AMERICAN ROMANTICISM

September 28-October 2, 2015

28 SEPTEMBER 2015Quickwrite: What do you think the word "romanticism" means? How did you come to that conclusion?Daily Notes: “American Romanticism”Essential Questions: What is Romanticism? What are the qualities/characteristics of Romanticism?

WHAT IS AMERICAN ROMANTICISM?

The "Romantic Period" refers to literary and cultural movements in England, Europe, and America roughly from 1770 to 1865. In the U.S. it was from about 1830-1865. Romantic writers (and artists) saw themselves as revolting against the "Age of Reason" (1700-1770) and its values.  Romanticism was named after a medieval romance, a tale or ballad of chivalric adventure and individual heroism. 

SOME THINGS ROMANTICS VALUED WERE…

imagination/intuition versus reason/calculationspontaneity versus controlsubjectivity and metaphysical musing versus objective fact revolutionary energy versus traditionindividualism versus social conformitydemocracy versus monarchy

CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANTICISM

Focus on feeling/emotion, idealism, intuition, inductive reasoning.Faith is placed in inner experience and power of imagination.Dislike of the artificial / industrialization of civilization. Individual FreedomsPoetry = highest expression of imagination.Dark Romantics = focus on dark and supernatural themes/settings (Gothic Style).

ROMANTIC AUTHORS Nathaniel Hawthorne Walt Whitman Edgar Allan Poe Ralph Waldo Emerson Emily Dickinson Henry David Thoreau

THE TIME PERIODIndustrializationMoving Westward / Expanding the U.S. Slavery is being challenged Civil War from 1861-1865

LOOKING AT YOUR CHARACTERISTICS

Interest in the common man and childhood – People are naturally good and it is only urban expansion that taints that goodness. Strong Senses, Emotions, and Feelings – Knowledge is obtained through intuition rather than deduction. Awe of Nature – Romantics stressed the awe of nature in art and language. You experience sublimity (impressing the mind with a sense of power) through your connection with nature. Celebration of the Individual – Misunderstood outcasts were now the cool kids on the block. Importance of Imagination – Romantics legitimized the individual imagination as a critical authority, meaning the imagination was very important and influential.

SHORT ACTIVITY (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EQHQP2YTGVQ) While listening to the music and analyzing the picture that had been presented, I want you to answer the following questions:

1.What emotions did you experience, if any? Why did you feel those emotions?

2.Did the music and/or image make you think of anything? What did you think about?

GROUP OUTLINES Group 1: 214-215 Group 2: 216-217 Group 3: 218-220 (just the paragraph finishing up from page 219) Group 4: 220-221 (Starting at The Romantic Individualist)

CLOSING & HOMEWORK

Closing: What is 1 thing you learned, 1 think you are still confused on, and 1 thing you enjoyed during break.

Homework: Find song/poem with Romanticism characteristics/qualities. Bring in the lyrics tomorrow. YOU WILL NEED THEMMMMMMM!!

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015Quickwrite: What characteristics of Romanticism does your chosen song/poem display? Use specific lines from your poem/song and elaborate on what characteristics the line shows. Have at least 2 examples.Daily Notes: “Poetry”Essential Questions: What are some common themes in Romanticism? What are some Romanticism qualities/characteristics we still see in today’s literature? What might that reflect about society?

AGENDA

Learning about Poetry / Literary Devices Reviewing TP-CASTT Completing TP-CASTT Is It Romantic? Closing

WHAT IS POETRY?

A literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. In the Romantic Literary Period, poetry is considered the highest form of imagination and expression.

WHAT ARE SOME QUALITIES OF POETRY?

It is generally an “escape” from the logical. There is usually a rhythm in poetry—think of all the songs you know and the rhythms they have. Most poetry has a beat to it. A good portion of poetry has rhyming in it, but NOT ALL poetry does. Poetry tends to use a good amount of literary and rhetoric devices.

VOCABULARY Stanza – a unit of lines in a poem Rhyme Scheme - the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. alliteration – repetition of initial consonant sounds (weak and weary) Personification – human traits given to something nonhuman.

VOCABULARY Figurative Language – language not meant to be taken literally.

Symbolism – an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind.

Metaphor – a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken as though it were something else (ex: death is a long sleep)

Simile – a figure of speech that directly compares two things through the explicit use of connecting words such as like or as.

