Select One Assignment to Complete

Realism 1860-1890
While Romanticism is a period in which authors celebrate their emotions, writers during Realism are more focused on presenting real life portraits of people and their environment. This project will ask you to answer these essential questions:
*What are the characteristics of Realism and its subgroups?
*What events influenced the writers of this period?
This is a tiered assignment, which means that you must find an assignment that matches your capabilities to maximize learning. Tier 1 is the easiest assignment. Tiers 2 and 3 are more challenging and interesting. Honors students must select a Tier 2 or 3 assignment. Those already enrolled in the AP program must complete the assignment for Tier 3. I encourage all of you to challenge yourselves.
This is a group assignment that can be completed with two-three students (no more), but you do not have to work in a group. If you opt to work with a partner or two, please select these individuals carefully!
The Eager Beaver assignment is optional, but thoughtful completion will earn a smile (and reward) from the Grade Goddess.
Due Date: To be announced by your teacher. For Mrs. Noel, the due date is Monday, May 7th.
Scoring Guidelines are posted on msnoel.com.

******************************************************************************************Select one assignment to complete:

Tier 1 Option: Informational Presentation using Prezi, PowerPoint, or other presentation software.
Must include:
1. Characteristics Realism and the subgroups Naturalism and Regionalism.

2. Four or more important political, social, cultural events (with dates and brief descriptions) from the period.

3. Four or more pictures from the period with descriptions of the artwork or photos

4. Four or more quotes from writers of the period that demonstrate characteristics of Realism or one of its subgroups.

5. A Works Cited page delineating the sources for your information in the presentation.

6. The names of the group members on the first page.

Eager Beaver Assignment: Include a song from the era with a brief description about its importance.

Tier 2 Option: Wiki (Website) with Analysis of Realism

Must have multiple pages including:

1. One page (the home page) summary of characteristics, ideas, and/or philosophical concepts of Realism and its subgroups Naturalism and Regionalism.

2. One page with four or more excerpts of literature from the period that reflect the philosophies behind Realism. This must include student-generated explanations of how each excerpt reflects the ideas of the era.

3. One page of Art and Music (six or more examples total) with descriptions of how the media depict Realism.

4. One page depicting six or more political, social, and cultural events that reflect the characteristics and philosophies of Realism and Naturalism with student-generated explanation of how the selected material reflects that philosophy. Suggestions for this page: early political cartoons, newspaper articles, charts and data, etc.

5. One page that serves as a Works Cited page to give credit to your sources for this presenation.

6. The name(s) of the author(s) on the home page.

Eager Beaver: Create a political cartoon using digital media that illustrates characteristics and subject matter relevant to the period.

*To create a wiki, use Google Sites just like you did when you created your electronic portfolio. To work with other people, SHARE the website with peers so they can work on it, too. Multiple students can work on the website when the site is shared. Remember to SHARE with your teacher.

Tier 3 Option: Wiki Showing Synthesis of Naturalism and Realism Philosophies

The wiki must have multiple pages including:

1. One page (the home page) summary of characteristics, ideas, and/or philosophical concepts of Realism and its subgroups Naturalism and Regionalism.

2. One page with four or more excerpts of literature from the period that reflect the philosophies behind Realism and Naturalism. This must include student-generated explanations of how each excerpt reflects the ideas of the era.

3. One page with four or more excerpts from letters, speeches, and news articles that are relevant to the era with student-generated explanations of how each pertains to the era.

4. One page of Art and Music (six or more examples) with descriptions of how the media depicts Realism/Naturalism.

5. One page of criticism of Realism with four or more quotes from those that criticize the movement and/or authors of the period.

6. One page that serves as a Works Cited page to identify the sources you used for this project.

7. The name(s) of the author(s) on the home page.

Eager Beaver: Create a presentation using Prezi.com on Realism and Naturalism to serve as an overview of the literary periods with descriptions, influences, artwork, and interesting quotes.