Unit 3: Transition from Romanticism to Realism
Unit Plan Agenda
English III Honors
Standards:
E3-1.1 Compare/contrast ideas within and across literary texts to make inferences.
E3-1.2 Evaluate the impact of point of view on literary texts.
E3-1.3 Evaluate devices of figurative language (including extended metaphor, oxymoron, pun, and paradox).
E3-1.4 Evaluate the relationship among character, plot, conflict, and theme in a given literary text.
E3-1.5 Analyze the effect of the author’s craft (including tone and the use of imagery, flashback, foreshadowing, symbolism, motif, irony, and allusion) on the meaning of literary texts.
E3-1.6 Create responses to literary texts through a variety of methods (for example, written works, oral and auditory presentations, discussions, media productions, and the visual and performing arts).
E3-1.7 Evaluate an author’s use of genre to convey theme.
Objectives:
· The students will be able to
o explain the factors that lead to Realism.
o identify the characteristics of the Transitional Authors.
o compare and contrast Romanticism and Realism.
o analyze literature for style, theme, irony, and influence on history.
Essential Questions:
· How can an artist give birth to a new style?
· Is it important to face reality?
· How can literature impact the future?
· Is anything worth dying for?
Instructional Activities:
Day / Instructional Focus / Homework(Assigned This Day, Due the Next)
Day 1:
March
8/11 / History as a Catalyst: The shifting from Romanticism to Realism
· Begin notes for Transitional Authors
Literary Elements:
· Realism
· Romanticism (review)
Essential Questions:
· How can an artist give birth to a new style?
· Is it important to face reality? / · Read Introduction to Unit 3: Romanticism to Realism
o pp. 492-501
o pp. 504-505
· Read the 4 letters on pages 571 – 574
for a quiz.
Day 2:
March 12/13 / Poetic Maverick #1: Whitman
· Finish notes for Trans. Authors (if necessary)
· Read and discuss Whitman in class
· View commercials
Literary Elements: KNOW THESE FOR TEST
· Free Verse
· Cataloguing
· Elegy
· Parallelism (review)
· Tone (review)
· Theme (review)
Essential Questions:
· How can an artist give birth to a new style? / · Read pp. 506-507 in your textbook to review the poetic renovations of the time. Make sure you are familiar with the literary terms under Form and Function.
· Complete the reading guide for Whitman if not completed in class
Day 3:
March 14/15 / Poetic Maverick #2: Dickinson
· Read and discuss Dickinson in class
Literary Elements:
· Slant Rhyme
· Rhyme Scheme (review)
· Caesura (review)
· Paradox (review)
· Theme (review)
Essential Questions:
· How can an artist give birth to a new style?
· Begin reading Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. If you do not finish, it’s homework. / · Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl pp. 552 - 557
· Read Douglass’s Narrative of the Life, pp. 538-547
· Complete reading guide for Dickinson if not completed in class
Day 4:
March 18/19 / Realism in Short Stories: Douglass and Bierce
· Discussion of Douglass and the introduction of African-American literature
· Notes on Realism – pgs. 576 - 577
· Read “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
· Complete reading guide and discuss
Literary Elements:
· Style
· Irony: situation vs. dramatic
· Point of View (review)
Essential Questions:
· Is it important to face reality?
· How can literature impact the future?
· Is anything worth dying for? / Study for your Unit Test:
· All literary elements
· Focus on how the authors of this era portrayed characteristics of both the Romantic past and the Realist future
· Also focus with great detail on the discussion of Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, and Bierce’s works
· Have a general knowledge of the history of this era which led to the transitioning literary landscape
Day 5:
March 20/21 / Assessment and Moving On
· Romanticism to Realism: Transitional Authors Test (Major grade)
· Begin notes for Realism/Regionalism (time permitting)
Assessments (Some Graded, Some Not):
-Reading check quizzes (announced and unannounced)
-In-class discussion
-Unit test
Materials:
-Textbook (BRING EVERY DAY UNLESS OTHERWISE INFORMED)
Material that is not completely covered in one class period will automatically carry over into the next class period.