TYPES OF POETRY

Narrative Poetry- tells a story and has the same literary elements, such as character, plot, and setting (ballads, epics, verse romances) Dramatic Poetry- uses the techniques of drama to present the speech of one or more characters in verse form. Lyric Poetry- expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker (sonnets, odes, elegies, and haiku)

TP-CASTT Title Paraphrase Connotation Attitude Shifts Title Theme

TITLE – DREAMS BY LANGSTON HUGHES1. This poem will be about peoples’

aspirations.

2. The poem is about something the speaker wishes to do in life.

3. The poem will be about reaching your dreams.

THE POEM - PARAPHRASE

Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly. Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.

Hold onto your dreams tightly.If no one had dreams Then life would be purposeless. Hold onto your dreams tightly.When dreams are goneYour life is bland and reality is dull. And it will never change.

CONNOTATIONLife is a broken-winged bird –metaphor Connotation: This line is negative. This line implies life becomes difficult and doesn’t work as well without dreams.

Life is a barren field –metaphor Connotation: This line is inspiring as it implies that life is an empty field, but you can fill it with your dreams and aspirations.

If dreams die –personification Connotation: A negative connotation. This line implies that if you give up on dreams, your dreams will meet their end.

ATTITUDE The speaker seems sad and misplaced. The speaker seems depressed—if you let your dreams go, you are letting your life go. What is there left to live for?

The speaker seems lonely.

The speaker likely experienced a loss of dreams and is now trying to warn his audience not to give up on their dreams.

SHIFTS Broken winged bird vs. Barren Field

First stanza implies you are simply handicapped in some way in life, whereas the second stanza implies your life is empty.

Die & Go – First stanza implies your dreams just end, while the second implies they carry on elsewhere.

If & When – First stanza implies a possibility while the second stanza implied definite end.

TITLE – DREAMS BY LANGSTON HUGHES TEXT HERE

THEME

TEXT HERE

30 SEPTEMBER 2015 Quickwrite: What hobbies do you have outside of school? If you do not have any hobbies, why? If you did have a time for a hobby, what would it be? Why?

Essential Questions: What are some common themes in Romanticism? What characteristics/qualities of Romanticism do we see in today’s literature? How does Romantic Literature reflect the time period?

AGENDA

1. Choose 1 poem from poem packet to complete a TP-CASTT sheet.

2. Is It Romantic? Chart. 3. Quickwrite/Closing Check4. Closing

POEMS WE ARE LOOKING AT… The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls (Henry Longfellow) Concord Hymn (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Because I Could Not Stop For Death (Emily Dickinson) Annabel Lee (Edgar Allan Poe)

Complete TP-CASTT for ONE poem of your choice. You may work with a partner, but you must turn in your own work.

WHEN YOU FINISH…You will complete the “Is It Romantic?” ChartUse your chart/notes from yesterday to help guide you in filling out the chart. You will look at the categories provided and quote a line from the poem that reflects that category. You will then explain how that quote displays that characteristic.You might not be able to fill out EVERY SECTION of the chart, but you should be able to complete at least 3.

CLOSINGWhat did you find most difficult about today’s assignments? Why? What can I do to help you more with this assignment (or any other assignment)?Turn In: TP-CASTT, Is It Romantic, Closing

2 OCTOBER 2015

Quickwrite: What happened in class October 1, 2015 while I was out? What did you do in class? Essential Questions: What is a body biography? How can body biographies help show my understanding of a piece of literature?

ROMANTICISM VIDEOhttp://youtu.be/okPFcJntqFA

Questions:

1. Name two characteristics of Romanticism.

2. Rip Van Winkle is an example of what Romantic characteristic?

3. What was a popular source of entertainment during the Romantic period?

BODY BIOGRAPHY

What is a body biography? A body biography is a piece of art that includes writing in order to demonstrate an understanding of a piece of literature.

WHAT DOES A BODY BIOGRAPHY INCLUDE

Clothing – Should be representative of the time period or as described in the text. Symbolism – There should be items on the body biography that represent significant events, character traits, character desires, etc. (Example: In The Crucible, perhaps you would draw Abigail with eyes that have John Proctor in them). Background –Where is the character? What setting is the character in? Quotations –Quotes you choose from the reading by or about the character your biography is about. You would then explain the importance of the quotes and what they show about the character. All that is provided on your sheet.

TODAY – THE DEVIL & TOM WALKER1. Create a sequence of events from the story, The

Devil & Tom Walker.

2. Find 5 quotes that are important to the story and explain their importance.

3. Choose what will represent each section of the body biography list (heart, eyes, backbone, hands, feet, Background, Virtues and Vices).

4. Begin sketching these symbols onto your Body Biography Outline.

Note: You NEED COLOR to your body biography! Don’t just stop with the drawing, you need to color it in!