episode of War, p. 506:  

War, A: https://youtu.be/k0xo_gXyezU  

War, B: https://youtu.be/ZTDGUdy0YjM  

War, C: https://youtu.be/Qu9uN7NE708  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://americanliterature.com/author/stephen-crane/short-story/an-episode-of-war 

 Crane’s Red Badge of Courage: https://youtu.be/kzZ4d536Td8

Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, (MyPerspectives: p. 289):  https://youtu.be/KgvtO3S8CJ4

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://edsitement.neh.gov/student-activities/frederick-douglasss-what-slave-fourth-july#:~:text=What%2C%20to%20the%20American%20slave,he%20is%20the%20constant%20victim. 

Frederick Douglass, from My Bondage and My Freedom, p. 518:  

Douglas, A: https://youtu.be/pajACbyxEj0  

Douglas, B: https://youtu.be/SvhtYkArV6k  

Douglas, C: https://youtu.be/SSiyrCvZRwI  

Go Down Moses; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, p. 530:  

Moses, A: https://youtu.be/0rn5iu1nvH0  

Moses, B: https://youtu.be/UPRW5MJJixo  

Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, p. 536 (MyPerspectives: p. 120):  

Address, A: https://youtu.be/-8y3DBYlHh0  

Address, B: https://youtu.be/GJMuxHWLElI  

Address, C: https://youtu.be/mftjZCPbFHY  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm 

 
Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, (MyPerspectives: p. 301):  https://youtu.be/vfkJmeudIZE

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.nps.gov/linc/learn/historyculture/lincoln-second-inaugural.htm 

Robert E. Lee, Letter to His Son, p. 540:  

Letter A: https://youtu.be/8XSN6P255u0  

Letter B: https://youtu.be/GqfhUBqIvBE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/to%20his%20son.htm 

 
Sojourner Truth, Ain’t I a Woman?, (MyPerspectives: p. 331):  https://youtu.be/7I8LETf1uu4 

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://thehermitage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sojourner-Truth_Aint-I-a-Woman_1851.pdf 

Sojourner Truth, An Account of an Experience, p. 552: https://youtu.be/2VZ6Ce8TKRw  

 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments (MyPerspectives: p. 339):  https://youtu.be/Ih6ABSzcCfY

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.nps.gov/wori/learn/historyculture/declaration-of-sentiments.htm 

Earl Warren, Brown v. Board of Education: Opinion of the Court (MyPerspectives: p. 361):  https://youtu.be/0Lvnjzt0s1s

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education

Twain, from Life on the Mississippi, p. 570 (MyPerspectives: p. 408):  

Life, A: https://youtu.be/pLXOLLv7Pbo  

Life, B: https://youtu.be/snPbvH2dYeA  

Twain, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, p. 576 (MyPerspectives: p. 419):  

Frog, A: https://youtu.be/K3y-1a8oL1w  

Frog, B: https://youtu.be/FQIREIaxgKk  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://twain.lib.virginia.edu/projects/price/frog.htm 

Bill Bryson, from The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, p. 589: https://youtu.be/QPVSZ_zl7wo  

 
Sarah Orne Jewett, A White Heron (MyPerspectives: p. 433):  

       A White Heron, A: https://youtu.be/WcLnaCTpt-I  

       A White Heron, B: https://youtu.be/xsprQXKdXbE

Find a copy on-line of this text: http://public-library.uk/ebooks/105/91.pdf 

Jack London, To Build a Fire, p. 594:  

Fire, A: https://youtu.be/M_9WehUZ6-U  

Fire, B: https://youtu.be/XVUGDb-Ni6I  

Fire, C: https://youtu.be/gFELoxrvcrE  

Fire, D: https://youtu.be/zHFfPLrcloI  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/to-build-a-fire.pdf 

Heading West and Chief Joseph, I Will Fight No More Forever, p. 616:  

