Table of Contents UNIT 3 A GROWING NATION
Table of Contents UNIT 3: A GROWING NATION English III American Literature 19 th Century Literature (1800 -1870)
Table of Contents Alexis De Tocqueville Unit 3 Timeline Unit 3 Objectives Unit 3 Authors Unit 3 Reading List Poetry Slam Ghost Stories & Urban Legend
Alexis de Tocqueville “America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement…. No natural boundary seems to be set to the efforts of man; and in his eyes what is not yet done is only what he has not yet attempted to do. ”
Unit 3 Objectives: AFTER THIS UNIT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: Make inferences, predicting, and drawing conclusions based on text. Make cultural connections between works, self, and related topics Analyze characteristics of literary genres in the U. S. and how the selection of genre shapes meaning Evaluate the literary merit and historical significance of American works. Decode vocabulary using knowledge of bases and affixes.
Unit 3 Reading List Part 1: Fireside & Campfire Part 2: Imagination Part 3: Human Spirit Part 4: Poetry Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of the House of Usher Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature Self-Reliance Concord Hymn Emily Dickinson Henry W. Longfellow The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls Nathaniel Hawthorne The Minister’s Black Veil Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience Walt Whitman William C. Bryant Thanatopsis Herman Melville from Moby Dick Mayo Angelou
Unit 3 Timeline Place in your NOTES section of NOTEBOOK 1803 Louisiana Purchase extends nation’s territory to the Rocky Mountains 1804 Lewis 1812 US & Clark begin their expedition of the West declares war on Great Brittain “War of 1812” 1814 Francis Scott Key writes “The Star-Spangled Banner. ”
Unit 3 Timeline Place in your NOTES section of NOTEBOOK 1825 Completion and success of Erie Canal spurs canal building thru the nation 1829 1 st Steam Locomotive 1838 U. S. Army marches Cherokees on “Trail of Tears” to Oklahoma 1848 California Gold Rush begins Table of Contents
Unit 3 Place in NOTES section of Timeline 1848 NOTEBOOK Women’s Rights Convention held for voting rights Sojourner Truth speaks at this convention. “Ain’t I a woman? ” 1850 California admitted to the Union 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1 st Anti-Slavery Novel written by white male. Table of Contents
American Literature Grows Up. . v v Dominated during 19 th Cent. Not really about “L-O-VE. ” Valued American intellectual independence from Europe Held to the belief American should create their culture; not copy Imagination over Reason v Intuition over Fact Transcendentalism v Truth lies in the “Over. Soul” All should have access to divine inspiration and knowledge Valued women and Table of slaves Contents
Unit 3 Authors Washington Irving Emily Dickinson Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Emerson Walt Whitman Mayo Angelou Robert Frost Nikki Giovanni Langston Hughes
Washington Irving 1783 -1859 Born into wealth; was going to be a lawyer; Traveled across America & Europe publishing & reading Used the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker to publish early works Took well-known European tales & turned them into American classics Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Did not die broke
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: The Headless Horseman’s Tale Table of Contents
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: The Headless Horseman’s Tale Table of Contents
Edgar Allan Poe 1809 -1849 Celebrated and Hated Deadbeat father; mother died at an early age Addicted to gambling The Originator – The Original Stephen King Short Story Detective Story Psychological Theater Back to the Authors
The Fall of the House of Usher The narrator (unnamed) visits his childhood friend, Roderick Usher, who is deathly ill. Roderick’s twin sister has just died and buries sister, with the help of our narrator in the mansion’s basement. Both begin to hear strange noises Roderick says that sister might have been alive when they buried her. Sister escapes coffin; scares Roderick to death and dies Narrator flees house scared to DEATH. Back to the Authors
The Fall of the House of Usher LITERARY ANALYSIS The Single Effect: A story that achieves a certain unique or SINGLE EFFECT Every character, action, word, incident, and detail should be about that Single Effect. Questions to ask yourself as you read? Is seeing believing or believing seeing? How does the changes in the house as the story progress add to the story’s overall effect? Back to the Authors
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Starring Vincent Price Back to the Authors
Herman Melville Back to the Authors
Walt Whitman 1819 -1892 Loved and hated by critics and readers Fired because he opposed slavery Inspired of Emerson Defined a poet as: “The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he absorbed it. “ Back to the Authors
Walt’s Barbaric Yawp Back to the Authors
Robert Frost 1874 -1963 Held several jobs in his lifetime Frost’s fame came later in life Very down-to-earth poet Terrified of public speaking Participated in the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy Considered the “unofficial” poet laureate of the U. S. Back to the Table Authors of. Contents
Robert Frost – Fire and Ice Some say the world will end in fire; Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To know that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Back to the Authors
Langston Hughes 1902 -1967 Named class poet of his 8 th grade class Influenced by Carl Sandberg and Walt Whitman Hughes was a key contributor in the Harlem Renaissance Uses blues & jazz to give life to his poetry Known as the “Poet Laureate of the Negro Race. ” Back to the Authors
Langston Hughes – I Dream a World I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn. I dream a world where all Will know sweet freedom's way, Where greed no longer saps the soul Nor avarice blights our day. A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the earth And every man is free, Where wretchedness will hang its head And joy, like a pearl, Attends the Back the needs of alltomankind-Of such I dream, my world! Authors
