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Bari, Shahidha. “The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Review – Teenage Mothers and Melodrama.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 15 July 2025, www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/15/the-girls-who-grew-big-by-leila-mottley-review-teenage-mothers-and-melodrama. Accessed 21 July 2025.

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I chose The Girls who Grew Big by Leila Mottley (2025)

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This story is about teen moms living in a small town in Florida. They stick together and help each other through tough times. When a new girl named Adela joins them, things change, but they still find ways to stay strong and support each other.

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Britannica. “Alice Walker | Biography, Books, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Alice-Walker.

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Alice walker is an American writer her best known novel The Color purple which highlights the struggles of African American women. She writes about issues like racism.

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Influenced by studies of media, language, and information technology.

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Korean War
1950-1953

It was a war between North Korea and South Korea. Till this day the country are still divided

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Contemporary "Postmodernism"
1950–present

Is a way of thinking that questions old ideas about and meaning. Its like mixing different styles and showing that things can have many meaning instead of just one.

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Claude McKay was a famous Black writer during the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about racism and the struggles of Black people.

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Some poetry rhythms based on spirituals and jazz, lyrics on the blues, and diction from the street talk of the ghettos

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"The New Negro Movement"

1919-1925

Time when Black Americans began to speak out more strongly for their fights and showed pride in their culture.

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Harlem Renaissance
"The Jazz Age"

The Harlem Renaissance was a time in the 1920s when black artists, writers, and musicians shared their culture and talent.

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“1930’S.” Weebly.com, 2019, transformationoftheamericandream.weebly.com/1930s.html.

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The American Dream started in the 1930s when people wanted a better life by working hard.

It used to mean owning a house and job, but now it also means being happy and treated fairly.

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Kuiper, Kathleen. “Modernism.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Feb. 2025, www.britannica.com/art/Modernism-art.

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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

Is a play about a Black family in Chicago trying to follow their dreams and have a better life.

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World War I
1914-1918

Major global war mainly fought in Europe, where many countries joined in after a conflict between countries.

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Modernism
1900-1950

Time when artists and writers tried new and different ways to show the world.

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Susan Glaspell: Best known for her short play "Trifles"
-Alice Walker: The novels explores themes like racism especially for Black women in the early century
-Sandra Cisneros: Best known for her novel The House on Mango Street.

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Quirk, Thomas V. “Mark Twain | Biography & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Nov. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Twain.

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His best known writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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Quirk, Thomas V. “Mark Twain | Biography & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Nov. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Twain.

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Major work

The adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Mark Twain is one of the central figures of American Realism during the 19th century

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Realism 1850-1900 It was a movement in art, literature, and letter that aimed to everyday life and society.

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Habegger, Alfred. “Emily Dickinson | Biography, Poems, & Analysis.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 Jan. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Emily-Dickinson.

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Famous Poems

"Because I Could Not Stop for Death"

"I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I died"

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She as about 1800 poems and an great impact on American literature.

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Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 and was an American poet known for her unique staying of writing.

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Gay Wilson Allen, and Alexander Norman Jeffares. “Walt Whitman | Biography & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 22 Mar. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Walt-Whitman.

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Interesting fact is he worked as a nurse during the American Civil War.

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One of his famous poem is "Song of Myself"

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Walt Whitman was an American poet. His poetry is famous for its style and it mainly focuses on themes like democracy.

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The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Anne Bradstreet | American Poet.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 12 Sept. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Bradstreet.

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She focuses on themes like love, loss, and death which reflects on her belief with Puritan.

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Her best known work is The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in American. It was first published collection poetry.

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Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)

She was the first American poet to have her work published and considered one of the most important writers.

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“Arthur Miller | Biography, Plays, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Miller-American-playwright.

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Author Miller "The Crucible" in 1953

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In order yo shoe fee can lead to unfair behavior, Author Miller wrote "The Crucible" in 1953. He discussed how people in his era were harmed by the far of communism

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Britannica. “Nathaniel Hawthorne | American Writer.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 30 June 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-Hawthorne.

‌The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “American Renaissance | American Literature | Britannica.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/art/American-Renaissance.

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Many of Nathaniels Hawthornes concerns of morality and sin were impacted by his Puritan background

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, he was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in 1804, and his well known works are his novels, such as the "The Scarlet Letter."

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American Renaissance literature describes the time in the middle of the 19th century when American authors started to be recognized for their unique contribution.

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Britannica. “Romanticism.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Nov. 2022, www.britannica.com/art/Romanticism.

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Romanticism focuses on emotions and personal experiences. Artists and writers aimed to express deep feelings and celebrate the beauty of nature.

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"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by Washington Irving, published in 1819.

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Romanticism was an art and ideas movement that started in the late 18th century and continued into the 19th century

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Transcendentalism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 Jan. 2019, www.britannica.com/event/Transcendentalism-American-movement.

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Key figures in Transcendentalism include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Amos Bronson Alcott, with Emerson often seen as the leader of the movement.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays "Nature: and "Self-Reliance" are key writings of Transcendentalism, focusing on themes of how people relate to the natural world.

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Transcendentalism was a movement in philosophy and literature that started in the United States in the early to mid-1800s, especially between 1840 and 1860.

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History.com Editors. “Enlightenment.” History, A&E Television Networks, 16 Dec. 2009, www.history.com/topics/european-history/enlightenment.

Connolly, Patrick. “Locke, John | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, iep.utm.edu/locke/.

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Noteable figures from "The Age of Reason" era includes philosophers such as John Locke, Voltaire, and Immanuel Kant.

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The age of reason, commonly referred to as the Englightenment, typically extends from the late 17th century to the 18th century.

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U.S. Department of State. “Treaty of Paris, 1783.” State.gov, 2020, 2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm.

Matthews, Amanda. ““Signed, Sealed and Delivered”: The Treaty That Ended the Revolutionary War | Beehive.” Masshist.org, 8 May 2019, www.masshist.org/beehiveblog/2014/09/signed-sealed-and-delivered-the-treaty-that-ended-the-revolutionary-war/.

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The war ended in 1783 when the Treaty of Paris was signed.

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1. The war lasted from 1775-1783.

2. It was involved with 13 American colonies fighting against British.

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History.com Editors. “Revolutionary War.” HISTORY.com, A&E Television Networks, 11 Aug. 2023, www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history.

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Important piece of American Literature that tells the story of his life.

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The Age of reason is also called the Enlightenment, occurred in the late 1700s.

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The Revolutionary War happened from 1775 to 1783 and was a fight between the thirteen American colonies and Great Britain.

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National Park Service. “A Short History of Jamestown - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service).” Nps.gov, 16 Sept. 2022, www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm.

Ponti, Crystal. “10 Things You May Not Know about the Jamestown Colony.” HISTORY, 15 Aug. 2019, www.history.com/news/jamestown-colony-settlement-facts.

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1. English pirates bought the First African captives to Jamestown. John Rolfe recorded their arrival in August 1619.

2. The initial settlers were all men, and women did not arrive at the colony until nine months later.

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Historic Jamestown ~ 1st English Settlement in America

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A notable fact about Jamestown is that it was the first permanent settlement in North America founded in 1607

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PERIOD NAME: William Bradford
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William Bradford- "Of Plymouth Plantation" is a historical record that describe their experiences of Pilgrims which establish their settlement.

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1507: Early Settlement of the first American colonies - Jamestown

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1507: Early Settlement of the first American colonies - Jamestown

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During 1507, early exploration sparked the concept of American colonies, but Jamestown wasn't established until 1607. It was Americans first settlement.