West, A: https://youtu.be/puobbvIoUy8  

West, B: https://youtu.be/uRwM_4rNHr8  

West, C: https://youtu.be/wAWQ-Xk4nE0  

West D: https://youtu.be/zEhvNdBTHA4  

Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour, p. 626 (MyPerspectives: p. 353): 

Story, A: https://youtu.be/00Z-Txb2Cw0  

Story, B: https://youtu.be/N59rZO1HXP0  

Story, C: https://youtu.be/2BXiRkk64Qs  

Story, D: https://youtu.be/ZSzRcwoLZoE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/ 

Gilman’s Yellow Wallpaper: Jr Yellow Wallpaper

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf

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Paul Laurence Dunbar, Douglass, p. 637; We Wear the Mask, p. 638:  

Dunbar, A: https://youtu.be/FXTDSTpQuBw  

Dunbar, B: https://youtu.be/5uulFq4K0_I  

Find a copy on-line of this text, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Douglass: https://poets.org/poem/frederick-douglass 

Find a copy on-line of Paul Laurence Dunbar, We Wear the Mask,: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44203/we-wear-the-mask 

Edwin Arlington Robinson, Luke Havergal, p. 642; Richard Cory, p. 644:  

Robinson, A: https://youtu.be/-YiHve6liIw  

Robinson, B: https://youtu.be/LZhKUnyPEu8  

Find a copy on-line of Luke Havergal: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46465/luke-havergal 

Find a copy on-line of Richard Cory: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44982/richard-cory 

Edgar Lee Masters, Lucinda Matlock, p. 646; Richard Bone, p. 647:  

Masters, A: https://youtu.be/kiu1AMWbU7I  

Masters, B: https://youtu.be/hawb7HQbmho  

Find a copy on-line of Lucinda Matlock,: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45935/lucinda-matlock 

Find a copy on-line of Richard Bone,: https://www.americanpoems.com/poets/edgar-lee-masters/richard-bone/ 

Willa Cather, A Wagner Matinee, p. 650 (MyPerspectives: p. 249):  

Wagner, A: https://youtu.be/NZO5opRdGTI  

Wagner, B: https://youtu.be/Mw3d0cXEr_4  

Wagner, C: https://youtu.be/Qs0ENIk2iI0  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://cather.unl.edu/writings/shortfiction/ss011 

Unit 4: Literature of Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent (1914-1945)  

Unit 4: Intro History Pages: Pearson volume, pages 692-703:  

Unit 4, Intro A: https://youtu.be/5-2HOd_YxOc  

Unit 4, Intro B: https://youtu.be/lT-1JkxH6hY  

 
Unit 4, Planning Your Trip to Gold Country, Launch Text, MyPerspectives, p. 396:  https://youtu.be/DSrIQ9sXH24

Unit 4, Historical Perspectives, Focus Period 1880-1920, MyPerspectives, p. 402:  https://youtu.be/s3edKH5WFiQ

T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, p. 706 (MyPerspectives: p. 238):  

T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”, A: https://youtu.be/Tc9yLJORWNI  

T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”, B: https://youtu.be/5PwRby55g2c  

T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”, C: https://youtu.be/xWUNhGptzoQ  

T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”, D: https://youtu.be/_iia1vgGuxI  

T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”, E: https://youtu.be/DmxQF_wWH9w  

T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”, F: https://youtu.be/wvUYyV7v-CQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock 

 
Check out this cool video that turned Prufrock into a music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZRC3b4p4EI&t=152s  

Introduction to Modernism and the Imagist poets: Pages 713-717: https://youtu.be/rwFHYfqUi7g  

Ezra Pound, A Few Don’ts, In A Station of the Metro, p. 719-722: https://youtu.be/yEBh8-glsio  

Find a copy on-line of A Few Don’ts: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/articles/58900/a-few-donts-by-an-imagiste 

Find a copy on-line of In A Station of the Metro,: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12675/in-a-station-of-the-metro 

