18th Century & The Romantic Age

From

01/02/2012

To

01/08/2012

Content

-Introduction to the 18th Century: the Age of Reason, Classicism and Elegance, Satire in poetry, drama and prose, Neoclassical poetry, the development of the novel;
-Essay writing on the literature as well as original satires;
-Vocabulary from work book and the literature;
-Introduction to The Romantic Age: the effects of industrialization, the celebration of the individual, nature and wilderness, emotion versus reason, the supernatural.

Skills

-Close reading for comprehension;
-Understanding the literature in its historical context;
-Continuing to recognize recurring themes and motifs from previous periods;
-Writing critical and creative essays;
-Continuing to build vocabulary through reading and writing.

Resources

-Selections from Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift
-The Rape of the Lock, Alexander Pope
-Letter to Lord Chesterfield, Samuel Johnson
-Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Thomas Gray
-Selected poems, Robert Burns
-Selections from Songs of Innocence and Experience, William Blake
-Tintern Abbey + Sonnets, William Wordsworth
-The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, S.T. Coleridge
-Selected Poems, Lord Byron
-Ode to the West Wind, Ozymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley
-Selected Poems, John Keats
-Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
-The Rivals, Richard Brinsley Sheridan
-Audiotapes: Selected Poems
-Videotapes: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
William Wordsworth
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Level F, Jerome Shostak

Instructional Strategies

-Discussion (small groups and whole class)
-Lecture
-Oral Reading
-Multiple drafts of written work
-In-class, timed writing
-Word Games
-Dramatic Reading of The Rivals

Assessment

-Weekly vocabulary quizzes
-Daily study questions for homework
-2-3 three-draft compositions
-2 multiple choice historical background quizzes
-2 comprehensive unit tests with identifications, short paragraph answers and an essay on previously unseen poems and prose passages
-2 timed, in-class essays

Outcomes

Students will:
-Be able to identify and discuss key ideas in the 18th Century and the Romantic Age
-Continue to trace the development of British Literature within its historical context
-Continue to scan and analyse poetry
-Be able to discuss various aspects of a novel: plot, characterization, point of view, narrative technique, setting, mood
-Continue to refine their expository and creative writing skills
-Add 150+ words to their working vocabulary