Unit+3

This unit focuses on the emerging movement of American romanticism in the early 19th century and the period leading up to the Civil War. Students will analyze poetry from this period to better understand this first prolific period of American literature.
 * American Romanticism **
 * 'Poe'-try **

EQ: What is American individualism?

Unit Focus Standards: RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.9, RL.11-12.5, W.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4, L.11-12.4

__**Edgar Allen Poe **__ [|Short Poe Bio] [|'The Tell-Tale Heart' video]

 __**Activity 1: **__ 'The Black Cat' [|Audio here]  media type="youtube" key="GKN_I6ouswg" width="373" height="212"

__**Activities 2 and 3: **__ 'The Pit and the Pendulum' textbook p.279 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">This video will serve as Activity 2. Students will watch <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">and answer questions in [|EdPuzzle] (login with Google). <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">media type="youtube" key="-ez1RBBxXbM" width="374" height="216"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">'The Pit and the Pendulum' <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|Audio here]: media type="youtube" key="U61xjjE_z0Q" width="373" height="212"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Pre-Reading Video - Surviving History: 'The Pit and the Pendulum' <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">media type="youtube" key="fnuqyBfglCo" width="376" height="214"

__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Activity 4: **__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">'The Raven' media type="youtube" key="bLiXjaPqSyY" width="387" height="220" media type="youtube" key="0K6-wO94-6I" width="391" height="226"

__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Activity 5: **__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Group Poetry Project <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Cornell Notes for poetry activity: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Handouts for students: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Directions for group project: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">- Groups will consist of 3-4 members. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">- You will analyze one of the poems listed below and put the following on a poster to present to the class:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">The title and author
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">The poem
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Both the literal and figurative meanings of the poem. What's it about?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">2 Pictures that represent the meaning. One should represent the literal meaning and one should represent the figurative meaning.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Presentations: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">- 3-5 minutes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">- Read the poem <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">- Discuss the meanings (literal and figurative)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Unit 3 / Activity 5 poetry: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"The Old Oaken Bucket"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"The Raven"] textbook p.297 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"Annabel Lee"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"Song of Myself"] I, II and IV What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] textbook p.367 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"I Hear America Singing"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] textbook p.375 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"A Bird Came Down the Walk"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"Because I Could Not Stop For Death"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here] textbook p.401 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|"A Noiseless Patient Spider"] What's it mean?: [|here] or [|here]