Nathaniel Hawthorne Back to the Authors
Emily Dickinson 1830 -1886 Wrote 1, 775 poems only 7 published BEFORE her death Shy woman – often wrote anonymously Active childhood – became a recluse as an adult In 1874 after her father’s death, she seldom left her house for ten years In her will, requested that her poems be destroyed Back to the Authors
Emily Dickinson Literary Analysis Exact Rhyme: 2 words have identical sounds in their final accented syllabus Slant Rhyme: Final sounds are similar but NOT identical. Back to the Authors
Ralph Waldo Emerson Back to the Authors
Welcome to Poetry Jam What is Poetry? Carefully chosen words that express a great depth of meaning. Poetry uses specific devices like connotation, sound, and rhythm to express the combination of meaning and emotion Types of Poetry Narrative Dramatic Lyric Table of Contents
Types of Poetry Tells a Story Uses drama for 1 or more characters Thoughts of 1 – A sonnet, ode, or haiku Table of Contents
Elements of Poetry Groups of poetic lines are called stanzas. Imagery Language that uses images Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the senses Table of Contents
Sound Devices Table of Contents Rhyme – Repetition of sounds at the end of the words Alliteration : Repetition Whose woods these are I think I of know. couldn’t be right after your nightmare. . there His house is in consonant the village though on't elay awns isarming isplay INITIAL sounds Consonance: Repetition of what Onomatopoeia – words that sound like Elements that enhance a poem’s FINAL consonant sounds it means. meaning by adding musical quality to the languages. ID d d. Achoo d Belch Moo d
Introducing Jay Fizzle Table of Contents
Dear Father by J. Ivy Table of Contents
Elements of Poetry Figure of Speech Simile “I – compares two unlike things with like or as wandered LONELY as a CLOUD. ” Metaphor like or as “Life – Compares two unlike things without using is a broken-winged bird. ” Personification nonhuman “Let the RAIN SING you a lullaby. ” Oxymoron “Wise – Gives human traits to something – Combines two contradictory words; fool. ” Figurative Language used imaginatively instead of literally Table of Contents and
Mayo Angelou Born April 4, 1928 Called “America’s most visible black female autobiographer. ” Wrote 6 (SIX) Autobiography Most famous work – I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Victim & conqueror of child molestation Recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at Clinton Inauguration Table of Contents
Phenomenal Woman Table of Contents
Nikki Giovanni Born in Knoxville, Tn on June 7, 1943 Attended Rutgers University Has a tattoo honoring Tupac Shakur that says “Thug Life” Spoke to the Virginia Tech student body after the Virginia Tech massacre “We know we did nothing to deserve it. But neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS. Neither do the invisible children walking the night away to avoid being captured by a rogue army. Neither does the baby elephant watching his community being devastated for ivory. Neither does the Mexican child looking for fresh water. . . We are Virginia Tech. . . We will prevail” Table of Contents
Love is Some people forget that love is tucking you in and kissing you "Good night" no matter how young or old you are Some people don't remember that love is listening and laughing and asking questions no matter what your age Few recognize that love is commitment, responsibility no fun at all unless Love is You and me Table of Contents
A Summer Love Poem Clouds float by on a summer sky I hop scotch over to you Rainbows arch from ground to gold I climb over to you Thunder grumbles, lightning tumbles And I bounce over to you Sun beams back and catches me Smiling over at you Table of Contents
A Summer Love Poem By Us Now, take 5 minutes & write a 5 th (FIFTH) Stanza to A Summer Love Poem. Table of Contents
Langston Hughes – A Raisin in the Sun Table of Contents What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Orlike does it Or fester a sore-Maybe it just sags like a heavy And then run? explode? load. Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet?
Nikki Giovanni – Def Poetry Jam Table of Contents
Nikki Giovanni – Def Poetry Jam Table of Contents
Ego-Trippin Table of Contents
Ghost Stories & Urban Legends is Believing. Seeing… Is. Or. Believing Seeing?
What is an Urban Legend A cautionary or moralistic tale passed along orally. The legend stems from an incident that befell individuals personally or an acquaintance. Urban legends are set in contemporary times 85% of all urban legends are based on ACTUAL accounts. Some people don’t. Is Seeing believing or believing?
The Haunting in An Urban Legend that’s Connecticut In 1987, a particularly nightmarish haunting occurred trueto a family that had just in Southington, Connecticut, moved in to a long empty house on Meriden Avenue. Soon after settling in, the family discovered a small graveyard in back, an embalming chamber in the basement, and drawers full of creepy corpse photographs: their new house had previously been a Funeral Home dating back to the 1920 s.
The Haunting in An Urban Legend that’s Connecticut Almost immediately, the family began to experience paranormal activity – strange truesounds, changes in temperature, and the appearance of mysterious figures As the family's lives and sanity were pushed to the edge, the mother contacted Ed and Lorraine Warren for help. The duo had investigated the famed Amityville Horror case. Through their help, the family was able to uncover the terrible secrets lurking in the house and to confront the most shocking evil spirits ever seen in an American haunting.
The Haunting in Connecticut
Local Urban Legends. North Carolina has several hundred urban legends & ghosts stories. Ever heard of…. The he A The Haunting The Devil’s Brown Light Lovely Tramping at Mountain in. Maco Apparition Connecticut Station Ground Lights
A Haunting – The Interactive Game Find the clues hidden in this spooky game. Click on the Ghost’s Head to begin……
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