Unit 2.B Romanticism: The Transcendentalists
Day
1
26/27
M/T
Daily Agenda
Objectives, Academic Vocabulary, and Essential
Questions
Homework
(by day assigned)
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Receive vocab. list and tech.
project prompt
Intro to Transcendentalism
Analyze video Henry Hikes
to Fitchburg for
Transcendentalism
STEMS LIST 5 QUIZ
NEXT CLASS
2
28/29
W/TH
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Harpaz article Bell Activity:
Are We Raising a
Generation of
Nincompoops?
Thoreau Notes
Review of Walden and
Transcendentalism
Notes on AV and practice
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30/3
F/M
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Walden Video
Aphorism Attack! Activity
4
4/5
TU/W
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Review of Self-Reliance
Intro to Civil Disobedience
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Understand similarities and differences
among writers of Romantic literature
Identify elements of Transcendentalism
Evaluate pictures and videos for how they
portray Transcendental themes
EQ:
 How does the American historical context
affect a writer?
AV:
 Transcendentalism
 Essay
 Genre
 Examine author’s perspective
 Identify and analyze elements of
Transcendentalism
 Locate and analyze aphorisms
 Decipher paradoxes
EQ:
 Do you chart your own course?
 Where do people look for the truth?
 Is the price of progress ever too high?
AV:
 Aphorism
 Paradox
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Connect the legacy of Romanticism to
present times
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EQ:
 How does the American historical context
affect a writer?
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EQ:
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Identify and analyze elements of
Transcendentalism
Examine author’s perspective
Explore the key idea of ideals
Compare and contrast the differing tones of
essayists
Is the price of progress ever too high?
Is it patriotic to protest ones government?
What is used to determine what is right?
Do you chart your own course?
How does the American historical context
affect a writer?
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Read about Thoreau,
p. 370-371
Read Walden, p.372379
HW: Use two
sentences (minimum)
to interpret each of
the paragraphs of the
first and last sections
of the Walden excerpt
Read “Thoreau Still
Beckons..” p. 381, to
prepare for your tech
free project.
HW: Record your top
3 aphorisms from
Walden (or read
“Nature” if you can’t
find any good ones in
Walden). After each
aphorism, write your
own interpretation of
the quotation. Be
ready to share these
next class.
Read “Self-Reliance”
[p. 362-364]
Complete worksheets
as guidance for the
essay
Read Mohandas
Gandhi, On Civil
Disobedience [p. 392393] by Day 5.
STUDY FOR
TRANSCENDENTAL
VOCABULARY TEST –
NEXT CLASS
AV:
 Ideals
 Nonconformity
5
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TH/F
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6
10/11
M/TU
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Unit 2.B Vocabulary Test
Complete Civil
Disobedience
Compare/Contrast Thoreau,
Gandhi, and other Civil
Rights Movement leaders
Unit Review for test
Unit 2.B Test*
* Transcendentalism in
Contemporary Music
The Great Debaters
Thoreau Still Beckons
Project due
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Examine author’s perspective
Connect the legacy of Romanticism to
present times
EQ:
 Continued from Day 4
 How can literature make an impact on the
world?
 All objectives to be tested
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Must complete
Thoreau Still Beckons
project by next class
(10/11)
Begin studying for
unit test - NEXT
CLASS
Read “The Brooding
Romantics” to begin
Unit 2.C: The Dark
Romantics
More TBA
Study for Stems quiz
list 6 DECEMBER
12/13
Unit Assessments:
Thoreau Still Beckons!: 24 hr. Technology Free Project (2 Daily Grades)
Unit 2.B Vocabulary Test (MAJOR GRADE)
Unit 2.B Test (MAJOR GRADE)
Other Potential Daily Grades: quizzes, open discussions, homework, etc.
Objectives
Understand similarities and differences among writers of Romantic literature
Evaluate pictures and videos for how they portray Transcendental themes
Examine author’s perspective
Identify and analyze elements of Transcendentalism
Locate and analyze aphorisms
Decipher paradoxes
Connect the legacy of Romanticism to present times
Explore the key idea of ideals
Compare and contrast the differing tones of essayists
Connect the legacy of Romanticism to present times
Evaluate pictures and videos for how they portray civil disobedience
Essential Questions
Is the price of progress ever too high?
Is it patriotic to protest ones government?
Where do people look for the truth?
How does the American historical context affect a writer?
What is used to determine what is right?
Do you chart your own course?
How can literature make an impact on the world?
It is your responsibility to plan ahead for due dates and major
assessment dates.