Romanticism Background

Warm-up For each of the following quotes 1) explain its meaning 2) reflect on what you think about it. These should be in full sentences. “It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” “Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.” “This whole earth in which we inhabit is but a point in space.” “It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.”

Questions Right There – answer is directly stated in text. Think and Search – answer is stated in more than one place; not explicit; have to piece together several parts of the text to answer the question. Author and You – The answer is not in the text. You use the author’s information and personal knowledge to answer these questions. On My Own – The answer is not in the text. Reader must use personal experiences and background knowledge to answer the question.

Right There: “According to the passage…” “How many…” “Who is…” “Where is…” Answer is directly stated in the text. Think and Search: “The main idea of the passage…” “What caused…” “Compare/contrast…” answer is stated in more than one place; not explicit; have to piece together several parts of the text to answer the question. Author and You: “What does the author imply…” “What does the passage suggest…” “Based on the speaker’s attitude…” answer is not in the text. You use the author’s information and personal knowledge to answer these questions. On My Own: “In your opinion…” “Based on your experience…” “Think about someone/something you know…” Reader must use personal experiences and background knowledge to answer the question.

QAR: American Romanticism Get out one sheet of paper for your group. Label it with the title of your section and page number. Make sure all of your names are on it. Read your assigned section: Group 1 - Pages 138-141 (start at “Think About…”) Group 2 – Pages 140-141 (“The City, Grim and Gray”) Group 3 – Pages 142-144 (stop at “A New Kind of Hero”) Group 4 – Pages 144-147 (stop at top of 147 before “Emerson and Transcendentalism”) Group 5 – Pages 147-148 (stop at “The Dark Romantics”) Group 6 – Pages 148-149 (“The Dark Romantics”) Create four questions (1 from each category) for your assigned reading.