The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

1. Read the novel. (free version for Kindle here and free pdf ebook here)

2. Author - read about James Fennimore Cooper using one of the resources below or library book or encyclopedia
http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/cooper.asp
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/LIT/cooper.htm
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/naal7/contents/B/authors/cooper.asp


3. Historical background - Do some research on the French-Indian War - encyclopedia/book or following website The French and Indian War

4. Read all about the American Romanticism literary movement:
http://www.english-e-corner.com/americanliterature/contents/Romanticism1/default.htm

6. Go through the list of discussion questions and prepare answers for group meeting.

7. For Abby and those using Excellence in American Literature:
- do the weekly written assignments: author profile, historical approach paper, and 2 weeks for the formal essay .

8. Extra reading - The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper

9. Watch one of the movies - the Daniel Day Lewis 1992 version (check the USCCB review) which has a lot of violence (I have yet to preview it) or the BBC miniseries (I need to preview this too)