British Literature
Entry Task: Last week you were assigned a take home narrative
essay. You were given 4 possible prompts taken from the
common application for most colleges.
Which prompt are you planning on using for your essay? Briefly
outline your thesis and topic sentences.
Into Thin Air – What is your first impression of the novel?
Learning Goals
• Students will be exposed to other cultures and time
periods, quality literature and effective/varied writing
styles
• Students will begin to understand key facts that influenced
and developed literature
• Students will write effectively in expository mode to
examine/analysis a complex idea
- Students will be able to identify and comprehend the
themes of Love, Death, and Time
- Students will recognize the renewed interest in the
classics on Renaissance art and poetry
- Students will recognize the impact of the monarchy on
the arts
- Students will understand the impact of the printing
press on culture and literature
- Students will be able to identify the format and
components of Shakespearean sonnets: iambic
pentameter
- Students will understand the factors which influenced
Shakespeare’s writing and the overall production of
drama
Learning
Targets:
Renaissance
and
Renaissance
Theatre
Journal Assignment ..\..\Into Thin Air\Into Thin Air reading investigative journals.doc
Character Chart ..\..\Into Thin Air\ITA Character Chart.doc
Intro to novel..\..\Into Thin Air\Into Thin Air questions-facts intro.ppt
Pixel Photo http://www.npr.org/2012/12/20/167621313/a-billion-pixel-tour-of-mount-everest
photo of South Route
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=everest+south+route&id=6B47391EAEAE1B1CA2B6F
4CD963BDE8A944106D4&FORM=IQFRBA#view=detail&id=B12525BF50166FD22BAEEBF
FEDAB2F0351A7A8A7&selectedIndex=6
Timeline of climb/disaster
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/27717
3-D trip up Mt. Everest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuA14Z2QadM
Into Thin Air
Narrative Essay:
• Narrative Prompts for college applications:
• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that
they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like
you, then please share your story.
• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you,
and what lessons did you learn?
• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to
act? Would you make the same decision again?
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your
transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
First Draft due 11/21 (A) and 11/24 (B)
Writing
Renaissance 1485-1660
Use this outline to take notes on the key ideas of the
Renaissance historical background.
I. Historical Context & Cultural Influences
• A. The Monarchy and the Church (p. 295–296)
• B. The Elizabethan Era (p. 296)
• C. The Rise of the Stuarts and The Defeat of the Monarchy (p.
297)
• D. The Renaissance (p. 298)
• II. Renaissance Literature
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A. Pastoral Poems and Sonnets (p. 299)
B. Shakespearean Drama (pp. 300–301)
C. The Rise of Humanism (pp. 302–303)
D. Spiritual and Devotional Writings (pp. 303–304)
E. The Metaphysical and Cavalier Poet s (pp. 304–305)
Renaissance
Notes: Renaissance
• ..\..\Senior 1st Semester\Renaissance\The Renaissance Notes
2.doc.pptx
Renaissance Théâtre
..\..\senior 1st trimester\Ren Theater Notes.ppt
Shakespearean Notes/Macbeth
..\..\Senior 1st Semester\macbeth\Shakespearean Tragedy and
Macbeth.ppt
Renaissance
Exit task
Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel
you met the targets?
• Students will be exposed to other cultures and time periods, quality
literature and effective/varied writing styles
• Students will begin to understand key facts that influenced and developed
literature
• Students will write effectively in expository mode to examine/analysis a
complex idea
1. What is one thing that you completed or learned
today that you found interesting?
2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in
future classes?