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

1800-1840

 

Romantic Characteristics

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

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

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

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.

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?

Friday: game time. 

Monday, 12/15: 

Tuesday:

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