American Romanticism and The Scarlet Letter

UNIT 2: CP ENGLISH 11

Objective- Learn the unit objectives and terms for Unit 2 over American Romanticism and The Scarlet Letter.

Warm-up- Pre-Test

UNIT PRE-TEST, OBJECTIVES, AND TERMS

Objective- Learn about the background of American Romanticism and understand it as a literary movement.

Warm-up – Read pg. 297-305, jotting down the main idea from each section.

Identifying main ideas of a paragraph.

Intro. American Romanticism

HW- None

AMERICAN ROMANTICISM

Objective- Learn about the background of the novel in order to understand the time period it portrays and was written during.

Warm-up- Read the article given and decide on a good title for the piece.

Class Discussion

Big Ideas/Themes

PowerPoint

HW- Research the laws of Colonial Massachusetts.

THE SCARLET LETTERINTRODUCTION

Objective- Learn to identify exposition: main characters, setting, and initial conflict within a difficult text: The Scarlet Letter.

Learn reading strategies for a difficult text.

Warm-up- Read chapter 1 from The Scarlet Letter

Read chapter 1 aloud and draw a picture based on the text

Helpful Reading Strategies: Summarizing each paragraph, words not understood, Re-wording

HW- Chapters 1 & 2 Due Tomorrow. Prepare for a Socratic Circle Discussion.

THE SCARLET LETTER CHAPTER 1

Objective- Practice analyzing a text for deeper meaning.

Warm-up- Answer the questions over chapters 1 and 2 of the book.

Socratic Circles

HW- Ch. 3 & 4 Due Monday

SCARLET LETTER CH. 1 & 2SOCRATIC CIRCLES

Objective- Learn about transcendental writing and understand transcendentalism as a literary movement.

Warm-up- Read “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Highlighted Reading with two texts “Nature” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau

Are you a transcendentalist? Quiz

HW- Ch. 3 & 4 Due Monday

TRANSCENDENTALISM

Objective- Learn how to participate in literature circles to discuss a complex text in great depth.

Warm-up- Prepare for literature circles by filling out the lit. circles worksheet.

Literature Circles

Sharing of Ideas from Discussions

Begin chapter 5- highlighted reading

HW- Ch. 5-7 with quotes worksheet due Friday

CH. 3 & 4 DUELITERATURE CIRCLES

Objective- Learn how to write a reflective essay using rhetorical devices.

Warm-up- Read “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau” using the Highlighted Reading Strategy.

Review rhetorical devices

Read “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant

Reflective Essay Assignment

HW- Reflective Essay Due Tomorrow

REFLECTIVE ESSAY

Objective- Learn about the American Gothic Movement and understand characteristics of the literature in the time period.

Compare and contrast romantic literature of many different authors.

Warm-up- Turn in your reflective essay

Read pg. 450 and 451 and complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because But So, So What Worksheet

“The Devil and Tom Walker” Using the Same Reading Strategy

HW- Paragraph comparing/contrasting the works of the transcendentalist writers and the American Gothics.

AMERICAN GOTHIC

Objective- Learn to identify author’s perspective and compare perspectives of different authors.

Warm-up- Summarize the perspective of each type of writer:

Romantic

Transcendentalist

Gothic

Similarities and Differences in author’s perspective Diagram

HW- Write a reflection that evaluates the perspectives of three different authors in the Romantic time period. Use three different quotations, one from each author.

AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE

Objective- Learn how to summarize an important section of a text.

Analyze importance elements within a text.

Warm-up- Ch. 5-7 Quiz

Class Discussion of chapters 5-7

Identify important elements within the chapters

HW- Ch. 8-10 and Inferences worksheet due Monday

CH. 5-7 DUE

Objective- Practice analyzing a text in great depth.

Participate in Socratic Circle Discussions.

Warm-up- Turn in inferences worksheet

Prepare for Socratic Circle Discussion- Ch. 8-10 Questions

Socratic Circle

HW- Ch. 11 & 12 Due Friday

Video over the Fireside Poets Due Thursday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDlQlmMMGuI

CH. 8-10 DUE

Objective- Learn how to write an evaluation essay over a piece of literature.

