Unit 2.B Romanticism: The Transcendentalists

Day / Daily Agenda / Objectives, Academic Vocabulary, and Essential Questions / Homework
(by day assigned)
1
26/27
M/T /
  • Receive vocab. list and tech. project prompt
  • Intro to Transcendentalism
  • Analyze videoHenry Hikes to Fitchburgfor Transcendentalism
STEMS LIST 5 QUIZ NEXT CLASS /
  • Understand similarities and differences among writers of Romantic literature
  • Identify elements of Transcendentalism
  • Evaluate pictures and videos for how they portray Transcendental themes
EQ:
  • How does the American historical context affect a writer?
AV:
  • Transcendentalism
  • Essay
  • Genre
/
  • Read about Thoreau, p. 370-371
  • Read Walden, p.372-379
  • HW: Use two sentences (minimum) to interpret each of the paragraphs of the first and last sections of the Walden excerpt

2
28/29
W/TH /
  • Harpaz article Bell Activity: Are We Raising a Generation of Nincompoops?
  • Thoreau Notes
  • Review of Walden and Transcendentalism
  • Notes on AV and practice
/
  • Examine author’s perspective
  • Identify and analyze elements of Transcendentalism
  • Locate and analyze aphorisms
  • Decipher paradoxes
EQ:
  • Do you chart your own course?
  • Where do people look for the truth?
  • Is the price of progress ever too high?
AV:
  • Aphorism
  • Paradox
/
  • Read “Thoreau Still Beckons..” p. 381, to prepare for your tech free project.
  • HW: Record your top 3 aphorisms from Walden (or read “Nature” if you can’t find any good ones in Walden). After each aphorism, write your own interpretation of the quotation. Be ready to share these next class.

3
30/3
F/M /
  • Walden Video
  • Aphorism Attack! Activity
/
  • Connect the legacy of Romanticism to present times
EQ:
  • How does the American historical context affect a writer?
/
  • Read “Self-Reliance”[p. 362-364]
  • Complete worksheets as guidance for the essay

4
4/5
TU/W /
  • Review of Self-Reliance
  • Intro to Civil Disobedience
/
  • Identify and analyze elements of Transcendentalism
  • Examine author’s perspective
  • Explore the key idea of ideals
  • Compare and contrast the differing tones of essayists
EQ:
  • Is the price of progress ever too high?
  • Is it patriotic to protest ones government?
  • What is used to determine what is right?
  • Do you chart your own course?
  • How does the American historical context affect a writer?
AV:
  • Ideals
  • Nonconformity
/
  • Read Mohandas Gandhi, On Civil Disobedience [p. 392-393] by Day 5.
  • STUDY FOR TRANSCENDENTAL VOCABULARY TEST –NEXT CLASS

5
6/7
TH/F /
  • Unit 2.B Vocabulary Test
  • Complete Civil Disobedience
  • Compare/Contrast Thoreau, Gandhi, and other Civil Rights Movement leaders
  • Unit Review for test
/
  • Examine author’s perspective
  • Connect the legacy of Romanticism to present times
EQ:
  • Continued from Day 4
  • How can literature make an impact on the world?
/
  • Must complete Thoreau Still Beckons project by next class (10/11)
  • Begin studying for unit test - NEXT CLASS

6
10/11
M/TU /
  • Unit 2.B Test*
  • * Transcendentalism in Contemporary Music
  • The Great Debaters
Thoreau Still Beckons Project due /
  • All objectives to be tested
/
  • Read “The Brooding Romantics” to begin Unit 2.C: The Dark Romantics
  • More TBA
  • Study for Stems quiz list 6 DECEMBER 12/13

Unit Assessments:

  • Thoreau Still Beckons!: 24 hr. Technology Free Project (2 Daily Grades)
  • Unit 2.B Vocabulary Test (MAJOR GRADE)
  • Unit 2.B Test (MAJOR GRADE)
  • Other Potential Daily Grades: quizzes, open discussions, homework, etc.

Objectives

  • Understand similarities and differences among writers of Romantic literature
  • Evaluate pictures and videos for how they portray Transcendental themes
  • Examine author’s perspective
  • Identify and analyze elements of Transcendentalism
  • Locate and analyze aphorisms
  • Decipher paradoxes
  • Connect the legacy of Romanticism to present times
  • Explore the key idea of ideals
  • Compare and contrast the differing tones of essayists
  • Connect the legacy of Romanticism to present times
  • Evaluate pictures and videos for how they portray civil disobedience

Essential Questions

  • Is the price of progress ever too high?
  • Is it patriotic to protest ones government?
  • Where do people look for the truth?
  • How does the American historical context affect a writer?
  • What is used to determine what is right?
  • Do you chart your own course?
  • How can literature make an impact on the world?

It is your responsibility to plan ahead for due dates and major assessment dates.