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VI. Romanticism, Folk Tales, and the First American Heroes

1800-1840

 

Romantic Characteristics

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​Thursday, 12/4  Assigned questions on "Thanatopsis." The questions are due tomorrow at the start of class. 

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Friday: Test on "Thanatopsis." All-class graded discussion. Students who are absent can write a formal paragraph on the theme of "Thanatopsis."

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Monday, 12/8: Assigned the Devil and Tom Walker. Link above.

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Tuesday: Quiz on "the Devil and Tom Walker." Listened to Beethoven's 9th.  Assigned "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Poe; the reading must be done before class on Thursday.

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Thursday: Complete reading "The Pit and the Pendulum."​ Quiz on "The Pit and Pendulum." Students have an all-class graded discussion. Students must participate 5x. Students who are absent must write a formal paragraph in which they answer the following question, which Romantic characteristics are most evident in this story?​

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Friday: game time. 

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Monday, 12/15: Assigned a free write on schoology. Discussed shaping the free write into an essay. 

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Tuesday: Drafted the essay.

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Wednesday; Peer edited the essay.

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Thursday: Redrafted the essay.

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Friday: Played a game for extra credit.

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Tuesday, 1/6: Chose the best essay for extra credit. 

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Wednesday: Rewrote Poem Analysis or Biographical Section of research paper.

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Thursday: Began preparing for Final Exam. Completed a practice grammar assignment on No Red Ink.

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