Literary Modernism

AGENDA:
1. Literary Modernism
Modernism Notes
2. e.e. cummings poem

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3. Act I of Death

HOMEWORK:  ACCUPLACER tomorrow in DELL Lab (Periods 1 AND 2 should meet in DELL lab at the beginning of first period!)

Happy Thanksgiving!

HOMEWORK: None

One day closer to Thanksgiving...

AGENDA:
1. Vocab Unit Review
2. Miller Biography Wrap-Up
Arthur Miller's Biography PPT
3. OMM Essay

HOMEWORK: Bring in canned foods, OMM Final Essay due MONDAY

Death of a Salesman Introduction

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Visual Text analysis

2. Anticipation Guide

Anticipation Guide

HOMEWORK: Bring in canned food

Introduction | Task | Process

Introduction | Task | Process

Introduction

Romanticism was an artistic movement that impacted all of the arts
-- visual art, music, and literature. Your job is to determine exactly
what that means. What is Romanticism? What does it mean to call a piece
of art Romantic?

Task

With a partner, you will explore resources available on the
Internet. You will compile your findings into a "paperless" project --
"The Declaration of Romanticism."

Process

You need to familiarize yourself with artwork, music, and literature
from the Romantic period. To make this easier, I have grouped web sites
according medium (art, music, or literature). You will explore these
web sites, taking notes and answering the questions. Next, you will
compile the information you learn into a "Declaration of Romanticism."

Art

1. Visit Works in the William Blake Archive. Explore
   several of William Blake's works of art. What are your feelings or
   responses to his art?
2. View the art of Eugene Delacroix. Describe the subject matter of his art.
   
3. View the art of Claude Monet. Make sure to see "Waterlilies," "Poplars on the Epte," and "Later Impressionism." Describe how these works demonstrate the "Five I's" of Romanticism you learned about at the start of this unit.

Music

1. 
   Read an article about Romantic music. Write down at least three things you learned from the article.
2. Listen to Romantic music selections from the radio blog to the
   right. Write down any emotions that come to mind as you listen. Close
   your eyes and concentrate on the images the song suggests as you
   listen. Write these down.
3. Follow at least one composer link from the article about Romantic music. Write down at least three things you learned about that composer.
   

Literature

1. You've read a good deal of literature from the American Romantics. Read through Thomas Hampson's profile of Emerson, especially the quotes. How does Ralph Waldo Emerson embody Romantic ideals?
   
2. Read Hampson's profile of Whitman. Describe the powerful influence Romantic music had over Walt Whitman's writing.
   
3. Read Hampson's profile of Thoreau. How does Henry David Thoreau express Romantic ideals?

Declaration of Romanticism

1. Review the Declaration of Independence from your textbook.
   
2. Brainstorm a list of characteristics that seem important to
   Romantics. You are going to write a document similar to the Declaration
   of Independence, only you are going to declare the right to be
   Romantic! For example, you might write something like this:
   
   I declare the right to be idealistic. I hold this right dear to my
   heart as an integral part of my personal philosophy, because being
   idealistic gives me hope for the future. Being idealistic comforts me
   when I am feeling down about the problems in our world. Being
   idealistic compels me to do what I can to "repair the world" in the
   spirit of tikkun olam. My idealism makes the world a better place.
   
3. Now make a list of things that obstruct Romantic ideals. Using the
   example above to illustrate, you might write something like this:
   
   Sometimes the problems of the world, the nightly news, make me
   lose hope. My mother tells me I have my head in the clouds. I want to
   feel free to be idealistic without fear of judgment from my Republican
   friends. I respect their right not to be idealistic, to be "grounded."
   
4. Turn these thoughts into a short paper - at least one page typed,
   12-point, Times New Roman (or other normal) font. You can use "I" and
   "my," but "you" is off limits.
5. Here is the fun part! Transfer your Declaration of Romanticism onto
   something related to Romanticism, but NOT PAPER. In other words, to
   continue with my example using "Idealism," in the movie Citizen Kane,
   the main character's last word is Rosebud. Over the course of the
   movie, we learn about how Kane became a power-hungry media magnate. He
   is cold, and we wonder if he truly feels anything. However, we also
   learn that his childhood sled had the word "Rosebud" painted on it. The
   sled became a symbol for an idealistic childhood. I'm not suggesting
   you use anything as elaborate as a sled. Choose an object that in some
   way represents Romantic ideals to you. Thrift stores are great. Buying
   something there will enable you to write on it without destroying an
   object precious to you. Stretch your imagination. Recopy your
   Declaration (using a permanent marker) onto your object.
   

This web quest was written by Dana Huff and is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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OMM Film Analysis

AGENDA:
1. OMM Rough Draft Turn-In
2. OMM Film Analysis Wrap-Up/Discussion

HOMEWORK: Finish paragraph response for OMM Film Analysis
The completed packet is due tomorrow for a grade.

OMM Writing

AGENDA:
1. Punctuation Errors
Punctuating Sentences
2. OMM Writing Lab Work

HOMEWORK: OMM Introduction and First Control typed due WEDNESDAY

Vocab. Unit 5

AGENDA:
1. Vocab Unit 5 Introduction
2. OMM Film Analysis

HOMEWORK: Have a great three day weekend!

County Assessment/OMM Film Analysis

AGENDA:
1. CA Finish-Up
2. OMM Film Analysis

OMM Movie Guide

HOMEWORK: None