12/9/14 Aim: What elements and devices are used in dark romanticism (Gothicism)? Do Now: Read the following poem by Edgar Allen Poe. What type of person did he seem like? From childhood's hour I have not been As others were -- I have not seen As others saw -- I could not bring My passions from a common spring -- From the same source I have not taken My sorrow -- I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone -- And all I lov'd -- I lov'd alone -- Then -- in my childhood -- in the dawn Of a most stormy life -- was drawn From ev'ry depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still -- From the torrent, or the fountain -- From the red cliff of the mountain -- From the sun that 'round me roll'd In its autumn tint of gold -- From the lightning in the sky As it pass'd me flying by -- From the thunder, and the storm -- And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view --

Dark Romanticism AKA Gothicism Dark romanticism tends to be engaged with the idea of darkness in the human soul, the concept of original sin, or a certain dark outlook on society in general. In traditional American studies, writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Allen Poe represent this genre. Characteristics - Anti-Religious - Supernatural elements (ghosts, vampires, etc.) - Human Nature and Sins (greed, guilt, lust, etc.) - Death - Evil

Notebook! In your notebooks, write down some traits of dark romanticism based off of the sound clip and pictures.

Complete “The Tell-Tale Heart” Reading Strategy: Complete chart while you are reading. How does Edgar Allen Poe create a dark mood? Strategy/TechniqueEvidenceEffect

In your notebook Describe the speaker’s character in 5 traits. Why do you think Poe made him this way?

Answer What role do emotions play in the story?

Differences Unlike Light Romantics, the Dark Romantic authors are defined by a pessimistic view of the natural world as a place that is dark, decaying, and mysterious. When it reveals truth to man, its revelation is evil and hellish. They describe dark fantasy worlds and have cynical characters. The darker side of human psychology is explored. They examine the psychological effects of guilt and sin, the conflict between good and evil, and people plagued with madness. They are also known as realistic, which means they are both pessimistic and optimistic. They do not believe in Utopia but a struggle for it. They look ahead but at the same time distrust changes brought by the future. They distaste the past unlike the light Romantics. Strong use of images and symbols is the most striking element in their works.

Share your exit slip from yesterday with a peer What elements of dark romanticism are present in “The Tell-Tale Heart”? How do you know this? What is the purpose?

Write at least one page… Write your own short story in Poe's Gothic-literature style. The purpose is to learn and include important elements of Gothic literature that directly tie into Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," such as the focus on a mentally tormented protagonist, a mysterious setting, elements of horror, a suspense plot line, and unusual phenomenon, such as the old man's filmy eye. Be sure to maintain a high level of emotion throughout your story and present perplexing ethical dilemmas, such as the narrator's justification for murder in "The Tell-Tale Heart." Also include descriptive sensory language. Themes must be dark, and they should address flaws in human nature. You will share your story with your peers. Be sure to include repetition, punctuation marks, capitalization, figurative language, imagery, diction, sensory language, etc. to add to the suspense and horror.

Notebook Quiz

1) What was your answer to the do now on “Characterization of the crucible”? 2) What was the aim on “Age of Reason” 11/13? 3) What are Aristotle’s four characteristics of a tragic hero? (“Tragic Hero”) 4) List four Subordinate Conjunctions from page titled “Grammar”. 5) On “Salem Witch Trials” What was your answer to the do now? 6) What is the definition I gave you of an “Anti-hero” on the page titled “Romanticism” 7) On the page titled “Declaration of Independence” you created a chart. Write down one row that you filled out on the chart. (11-17)

Pg# Transcendentalism12/11/14 Aim: What is Transcendentalism and how it is reflected in literature? Do Now: What comes to mind when you think of transcendentalism? Break the word apart and brain storm.

Transcendentalism Transcendentalism started as a protest against the general culture and society at the time, with intellectuals including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller and Henry David Thoreau. Dark Romanticism came as a result of transcendentalism and romanticism.

Transcendentalism A literary movement in the 1830’s that established a clear “American voice”. Emerson first expressed his philosophy in his essay “Nature”. A belief in a higher reality than that achieved by human reasoning. Suggests that every individual is capable of discovering this higher truth through intuition.

Unlike Puritans, they saw humans and nature as possessing an innate goodness. “In the faces of men and women, I see God” -Walt Whitman Opposed strict ritualism and belief of established religion.

Transcendentalism: The tenets: Believed in living close to nature/importance of nature. Nature is the source of truth and inspiration. Taught the dignity of manual labor Advocated self-trust/ confidence Valued individuality/non-conformity/free thought Advocated self-reliance/ simplicity

The first transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson Margaret Fuller Henry David Thoreau Bronson Alcott

“Self-reliance” -Emerson “There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide…” “Trust thyself…” “What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think…” “…to be great is to be misunderstood”

“Nature” Thoreau began “essential” living Built a cabin on land owned to Emerson in Concord, Mass. near Walden Pond Lived alone there for two years studying nature and seeking truth within himself

“I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it has to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”

“Still we live meanly like ants.” “Our life is frittered away by detail.” “Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life?” “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. I say, let your affairs be as two or three and not a hundred or a thousand.”

Individuality “How deep the ruts of tradition and conformity.”

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.”

“Civil Disobedience” Thoreau’s essay urging passive, non-violent resistance to governmental policies to which an individual is morally opposed. Influenced individuals such a Ghandi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez

“[If injustice] is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be the friction to stop the machine.”

Read Read Self-Reliance and Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson on page 362 and 365. Summarize both essays and write a paragraph about how “transcendentalism” is shown in each essays.

HW Complete Final Review On School Fusion

SEEID-A State: This is your topic sentence. In this sentence state the main idea, key concept (Thesis). Elaborate: Expand on what you identified in the topic sentence. Further develop or explain your idea. Exemplify: Provide evidence from the text to support your theory/thesis. Embed quotes using MLA format. Illustrate/Interpret: Make the ideas visible for the reader—use an analogy, figure of speech, extended metaphor, or rhetoric to help the reader better understand the ideas/theory you are discussing. Differentiate: What would be a counterargument to this theory or what is this theory contradicting in history/science/philosophy? Apply: What is the importance of this information/argument for us. Can the lessons learned or the ideas explored be applied to something else or the larger society.