African-American Literature, One Half Unit
Credit: 0.5 units
Lessons: 12 lessons, 12 submitted
Exams: 3 exams
Grading: Computer Evaluated
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course is a survey of the black experience in the United States, beginning in the antebellum period and ending with contemporary drama. Readings are taken from various genres—autobiography, poetry, the novel, the short story, and drama; and various time periods—antebellum, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, the Depression, the 1950s, and contemporary.
Preview This Course — A preview includes general information about the course and, if available, one lesson and one progress evaluation.
| | Author | Description | Edition | ISBN | New Price | | |
| 1. | Chapman | Black Voices | '68 | 0-451-62660-5 | 5.85 | |
| 2. | Douglass | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass | '05 | 0-451-52994-4 | 3.95 | |
| 3. | Hansberry | A Raisin in the Sun | Vintage '94 | 0-679-75533-0 | 4.70 | |
| 4. | Marshall | Brown Girl, Brownstones | '06 | 978-1-55861-498-7 | 11.65 | |
| 5. | Wilson | Fences | '86 | 0-452-26401-4 | 7.50 | |
| 6. | Wright | Native Son | '40 | 0-06-080977-9, 0-06-053348-x | 8.90 | |
Required materials total: $42.55
High School fee: $160.00
Administrative fee: $25.00
Subtotal, fees only: $185.00
Required materials: $42.55
Total cost, including materials: $227.55