Great week for Spiritual Emphasis!!
Today, you had the vocabulary quiz. If you missed it, some by to make it up.
As well, we took a look at the life and times of Emily Dickinson. Because of the chapel schedule, we ran out of time to cover the poetry walk. Thus, we will do the walk on Monday. Be prepared to take notes and do some reading!
Have a great weekend!!!
Today we discussed the history of the period. Remember, we will begin reading slave narratives, war time narratives, and frontier narratives.
Remember to purchase “The Scarlet Letter” by Friday, November 6.
Today we had a quick vocabulary review. We based the review on the root words. Make sure that you have them memorized!!!
As well, we discussed the Analytical Paper for the Fall semester! You must have a topic picked by Monday!!!
AS WELL!!! PURCHASE A COPY OF The Scarlett Letter BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6!!!
Today we began unit 3, exploring the Civil War, reconstruction, and westward expansion.
We showed a power point, so make sure that you get notes from other students if you missed class.
Test Review (the journal requirements are at the bottom of this post)
Readings:
Washington Irving
The Devil and Tom Walker
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”
William Cullen Bryant
“Thanatopsis”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Old Ironsides”
John Greenleaf Whittier
“Snowbound”
Meriwether Lewis
“Crossing the Great Divide”
John Wesley Powell
“The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth”
Edgar Allen Poe
“The Fall of the House of Usher”
“The Raven”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nature”
“Self-Reliance”
“Concord Hymn”
“The Snowstorm”
Henry David Thoreau
“Walden”
“Civil Disobedience”
Terms and Concepts for the test
Romanticism
Imagination over Reason, Intuition over Fact
-Irving and Bryant
Transcendentalism
page 251
Fireside Poets
Longfellow
Whittier
Holmes
Direct/ Indirect Characterization
Gothic Literature
Know the elements – page 311
Parable
The Alcott Family
Westward Expansion
Freud and the Theory of Repression
Readings and Assignments in Journal
Journals Due Tuesday, October 27
Readings:
Washington Irving
The Devil and Tom Walker
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”
William Cullen Bryant
“Thanatopsis”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Old Ironsides”
John Greenleaf Whittier
“Snowbound”
Meriwether Lewis
“Crossing the Great Divide”
John Wesley Powell
“The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth”
Edgar Allen Poe
“The Fall of the House of Usher”
“The Raven”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nature”
“Self-Reliance”
“Concord Hymn”
“The Snowstorm”
Henry David Thoreau
“Walden”
“Civil Disobedience”
Walt Whitman
“Song for Myself”
American Literature Homework
9/14/09 – Journal about “The Devil and Tom Walker”
9/16/09 – Answer questions 4,5,7, and 8
9/29/09 – answer questions #4, 5 on page 281 and #1,4,5 on page 288, and #4 on page 289.
10/14/09 – Answer Questions 5,6,7 on page 392 (5th Period only)
Today we took a look at the clip below. This depicts the life of Dick Proenneke who went into the wilderness to build a home for himself. Hopefully through this video, you can gain some insight into the life of Thoreau at Walden’s Pond.
We read “Walden” by Thoreau.
For homework, make sure that you read “Civil Disobedience” by Thoreau.
Below is a clip of President Clinton reciting “Concord Hymn” by Emerson.
Below are some clips of Charles Ives sonata “Concord.” He wrote it in 4 parts to describe the found famous transcendentalist writers from Concord, Emerson, Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott and the Alcott family, and Thoreau. Each piece was supposed to be representative of the authors.
This first piece represents Emerson.
The second piece represents Hawthorne.
The third piece represents Louisa May Alcott and the Alcott family.
The fourth piece represents Thoreau.
Today we went over “Nature” and “Self-Reliance” by Emerson. For homework, you need to read Emerson’s “Concord Hymn” and “The Snowstorm.”
Be working on your journals! They are due October 27, the day of your TEST!
Below is a link to the journal requirements!!!! Get started on the journals NOW! Don’t wait!
Mrs. Foster's American Literature Class 