American Literature Literary Period Poster
For this project, you will work with a small group to create two posters featuring a specific American Literature literary period
using the website Adobe Spark.
What is a Literary Period Poster?
Posters based on a literary period will display words, images, and symbols that represent American authors, common types of writing, recurring or popular themes, and literary works from that specific American literary movement.
The following information may be featured on your American Literary Period Posters:
The Name of the Literary Period Defining Characteristics of the Literary Movement The Writer’s Purpose Historical Events Impacting Authors and Readers A Reference from a Writing During the Literary Period A Symbol Representing the Literary Movement Images and/or Names of Famous Authors Popular Types of Writing Themes and/or Motifs Significant Changes in Writing, Author’s Style, Themes, etc
American LiteratureProviding A Snapshot Into an American Literature
Literary Movement
Your two unique posters should present a glimpse or “snapshot” into American Literature during that specific time frame.
Check out the following examples of American Literature Literary Period Posters created using the Adobe Spark website.
What elements are featured in each poster to help illustrate the writing, themes, and authors of the specific literary period?
Native America
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Puritan Literatu
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The Enlightenme
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Romanticism
American Gothic
Transcendentalism
Realism and Naturalism
Modernism Harlem Renaissance
Postmodernism and Contemporary
American Literature Literary MovementPoster Project
You will be creating two posters to represent a period of American Literature. Each poster should contain the following:
The Name of Literary Period Displayed Characteristics of the Writing A Minimum of Four Related Images References, Quotes, and/or Titles of Literature from that Literary Movement Themes Popular Types of Writing (Speeches, Poetry, etc)
Note: You do not have to include ALL of the above in BOTH posters. For example, one poster may include popular themes in writing. The second poster, then, may not reference themes but list specific titles of works and a quote from a piece of literature written during this literary period.
Additional Poster Ideas:
The Writer’s Purpose The Impact on the Reader or Society Examples of Symbols Used in Literature Historical Events, Conflicts, Beliefs About Life, Society, Religion, etc, that Impacted the Writing
American Literature Literary Movement
Poster Project
For more ideas on how to create two different posters to represent the same literary period, see the following posters representing the Romanticism Literary Period:
Romanticism
Dark Romanticism/American Gothic