 
William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow; This is Just to Say, p. 723:  

William Carlos Williams, A: https://youtu.be/xAVk5nTcBns  

William Carlos Williams, B: https://youtu.be/2vmuJlhszmI  

William Carlos Williams, C: https://youtu.be/6YxW0mLxIwY  

Find a copy on-line of The Red Wheelbarrow:  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45502/the-red-wheelbarrow 

Find a copy on-line of This is Just to Say: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56159/this-is-just-to-say 

H.D., Pear Tree, p. 725: https://youtu.be/07sGYtyy82k  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/pear-tree 

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Winter Dreams, p. 729:  

Winter Dreams, A: https://youtu.be/g0v1DOnxwBQ  

Winter Dreams, B: https://youtu.be/9i2zLrjHFho  

Winter Dreams, C: https://youtu.be/YeheCO_4vAA  

Winter Dreams, D: https://youtu.be/2Myqdkw7gpc  

Winter Dreams, E: https://youtu.be/4H-TKo1qofY  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/engl494/winterdreams.pdf 

John Steinbeck, The Turtle, from Grapes of Wrath, p. 756:  

Turtle, A: https://youtu.be/rvj9bS0xeyY  

Turtle, B: https://youtu.be/xd6PvDOFDcA  

W.H. Auden, The Unknown Citizen, p. 772:  

Unknown Citizen, A: https://youtu.be/WkDuKE11CD4  

Unknown Citizen, B: https://youtu.be/LAFJjF4-yQM  

Unknown Citizen, C: https://youtu.be/Bg4ER0c6vFU  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/unknown-citizen 

E.E. Cummings, Old Age Sticks, Anyone Lived…, p. 778:  

Cummings, A: https://youtu.be/Fs7OlzK_Wu8  

Cummings, B: https://youtu.be/OkYiv40Rtbg  

Find a copy on-line of Old Age Sticks: https://eecummingspoem.weebly.com/old-age-sticks-the-poem.html

Find a copy on-line of Anyone Lived: https://poets.org/poem/anyone-lived-pretty-how-town 

Wallace Stevens, Of Modern Poetry, p. 784:  

Stevens, A: https://youtu.be/J1k1Wh4rHz0  

Stevens, B: https://youtu.be/YDiLdcn96G0  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43435/of-modern-poetry 

Archibald MacLeish, Ars Poetica, p. 789: https://youtu.be/iYFtE4dse7I  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/17168/ars-poetica

Marianne Moore, Poetry, p. 791: https://youtu.be/We-lN4U3rAg  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/poetry 

Ernest Hemingway, In Another Country, p. 799:  

Country, A: https://youtu.be/ODU0wJnReMk  

Country, B: https://youtu.be/9fc2sLhsujw  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://mt15000219.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/MT15000219/Centricity/Domain/97/In%20Another%20Country.pdf 

Tim O’Brien, Ambush, p. 810:  

Ambush, A: https://youtu.be/PDCStlvfBic  

Ambush, B: https://youtu.be/R0WEDC7UYjQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib4/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/10716/Tim%20Obrien_Ambush.pdf 

William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily, p. 814:  

 
Rose, A: https://youtu.be/PuMC83R9sbI  

Rose, B: https://youtu.be/aT-7ZNeMHNU  

Rose, C: https://youtu.be/FiQxTkTUNww  

Rose, D: https://youtu.be/3WbG7Qh6684  

Rose, E: https://youtu.be/7YRYJsrGkrI  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://xroads.virginia.edu/~DRBR/wf_rose.html 

William Faulkner, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, p. 828: https://youtu.be/3XrbXzm7ISE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1949/faulkner/speech/ 

Katherine Anne Porter, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, p. 832 (MyPerspectives: p. 843):  

