ENGLISH III
Unit Two introduction, pp. 210-221
Study Guide
(15 questions based on the following bullet points)
DIRECTIONS:
As you read the introduction to unit two on pages 210-221, locate and record answers to the following
bulleted items to help you prepare for the quiz. Completing this study guide is OPTIONAL, but using it
should improve your success on the quiz.
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Social changes between 1800-1870 that affected this nation’s literature and thinking
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The European Renaissance
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The American Renaissance and how it differed from the European Renaissance
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The various ways the Louisiana Purchase impacted this nation’s thinking and development
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Changes in voting regulations and other social changes
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Social issues that still existed at that time
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The positive and negative effects of factories and the Industrial Revolution
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How American authors created an “American Mythology” with their writing during this time
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The different aspects of nature that authors wrote about at this time and why they focused on
these traits
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Popular authors of the time period and examples of what they wrote
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Romanticism: Define this literary movement and be able to list both its positive and negative
traits
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Be able to name some of the Romantic writers, and list which traits they focused on and why
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Be sure that you can explain the basic principles of Transcendentalism.
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Be able to explain changes in language at that time that made English sound more “American”
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Be familiar with the common character types of the literature at this time and be able to give
examples of these characters
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Be familiar with common themes of the literature at this time and be able to give examples of
these themes