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Curated OER

It Ain't Necessarily So

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine characterization of African Americans in literature, popular culture, and opera. In this stereotypes lessons, students conduct research that requires them to analyze the origins and content of stereotypes perpetuated...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read lyrics for "My Hometown" and complete a worksheet to identify setting and tone in the song. In this Romanticism lesson, 12th graders read Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by Wordsworth and discuss...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Territorial Expansion

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders brainstorm a list of characteristics of adolescence. They use selected websites and draw a parallel between the characteristics of adolescence and the characterisitcs of Romanticism, as seen in visual art and literature.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Dream Factory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare postcard samples from Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX. They examine them to find common elements they share (tone, mood, romanticized themes, artistic elements, etc.) They create postcards to show the "real" Austin.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fall Plowing: Drawing to Scale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore coordinates and scale drawings. In this drawing to scale lesson, students discuss symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes, geometric, shapes and estimation of size.  Students recreate a portion of a drawing using a...
Interactive
Curated OER

The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 46 short answer and essay questions about The Rise of Silas Lapham. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selection at the bottom of the page.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Preservation of a Heritage: Study of the Acadians

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students in a French class examine the life of the Acadians. In groups, they research the experiences of the Acadians coming to Louisiana and identifying the characteristics of the Cajuns. They compare and contrast the Acadians culture...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: American Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on American Romanticism, from about 1800 to 1850. It defines the types of writing of the period and the power of poetry including the Fireside Poets: Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier, Lowell, and...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature; American Romanticism: Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on defining the literary terms in American Romanticism. It features a list of terms and an interactive crossword puzzle using them.
Handout
Virginia Commonwealth University

On American Romanticism: Definitions From a Handbook to Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
This page, from A Handbook to Literature, provides a definition of Romanticism and identifies characteristics of the Romantic movement. Describes the Romantic Period in American literature and names major writers of the period.
Article
Virginia Commonwealth University

Vcu: American Romanticism (Archived Content)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, from Ann Woodlief's Introduction to American Romanticism (or the American Renaissance) defines the Romantic movement in American literature and discusses its major themes.
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text and video excerpt of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism. "Song of Myself" is a poem by Walt Whitman that is included in his work Leaves of Grass. It has...
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: The Indian Burying Ground by Philip Morin Freneau

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video reading of the poem "The Indian Burying Ground" by Philip Morin Freneau, an American poet, nationalist (also known as Federalist), polemicist, sea captain, and newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the...
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: Walden: Conclusion

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Chapter 18 of Walden by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. By immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and...
Article
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: The Use of Nature in American Gothic

For Students 9th - 10th
This article "The Use of Nature in American Gothic" focuses on how nature is used in American Gothic literature.
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text and the video "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism.
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text excerpt and video "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Romanticism:washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Washington Irving and his short story "Devil and Tom Walker." It features links to the Discovery Education video: "Washington Irving's Life and Work" (Registration required) and a PDF of the short story text. It...
Handout
Virginia Commonwealth University

Vcu: On American Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly essay looks at the underlying notions of unity and perfection in the universe as common characteristics of Romantic literature in America.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Romanticism: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Edgar Allan Poe and his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." It features links to the Discovery Education Video: "Profile of the Author: Edgar Allan Poe" (Registration required), a Poe biography, the text...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit: American Romanticism: Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Nathaniel Hawthorne and his short story "The Minister's Black Veil." It features background information about Hawthorne and the short story, reading questions, the five stages of grief, a link to the text, and a...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Romanticism: Parts of the Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on parts of a sentence including simple subjects and predicates, direct and indirect objects, predicate nominatives and adjectives, subject compliments, and complements. It also provides examples of each and a...
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excerpt of the text and an audio book of the full text of the novella The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, a narrative poem first published in January 1845, and is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere.

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