Warm-up- Read “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe

Begin Writing Essay

HW- Video over Fireside Poets Due Thursday

Evaluation Essay Due Thursday

EVALUATION ESSAY

Objective- Learn to interpret symbol, allegory, and unity of effect.

Warm-up- Get your textbook and turn to “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe

Read/Listen to “The Raven”

Symbol, Allegory and Unity of Effect

HW- Evaluation Essay Due Thursday

THE RAVEN

Objective- Learn strategies for reading poetry and interpret language and elements of several poems from the fireside poets.

Warm-up- Turn in Evaluation Essay

Fireside Poets Quiz

Jigsaw Reading of Fireside Poems

HW- Ch. 11 & 12 Due Tomorrow

THE FIRESIDE POETS

Objective- Analyze a complex text for deeper meaning and style of an author

Warm-up- Answer the discussion questions.

Two Circles Discussion

HW- Ch. 13-15 and Ch. 9-15 Summaries Due Monday

CH. 11 & 12 DUE

Objective- Learn about the writing style of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Warm-up- Prepare for a whole class discussion over chapters 13-15.

Keep summaries for assistance in class discussion.

Class Discussion

Writing style of the author

HW- Worksheet on Hawthorne’s writing style

CH. 13-15 DUE

Objective- Review dependent and independent clauses.

Learn differences between run- on sentences, comma splices, and fragments and how to avoid them in writing.

Learn how to vary sentences effectively using complex, compound and complex, compound sentences.

Intro.

Video

Sentences/Grammar Work

HW- If not finished, finish grammar work

SENTENCE VARIETY

Objective- Learn to connect a historical piece of fiction with ideas from present day.

Warm-up- Read handout

Modern Day Scandals Activity

HW- Modern Day Scandal Letter Assignments with Research due Friday

MODERN DAY SCANDALS

Objective- Practice speaking and listening skills by participating in Socratic Circle discussion.

Warm-up- Prepare for Socratic Circle Discussion with handout

Socratic Circles

Reading Time

HW- End of Book Due Monday

CH. 16-18 DUE

Objective- Learn how to write a literary analysis focusing on either symbol, characterization, theme or style.

Warm-up- End of Book Quiz

What is a literary analysis? Read the given handout

Literary Analysis Worksheet

Thesis Statement

HW- Thesis Statement over The Scarlet Letter Due Tomorrow

END OF BOOK DUELITERARY ANALYSIS

Objective- Learn how to write topic sentences and transitions for a literary analysis.

Learn how to cite textual evidence to support analysis of a literary work.

Warm-up- Read “The Story of an Hour”

Given Thesis- Write topic sentences and transition sentences

Evidence/Textual Support

HW- Topic Sentences and Transitions for Essay Due Tomorrow

LITERARY ANALYSIS

Objective- Learn how to write a literary analysis over The Scarlet Letter.

Review thesis statement, topic sentence, and transitions.

Review evidence/textual support.

Warm-up- Have Literary Analysis Worksheet Out

Writing Time

HW- Essay Due Friday

LITERARY ANALYSIS

Objective- Review elements of the book.

Warm-up- Summarize The Scarlet Letter using the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So, So What Strategy

Review Book

Work on Literary analysis

HW- Literary Analysis Due Tomorrow

Plot Test Tomorrow

Unit Test Tuesday

LITERARY ANALYSIS/PLOT TEST REVIEW

Objective- Assessment of reading comprehension of a challenging text, The Scarlet Letter.

Warm-up- Turn in Literary Analysis

Plot Test

HW- None

PLOT/BOOK TEST

Objective- Review material covered during Unit 2: American Romanticism

Warm-up- Mrs. Borton visits

Review Sheet

HW- Unit 2 Test Tomorrow

REVIEW

Objective- Assessment over concepts, material, and skills addressed during Unit 2: American Romanticism.

Warm-up- Clear desks and get ready for test!

Test

HW- Binder Check Tomorrow

UNIT 2 TEST