ENGLISH 11 Early America through Civil War Unit 2 – American Romanticism (approximately 6 weeks) Topic 1 – Early Romantics Essential Question: What does “noble savage” mean? Reading Author Essential Question Focus Thanatopsis William Cullen What can death blank verse; Bryant teach us about structure; theme life? Ashes to Ashes Book of Common (handout) Prayer The Devil and Tom Washington Irving Are you willing to imagery; satire; Walker pay any price? drawing conclusions Robert Johnson Rolling Stone Bio (handout) Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll Deerslayer James Fenimore Describe a time character; (excerpt, Cooper you’ve felt imagery; handout) connected to summarize nature. Reading Literature Standards Met: RL.11-12.1, 4, 5, 6, 10 Reading Information Standards Met: RI.11-12.1, 5 Writing Standards Met: W.11-12.2, 4
ENGLISH 11 Early America through Civil War Unit 2 – American Romanticism (approximately 6 weeks) Topic 1 – Early Romantics Essential Question: What does “noble savage” mean? Reading Author Essential Question Focus Thanatopsis William Cullen Bryant What can death teach us about life? blank verse; structure; theme Ashes to Ashes (handout) Book of Common Prayer The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving Are you willing to pay any price? imagery; satire; drawing conclusions Robert Johnson Bio (handout) Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll Deerslayer (excerpt, handout) James Fenimore Cooper Describe a time you’ve felt connected to nature. character; imagery; summarize Reading Literature Standards Met: RL.11-12.1, 4, 5, 6, 10 Reading Information Standards Met: RI.11-12.1, 5 Writing Standards Met: W.11-12.2, 4
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