quick-write how did the events of september 11 th change how americans viewed their world? how has...
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Quick-write• How did the events
of September 11th change how Americans viewed their world?
• How has it changed our culture?
MODERNISM(1914 – 1940)
Learning Target: I can summarize the tenants of modernism
MODERNISM(1914 – 1940)
Learning Target: I can summarize the tenants of modernism
• Modernism reflects a loss of faith in traditional values and beliefs, including the American Dream. – Artistic/literary movement– Post World-War One– Pessimistic picture of culture in disarray– Modern poets goal = rid poetry of 19th century
prettiness & sentimentality– Rejected 19th century optimism
What is Modernism?What is Modernism?
A: -World War I & disillusionment,-Increase in industrialization,-Unfair labor practices, -Excessive drinking
Q: What are some factors that led people during this time period to lose faith in the American Dream?
Q: What are some factors that led people during this time period to lose faith in the American Dream?
1. instability1. instability 2. futility2. futility
Characteristics of Modernism
Characteristics of Modernism
Prohibition, “flappers,” more open about sexuality, drug-use
6. Collapse of “Morality”6. Collapse of “Morality”
7. Disillusionment: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be
7. Disillusionment: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be
• New experiments with form and technique in both poetry and prose
• A new kind of hero who is flawed and disillusioned yet honorable and courageous
• Questioning of traditional beliefs and social structures
Characteristics of Modern LiteratureCharacteristics of Modern Literature
Introduction: “The Second Coming”
BY: William Butler Yeats 1919
• After reading this poem, answer the following questions.
• Then SOAPSTone the poem:– How is this a good example
of modern poetry?– What kind of world did
Yeats propose that we were entering when he wrote this poem?
– How accurate was his prophecy for the future?
– SOAPSTone
MODERNISM REVIEW
and connection to The Great Gatsby
MODERNISM REVIEW
and connection to The Great Gatsby
Learning Targets:
•I can summarize the tenants of modernism•I can explain how an author’s choice contributes
to overall meaning
What are the seven Characteristics of Modernism?
1. instability1. instability 2. futility2. futility
3. pessimism3. pessimism 4. chaos4. chaos
5. Loss of faith5. Loss of faith6. Collapse of
“Morality”6. Collapse of
“Morality”
7. Disillusionment7. Disillusionment
DIRECTIONS: In the box to the right of the picture, write down five details that you notice about the picture
below (what does image include in the foreground, background? What colors are used? Is it inviting or
uninviting? etc).
What aspects of this picture connect to the
modernist characteristics? How does this picture
reflect the ideals of this era?
Scene Capture:PURPOSE: to connect the characteristics of modernism to The Great Gatsby
STEP 1: Read the assigned passage aloud to your group. Take turns reading aloud to one another.
STEP 2: Complete job A, B, C, or D (Themes: Hollowness of upper class, wealth as a of power, disillusionment, failure of American
Dream)STEP 3: Present to the class your poster
STEP 4: While listening, take notes on other groups’ presentations in your packet (there is a box for notes)
STEP 5: Fill out the questions in the packet under the heading “Exit Slip”
Step 1: Write the Essential Question word-for-word in your notes.
Responding to Essential Questions
Responding to Essential Questions
Step 2: Write 2-3 sentences relating to the question.
**Responses should be an initial reaction, personal experience, or
answer to the question**
Each theme topic relates to an essential question.
WRITE THESE DOWN and formulate a response to each.
Have essential questions in mind while reading.
These are just a few big ideas found in the novel.
• Not all have same opportunity
• Hard work may not be as important as heredity
• Do money & possessions equal happiness?
• Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, would only marry him after he sold his first book, This Side of Paradise.
Does America have a ruling class? Can just anyone grow up to be
president?
Is there a dark side to Is there a dark side to the American Dream?the American Dream?
Is it attainable for Is it attainable for everyone? everyone?
What are the dangers of What are the dangers of ambitiously following ambitiously following one’s dream? one’s dream?
What does it mean to live in the What does it mean to live in the past?past?
Is constantly searching for the Is constantly searching for the happiness of your past healthy? happiness of your past healthy?
Repeating the PastRepeating the Past
Essential Question #2:Essential Question #2:
• Post-WWI: chaos & destruction
• Excess of violence
• Modernism: result of disillusionment w/ the world after WWI and a feeling that traditional customs and beliefs were outdated
• Widespread “immorality”– Excess of sex
– Excess of drugs/alcohol abuse
– Flappers/Parties
– Fitzgeralds were the “it” couple of Roaring 20s
– Money & Prestige = goal of the individual
Given the immorality and decadence of the 1920s and today’s society, is the world spiritually and morally broken?