Literature Curriculum Table of Contents

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers the units, titles, and authors listed in the curriculum table of contents.

Unit 1

A section of the curriculum titled 'Truth and Wisdom' that includes works on knowledge, character, and integrity.

William Cowper

The author of 'The Difference between Knowledge and Wisdom' from 'The Winter Walk at Noon'.

Explorer of the Stars

A text adapted from 'Five Sons of Italy' by Helen Acker.

Percival Wilde

The author of the literary work titled 'The Finger of God'.

William Shakespeare

The author of the selection 'A Good Name' from 'Othello'.

Robert Murphy

The author of the story 'You've Got to Learn'.

Selma Lagerlof

The author of 'The Rat Trap' from 'Harvest'.

William Wordsworth

The poet who wrote 'Character of the Happy Warrior'.

William Cullen Bryant

The poet who wrote 'Truth' from 'The Battle-field'.

Unit 2

A section of the curriculum titled 'Courage', featuring stories and poems about bravery and moral conviction.

Nancy Byrd Turner

The author of 'Courage Has a Crimson Coat'.

Captain Ben L. Salomon

The recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor featured in George W. Bush's remarks 'A Debt That Time Has Not Diminished'.

Miguel de Cervantes

The author of 'Don Quixote', from which 'The Fight with the Windmills' is adapted.

James Montgomery

The author of 'The Patriot's Pass-Word'.

Norman Macleod

The author of 'Trust in God, and Do the Right' from 'A Treasure of Hymns'.

The Wind Is Free

A literary adaptation by Jan Masaryk.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The poet who wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'.

Freeman H. Hubbard

The author of 'The Legend of Kate Shelley' from 'Railroad Avenue'.

Mona Gardner

The author of the story 'The Dinner Party'.

Alexandre Dumas

The author of the adaptation 'The King's Musketeers and the Cardinal's Guards' from 'The Three Musketeers'.

Unit 3

A section of the curriculum titled 'Power of Words', focusing on the impact of speech, literature, and communication.

Carl Sandburg

The author of 'Primer Lesson' from 'Early Moon'.

Edward Everett Hale

The author of 'The Man without a Country'.

9/11 Address to the Nation

A speech delivered by George W. Bush included in Unit 3.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The leader who delivered the 'Pearl Harbor Address to Congress'.

Karle Wilson Baker

The writer of the work titled 'Pronouns'.

Leo Tolstoy

The author of 'A Spark Neglected Burns the House'.

Edward R. Murrow

The journalist and broadcaster associated with 'The Buchenwald Report'.

Sullivan Ballou

The author of 'Letter from a Soldier'.

Edmond Rostand

The author of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'.

Edgar Allan Poe

The author of 'The Gold Bug'.