Granny, A: https://youtu.be/BxIZoCXK2Ps  

Granny, B: https://youtu.be/aS2Rqh_bENo  

Granny, C: https://youtu.be/f3ZcDp9l82k  

Granny, D: https://youtu.be/D90ooGstgpE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.k-state.edu/english/baker/english220/Porter-Jilting_of_Granny_Weatherall.pdf 

Eudora Welty, A Worn Path, p. 846:  

Worn Path, A: https://youtu.be/pY2T-WBhvn0  

Worn Path, B: https://youtu.be/jWfXqgbxc74  

Worn Path, C: https://youtu.be/bCMSvZG33jQ  

Worn Path, D: https://youtu.be/Z3A1g9eAR2c  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1941/02/a-worn-path/376236/ 

James Thurber, The Night the Ghost Got In, p. 858:  

Ghost, A: https://youtu.be/Fv85okVA2qY  

Ghost, B: https://youtu.be/re2KQA86lW8  

Find a copy on-line of this text: http://englishiva1011.pbworks.com/f/NIGHTGHO.PDF 

Carl Sandburg, Chicago and Grass, p. 866 (MyPerspectives: p. 494):  

Chicago; Grass, A: https://youtu.be/CWxHuW2VRBc  

Chicago; Grass, B: https://youtu.be/4HcJlWGMVvQ  

Find a copy on-line of Chicago: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12840/chicago 

Find a copy on-line of Grass, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45034/grass-56d2245e2201c 

 
Carl Sandburg, Wilderness, (MyPerspectives: p. 496): https://youtu.be/LV5jZl8E1bg  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53233/wilderness 

Robert Frost, Birches, p. 874:  

Birches, A: https://youtu.be/VPucU422lRA  

Birches, B: https://youtu.be/Md_SGyE8oOk  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44260/birches 

Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods, p. 877:  

Woods, A: https://youtu.be/H-tIJDQitbs  

Woods, B: https://youtu.be/uh2_-PG31X0  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening 

Robert Frost, Mending Wall, p. 878:  

Wall, A: https://youtu.be/7Z4CT-ccjPY  

Wall, B: https://youtu.be/xOw3AYSa88Q  

Wall, C: https://youtu.be/C7eIEubvJY0  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44266/mending-wall 

Robert Frost, Out, Out, p. 880:  

Out, A: https://youtu.be/-vHoz7OpXEw  

Out, B: https://youtu.be/XkCzDZAeCPE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53087/out-out 

Robert Frost, Acquainted with the Night, p. 882:  

Acquainted, A: https://youtu.be/JS_WXl7d_aY  

Acquainted, B: https://youtu.be/kh0oMHjpEu8  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47548/acquainted-with-the-night 

Robert Frost, The Gift Outright, p. 884: https://youtu.be/Q0ZUIsWrit8  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53013/the-gift-outright 

Langston Hughes, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, p. 902:  

Rivers, A: https://youtu.be/cUkceh3D-OM  

Rivers, B: https://youtu.be/FG1R473St-s  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44428/the-negro-speaks-of-rivers 

Langston Hughes, I, Too, p. 904:  

I, Too, A: https://youtu.be/UcvTzefQrMg  

I, Too, B: https://youtu.be/VfifuIUMeIM  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47558/i-too 

Langston Hughes, Dream Variations, p. 906: https://youtu.be/0t0PQftitk8  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/dream-variations 

Langston Hughes, Refugee in America, p. 907:  

Refugee, A: https://youtu.be/SwxYmrQXwzk  

Refugee, B: https://youtu.be/Z_le5DQtLks  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://online.achva.ac.il/nsite/courses/english/unit_6/unit_6_hughes_refugee.asp 

Lucille Clifton, Study the Masters, p. 915:  

Study, A: https://youtu.be/5rl_hNNhN70  

Study, B: https://youtu.be/RbiSzpGic1s  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://reflections.yale.edu/article/sex-gender-power-reckoning/study-masters-poem-lucille-clifton 

