Copy the objectives in your notebook (time allotted = 3 minutes)

1. Copy the objectives in your notebook (time allotted = 3 minutes) Objectives: TSW actively take notes on the American Romantic literary period. Here, students will begin to recognize the evolution of the purpose of literature in reference to the human condition. Student Announcements: • Argumentative Speeches due Wed-Fri (Major Grade) • Failing? Grade Booster Lecture Session Thursday after school.

2. Romanticism is a movement of the 18th century. It was artistic, literary, and intellectual. It placed emphasis on the emotions and the use of imagination. American Romanticism 1800-1860What is Romanticism?

3. When things are not going good and they seem to be going from bad to worse, how do you escape? Escapism Time allotted = 3 minutes

4. The City, Grim and Gray(4 minutes)

5. Exploring the Historical Period: Cholera The cholera epidemic was part of a worldwide outbreak. Cholera is a bacterial infection of the digestive system that causes diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and severe muscle cramps, sometimes ending in death from kidney failure or heart attack. It is contracted by ingesting contaminated food or water.

6. 3 Big Ideas of American Romanticism: • Optimism and Individualism • Kinship with Nature • The Power of Darkness

7. Big Idea #1: Optimism and Individualism Rise of the Common People • Ordinary citizens became more involved with American society. Transcendentalism (Idealism) • Intuition is a more valuable guide than sensory experience in truly understanding nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Outlook • The universe exists for humanity’s benefit.

8. Big Idea #2: Kinship with Nature Henry Thoreau • Contact with wild nature refreshed the human spirit • Nature can also teach us respect for its destructive ways • famous piece “Civil Disobedience” argued that the individual conscious is more important than the law

9. Big Idea #3: The Power of Darkness • Herman Melville believed Emerson’s optimism was “nonsense” that ignored the “disagreeable facts” of life Gothic Horror • Horror relies chiefly on atmosphere or mood to achieve its effects • American Romantics recognized the power of darkness.

10. Characteristics of American Romanticism (copy all ten in your notes) • Values feeling and intuition over reason • Places faith in inner experiences and the power of the imagination • Rejects a fake civilization and seeks nature • Prefers youthful innocence to educated sophistication • Champions individual freedom and the worth of the individual • Contemplates nature’s beauty as a path to spiritual and moral development • Looks backward to the wisdom of the past and distrusts progress • Finds beauty and truth in exotic locales, the supernatural realm, and the inner world of the imagination • Sees poetry as the highest expression for the imagination • Finds inspiration in myth, legend, and folk culture

12. Copy the objectives in your notebook (time allotted = 3 minutes) Today‘s Objectives: TSW actively take notes on the elements of Gothic Literature and the life of Edgar Allan Poe. TSW recognize the evolution of the purpose of literature in reference to the human condition, identify and interpret the elements of gothic literature and how an author’s life is reflected in a literary work. Urgent Student Reminders: • Argumentative Speeches due Today-Fri (Major Grade) • Failing? Grade Booster Lecture Session TOMORROW after school.

13. American Romanticism: Re-Cap Quick-Write (time allotted = 7 minutes) If you had to categorize yourself as a Romantic, what kind would you be? Would you be a Romantic who escaped the harsh realities of the world through a connection with nature , through fantasy, or through interpreting the harsh realities as they are in the most dark and grim manner? Explain.

14. Romanticism: The Power of Darkness Gothic Literature Copy this quote:“Gothic writing took a turn toward the psychological exploration of the human mind.”

15. Gothic Elements • Setting in a castle. • An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. • An ancient prophecy. • Omens, portents, visions. • Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. • High, even overwrought emotion. • Women in distress. • Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male. • Metonymy of gloom and horror.

16. The Life of Edgar Allan Poe • Born January 19, 1809. His parents died when he was just 3 years old. • Francis and Joe Allan (a wealthy tobacco merchant) took Edgar in and they moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Richmond, Virginia. • They wanted him to be a business man, but Poe had dreams of being a writer in emulation of his childhood hero the British poet Lord Byron. • Poe moved to England with new family and attended school in Chelsea before returning to Virginia to attend the University. Poe became entangled in gambling debt and left school.

17. The Life of Poe (cont’d) • Poe broke off his engagement with his fiancé and enlisted in the army, he was discharged one year later. • In 1831 Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his Aunt, Maria Clemm. • In 1836 Poe marries his 13/14 year old cousin Virginia Clemm. • In 1847 she died of tuberculosis and Poe began drinking heavily. • One year later, he became engaged again.

18. The Life of Poe (cont’d) On October 7, 1849, Poe died. His death is a mystery. One theory is that he died as a result of his alcoholism, the other is that he was found face down in the street and died in a hospital.

19. “Hop Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe Literary Focus: • Identifying Author’s Purpose • Author’s Use of Figurative Language • Author’s Use of Literary Elements • Elements of a Gothic Tale • Identifying Theme • In-Depth as Opposed to Surface Reading

20. Complete the Quote Interpretation, then Copy the Objectives(time allotted = 6 ½ minutes) Copy the quote, then write a 2-3 statement interpretation: “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” –Edgar Allan Poe Objectives: TSW actively engage in the partial guided reading and class discussion for “Hop-Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe. Then, TSW independently complete the reading and annotating the text and identify elements of gothic literature, make connections between the text and author, interpret and analyze figurative language and literary devices. Take Out “Hop-Frog,” a Highlighter, Open to Notes from Yesterday Urgent Student Reminders: • Argumentative Speeches due TODAY-TOMORROW (Major Grade) • Failing? Grade Booster Lecture Session TODAY after school from 2:40PM - 3:15PM

21. “Hop Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe Literary Focus: • Identifying Author’s Purpose • Author’s Use of Figurative Language • Author’s Use of Literary Elements • Elements of a Gothic Tale • Identifying Theme • In-Depth as Opposed to Surface Reading

22. “In Praise of the F Word”by Mary Sherry How does this session work? You will listen to a mini-lecture that is relevant to the text that will be read. Afterwards, you will complete the assignment and submit it. Whatever score you make on the assignment will replace ONE Major Grade of equal or lesser value and ALL Daily Grades from October 21st to today of equal or lesser value. This does not guarantee that you will pass the course, it simply gives you the opportunity to get a higher grade and possibly pass. SIT IN THE FRONT

23. “Hop Frog”by Edgar Allan Poe Literary Focus: • Identifying Author’s Purpose • Author’s Use of Figurative Language • Author’s Use of Literary Elements • Elements of a Gothic Tale • Identifying Theme • In-Depth as Opposed to Surface Reading

24. Activity Prep:10 minutes -Take out your stems from yesterday. - Dissect # 1, #6, #9, #11, #12 and #14.

25. Creative Journal: 5 minutes Imagine that this is an image from a gothic tale, tell a brief story of how this situation came to be. Be very creative.