Introduction
Through this web quest, you will discover American, British and World literature in a variety of genres.
Task
As you read through the process, check out each link and fill out your Literature Overview Graphic Organizer.
Process
Let's start with literature from our own backyard...
American Literature
What is American Literature?
https://www.britannica.com/art/American-literature
Browse some different genres of American Literature, check out the authors, and read bits of text.
https://americanliterature.com/
British Literature
What is British Literature? Explore this site below to see a timeline, periods of British Literature and their notable authors.
https://britlitwiki.wikispaces.com/
Watch the video below, which is an overview highlighting some of the most popular works of British Literature.
Explore some British Literature...
http://www.bbc.com/culture/tags/british-literature
World Literature
What is World Literature?
https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/traducao/article/viewFile/6752/6222
Ok so what does world literature really mean?
https://blog.oup.com/2017/10/world-literature-definition/
Explore some current world literature here...
https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/
Evaluation
Your grade will be based upon the completion of the Literature Overview Graphic Organizer. Successful completion of all parts will result in full credit. Partial credit will be given for incomplete graphic organizers.
Conclusion
I hope that you have learned something new about literature and maybe saw or heard about a text that interests you! This school year, we'll be looking at texts from these categories more in depth. Can't wait to share them with you!