Colleen McElroy, For My Children, p. 916: https://youtu.be/ivF_8UnkB_M  

Claude McKay, The Tropics in New York, p. 923: https://youtu.be/SsSfPrQFp7I  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44697/the-tropics-in-new-york 

Arna Bontemps, A Black Man Talks of Reaping, p. 924: https://youtu.be/kvei2nApUmU  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47539/a-black-man-talks-of-reaping 

Countee Cullen, from The Dark Tower, p. 926: https://youtu.be/4Q2llCk7EPI  

Barry Lopez, A Literature of Place (MyPerspectives: p. 463):  https://youtu.be/hx77WyWXog8

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://uwosh.edu/sirt/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2020/04/Lopez_ALiteratureOfPlace.pdf 

Zora Neale Hurston, from Dust Tracks on a Road, p. 928 (MyPerspectives: p. 481):  

Dust, A: https://youtu.be/5e0yPu260Ug  

Dust, B: https://youtu.be/z4RmHegmbrY  

Roberta Hill, In the Longhouse, Oneida Museum, (MyPerspectives: p. 512): https://youtu.be/g7vO8vFWUvo

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48654/in-the-longhouse-oneida-museum 

Jimmy Santiago Baca, Cloudy Day, (MyPerspectives: p. 514): https://youtu.be/ZYR6I3oJnSY 

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49563/cloudy-day-56d22bc3b944c 

N. Scott Momaday’s from The Way to Rainy Mountain, (MyPerspectives: p. 520)  

N. Scott Momaday’s from The Way to Rainy Mountain, A: https://youtu.be/amq4ddlPJ00  

N. Scott Momaday’s from The Way to Rainy Mountain, B: https://youtu.be/W27lzogfqmo  

Find a copy on-line of this text: 

Unit 5: Literature of Prosperity and Protest (1945-1970)  

 
Unit 5 History Introduction, Pearson volume:  p. 964-980:  

Unit 5 Intro, A: https://youtu.be/dYrVhHPQjpw  

Unit 5 Intro, B: https://youtu.be/Q8poKHx9qhc  

Unit 5, Is it Foolish to Fear?, Launch Text, MyPerspectives, p. 548: https://youtu.be/UPm3gBCIrFE 

Unit 5, Historical Perspectives, Focus Period 1920-1960, MyPerspectives, p. 554:  https://youtu.be/p8TUbxWX4LA

John Hersey, Hiroshima, p. 982:  

Hiroshima, A: https://youtu.be/hoF5IhojASo  

Hiroshima, B: https://youtu.be/dEVrZP8Ut14  

Hiroshima, C: https://youtu.be/s8LMN2zuJl4  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima 

Randall Jarrell, The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, p. 996:  

(NOTE: lecture B and C are an older lecture and the page numbers given in the lecture are wrong!)  

Gunner, A: https://youtu.be/9lsDnuPHsrA  

Gunner, B: https://youtu.be/fo8wqsoBvws  

Gunner, C: https://youtu.be/oH7MRVmN03I  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57860/the-death-of-the-ball-turret-gunner 

Flannery O’Connor, The Life You Save May be Your Own, p. 1010:  

Life, A: https://youtu.be/23o3I4lSwgw  

Life, B: https://youtu.be/6scOWFclwxQ  

Life, C: https://youtu.be/PAFv-liBU-w  

Life, D: https://youtu.be/xhqUbe6DpyY  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://old.pf.jcu.cz/stru/katedry/aj/doc/sukdolova/Flannery_O'Connor.pdf 

Bernard Malamud, The First Seven Years, p. 1026:  

Seven, A: https://youtu.be/NxFgl2KMxfs  

Seven, B: https://youtu.be/rwcJPa9xaSs  

Seven, C: https://youtu.be/-UFUAyUVjWg  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://xpressenglish.com/our-stories/first-seven-years/ 

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Constantly Risking Absurdity, p. 1040: https://youtu.be/w4KMI-2fHUc  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52319/constantly-risking-absurdity-15 

