American Authors English 102: Argumentative Essay Assignment # 1 Subject: Environmental issue of your choice Sources: 3 non-fiction/1 literary Length: 15 paragraphs Structure: Intro/Body paragraphs/Refutation/Conclusion Due Date: by —February 1 st /11:59 PM

William Bradford

Anne Bradstreet

Edward Taylor

Jonathan Edwards

William Byrd

Olaudah Equiano

Benjamin Franklin

Franklin’s Inventions, Accomplishments, and Discoveries

Patrick Henry Born in Virginia American Revolution-era orator best know for his quote "Give me liberty or give me death." influential leader in the radical opposition to the British government Largely responsible for the passage of the Bill of Rights second oldest out of nine children received schooling from his father and his uncle, an Anglican minister Tried storekeeping, farming, tavern-keeping—failed at all Then got his law license and was a great success as a lawyer Elected to the VA House of Burgesses Delivered fiery speeches to the House against Britain and in support of the war

Thomas Paine

James Fennimore Cooper ( ) popular American writer of the early 19th century Wrote historical novels of frontier and Indian life in the early American days First American novelist of note in America created a distinctly American type of literature. Most famous work: The Last of the Mohicans Created the “American Hero” type

(George) Washington Irving

THE “FIRESIDE POETS” also called the "schoolroom" or "household" poets Wrote entertaining poetry suitable form family reading around the fireside in the evenings first group of American poets to rival British poets in popularity Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, and William Cullen Bryant

THE “FIRESIDE POETS” frequently used American legends and scenes of American home life as subjects for their poems most remembered for their longer narrative poems preferred conventional poetic forms over experimental forms attention to rhyme and rhythm their works were very popular for memorization and recitation in classrooms and homes

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: ( ) Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine (which was then a part of Massachusetts) Most famous works include “Paul Revere’s Ride,” “Hiawatha,” and “Evangeline” Wrote lyric poems, as well—”The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” Graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine Classmate and friend to the future US president Franklin Pierce Was a Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard for most of his life Most popular poet the US has ever produced.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ( )

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Edgar Allan Poe ( )

Edgar Allan Poe