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Romanticism Test—Study Guide

50 Questions—Fill in the blank!

Passage Identification

Title of Work
Author
Character/Speaker

Author Identification

Characteristics of/Bio info

Literary Classifications/Terms associated with:

Romanticism
Dark Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Anti-Transcendentalism

Works Read:

“To a Waterfowl”
“The Devil and Tom Walker”
The Prairie, excerpt
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Oval Portrait
“Self-Reliance”
“Nature”
Walden
Civil Disobedience
The Scarlet Letter
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
My Bondage, My Freedom
Thanatopsis
Whitman, poetry
Dickinson, poetry

Due Monday

Make sure you have completed your Scarlet Letter reading for Monday. Before Winter Break, you will need to provided evidence of your vocabulary enrichment by meeting with me before or after school, or during class (if time allows).

Due Thursday

For Thursday, you will need to complete the passages by Frederick Douglass (426-430) in your textbook, and the photocopies of the Harriet Jacobs text. Because of my lack of photocopies, we are staggering the reading so that we can share the copies available. Here is the recommended reading timeline:

Interior rows of the room (near the aisle):

Due Wednesday: Frederick Douglass
Due Thursday: Harriet Jacobs

Back rows of the room (near the walls):

Due Wednesday: Harriet Jacobs (remember to bring your copies back to class)
Due Thursday: Frederick Douglass

If you were absent today, I'd recommend reading the Douglass excerpt in your book regardless of where you sit, and you can read the Jacobs for Thursday.

Please set up a "notes frame" for each of the passage. Although each author makes similar claims, they appeal to their audience in different ways. Be thinking about each author's use of diction, rhetorical appeals, selection of detail, etc. as you do each reading.

Due 11/30

Please read through Chapter 19 of The Scarlet Letter. Continue your work with vocabulary acquisition and enjoy your reading time throughout the week. (Don't save it all for Sunday!)

Due Monday and Beyond!

For Monday, you are reading the excerpt from "Walden" in your textbook. Be prepared to discuss how this demonstrates Transcendental ideas.

For Friday you will need to have read chapters 1-8 of The Scarlet Letter. Please note that we are NOT reading the introductory section called "The Custom House". Please skip this and start with the chapter called "The Prison Door".

One of your main assignments for The Scarlet Letter is to increase your vocabulary so please keep track of new words and their definitions. If this gets overwhelming, you may need to pick and choose the words that you are looking up.

An online copy is available here. Remember also that the Scarlet Letter should be a free (or super cheap) download through Kindle or IBooks. You may purchase your own paper copy if you choose and some of us will be able to check out a paper copy from the library on Monday.

Due Friday

Research Emerson quotations online and select 5 that you really enjoy. Copy and paste the quotations into a document and format it so that you have a pretty readable font-size (around 20). Cut out each quotation individually, and bring them with you to class.

We will be doing a class activity with these quotations, so make sure to get this done so you don't feel left out.

Revolutionary Authors Analysis Essay

You will be writing a complete essay analyzing how Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine used rhetorical devices to persuade their audiences to separate from England. This chart will help you organize your ideas, but is not a required or assessed part of the assignment, so ignore where it says "you will be completing a chart." It is, however, highly recommended that you use the chart to help with organization and analytical thinking.

Due dates for your paper are as follows:

Monday: Edwards paragraphs will be returned.
Due Tuesday, 10/27: Intro and body paragraph one (revisions in class)
Due Thursday, 10/29: Revised Intro, body one AND body paragraph 2 (revisions in class)
Wednesday: Unit 1 Test
Due Friday, 10/30: Complete rough draft (revisions in class)
Due Monday, 11/2: Final copy due on paper and through Turnitin.

This assignment will receive summative scores in Transitions, and Analysis, and formative scores in conventions and requirements.