Sylvia Plath, Mirror, p. 1052: https://youtu.be/jncGB9xBlAg  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8498499-Mirror-by-Sylvia-Plath 

Anne Sexton, Courage, p. 1053:  

Courage, A: https://youtu.be/6JJ4LJNQfDY  

Courage, B: https://youtu.be/KzmPMMkWDi0  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8505443-Courage-by-Anne-Sexton 

Theodore Roethke, Cuttings and Cuttings (later), p. 1056:  

Cuttings, A: https://youtu.be/R3ZxCzhGBgg  

Cuttings, B: https://youtu.be/tFx9Q9JKLss  

Find a copy on-line of Cuttings: https://www.best-poems.net/theodore_roethke/cuttings.html 

Find a copy on-line of Cuttings (later): https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/cuttings-later 

Gwendolyn Brooks, The Explorer, p. 1062:  

Explorer, A: https://youtu.be/gEl4lnT-Dt8  

Explorer, B: https://youtu.be/xx7qudCEL9E  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/468585536204947609/ 

Robert Hayden, Frederick Douglass, p. 1067: https://youtu.be/DmEdi7fSc34  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46460/frederick-douglass 

Elizabeth Bishop, One Art, p. 1073: https://youtu.be/pW4AekqWmmk 
Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47536/one-art 

Elizabeth Bishop, Filling Station, p. 1075: https://youtu.be/zdRlM3U4KXk  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52193/filling-station 

James Baldwin, The Rockpile, p. 1081:  

Rockpile, A: https://youtu.be/gLNcBn9P2SY  

Rockpile, B: https://youtu.be/zv4h0Z4alFQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://xpressenglish.com/rockpile/ 

Toni Morrison, Life in His Language, p. 1094:  

Life, A: https://youtu.be/_vrM-lW-5d8  

Life, B: https://youtu.be/y8e0NDpdcJ4  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/29/specials/baldwin-morrison.html 

J.F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, p. 1103:  

Address, A: https://youtu.be/Nh8cWfpbsHY  

Address, B: https://youtu.be/IaWmE0NxIpA  

Address, C: https://youtu.be/ozHC4wbCu-Q  

Address, D: https://youtu.be/_RF4gzkUCOE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-john-f-kennedys-inaugural-address 

M.L. King, Jr., from Letter From Birmingham Jail, p. 1109:  

Letter, A: https://youtu.be/RItJku7nEAo  

Letter, B: https://youtu.be/uBL1006uhU8  

Find a copy on-line of this text: 

Unit 6: Literature of New Voices, New Frontiers (1970 to the Present)  

Unit 6 Introduction, Pearson volume, pages 1276-1291:  

Unit 6, Intro, A: https://youtu.be/MP1hGkrpkrY  

Unit 6, Intro, B: https://youtu.be/KeUw1RKaV0g  

 
Unit 6, Hemingway’s Old Man at the Bridge, Launch Text, MyPerspectives, p. 754: https://youtu.be/7xy3iHepuqM

Unit 6, Historical Perspectives, Focus Period 1950 to the Present, MyPerspectives, p. 760:  https://youtu.be/cU3mgRCFtAM

Julia Alvarez, Antojos, p. 1296 (MyPerspectives: p. 723):  

Antojos, A: https://youtu.be/wfUxfZ0-uJ0  

Antojos, B: https://youtu.be/k5315LFh3J4  

Antojos, C: https://youtu.be/DXq6nKY9-D8  

Alice Walker, Everyday Use, p. 1310 (MyPerspectives: p.765):  

Everyday, A: https://youtu.be/lNU9EoM-n6Q  

Everyday, B: https://youtu.be/LR3Zcy0r1c8  

Everyday, C: https://youtu.be/51UkftVOq60  

Everyday, D: An old class discussion using Walker’s “Everyday Use” (The pages mentioned in the lecture are wrong!): https://youtu.be/xL5uJkyeaKA  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://harpers.org/archive/1973/04/everyday-use/ 

Raymond Carver, Everything Stuck to Him, p. 1324 (MyPerspectives: p. 781):  

Stuck, A: https://youtu.be/bPYRDbbSYpM  

Stuck, B: https://youtu.be/5mmdwcaYPI0  

Louise Erdrich’s The Leap, (MyPerspectives: p. 794):  

Louise Erdrich’s The Leap, A: https://youtu.be/XMyVVQePf0E  

Louise Erdrich’s The Leap, B: https://youtu.be/-UaKi7RyRVg  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-leap 

 
 
D.F. McCourt, A Brief History of the Short Story, (MyPerspectives: p. 821): https://youtu.be/furz4gt9xFI 

William Stafford, Traveling Through the Dark, p. 1335: https://youtu.be/aMpIEFQhF3c  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42775/traveling-through-the-dark 

Denise Levertov, The Secret, p. 1338: https://youtu.be/0Y-ebDtba28  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48725/the-secret-56d22a326e5a8 

Li-Young Lee, The Gift, p. 1341:  

Gift, A: https://youtu.be/dpmlhIfEDLo  

Gift, B: https://youtu.be/bb2KY0KVoSI  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43010/the-gift-56d221adc12b8 

Martin Espada, Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper, p. 1347: https://youtu.be/WKUJaNHYti4  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57179/who-burns-for-the-perfection-of-paper 

Yusef Komunyakaa, Camouflaging the Chimera, p. 1349: https://youtu.be/XdgfG2LJSO8  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47937/camouflaging-the-chimera 

Naomi Shihab Nye, Streets, p. 1352: https://youtu.be/pcNb4z8R_iI  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poets.org/poem/streets 

Stanley Kunitz, Halley’s Comet, p. 1356: https://youtu.be/SdLUMd4YI8o  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/halleys-comet/ 

The Poets Laureate, p. 1362-1363: https://youtu.be/IWuUJ2l4d0w  

Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica, p. 1364: https://youtu.be/Sw7dQlYqWfc  

Find a copy on-line of this text: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/romance/spanish/219/13eeuu/cofer.html 

William Safire, Onomatopoeia, p. 1376: https://youtu.be/W9BC4EIUEqk  

Ian Frazier, Coyote v. Acme, p. 1382:  

Acme, A: https://youtu.be/qBtVhy9R3Io  

Acme, B: https://youtu.be/JJORddjlySk  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme 

Anna Quindlen, One Day, Now Broken in Two, p. 1392: https://youtu.be/kCmQDUuRRwo  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.newsweek.com/one-day-now-broken-two-144819 

Amy Tan, Mother Tongue, p. 1408:  

Mother, A: https://youtu.be/whJARZonABY  

Mother, B: https://youtu.be/aYWDYEKmdKE  

Find a copy on-line of this text: https://www.umsl.edu/~alexanderjm/Mother%20Tongue%20by%20Tan.pdf 

Rita Dove, For the Love of Books, p. 1417:  

Books, A: https://youtu.be/9v9r5hHW61Y  

Books, B: https://youtu.be/JCY3NU-NeyQ  

Find a copy on-line of this text: http://merilynsimonds.com/books-unpacked-blog/love-good-book/ 

Maxine Hong Kingston, from The Woman Warrior, p. 1424:  

Warrior, A: https://youtu.be/ZMHdnC2NtPg  

Warrior, B: https://youtu.be/dleLYZY_0Vs  

N. Scott Momaday, from The Names, p. 1434:  

Names, A: https://youtu.be/yXbE8nU0BqE  

Names, B: https://youtu.be/YCy1pYOebj0  

 Amanda Gorman (b. 1998)

“The Hill We Climb”

 Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb, An AP Study, A: https://youtu.be/7KU8PleBqsA

 Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb, An AP Study, B: https://youtu.be/IwJdP33GRSo