1. Homework: read The British Library Romantics Article (on website)
You will be quizzed on it next week!
Learn the following definitions:
Retrospective (adj): of or relating to something that happened in the past
Transition (n): a change from one state to another
Tempestuous (adj): full of strong emotions/affected by a storm
Elitism (n): giving special treatment to wealthy and powerful people
Marginalise (v): to put or keep someone in a powerless or unimportant position
Oppress (v): to treat in a cruel or unfair way
Democratic (adj): relating to the idea all people should be treated equally
Reverence (n): honour or respect

2. Vocabulary What word goes with thinking about the past?
Democratic
Retrospective
Tempestuous
Oppress / Revere
What word goes with thinking about the past?
What word goes with a fierce argument or conflict?
Which would mark a transition: changing seats in class or moving house?
Would you prefer to be oppressed or revered?
True or false: to marginalise someone is to make them feel important.
Which statements fit with the word elitist?
a. A school decides to charge students to attend.
b. The NHS treats all ill people for free.
c. A golf club only allows members on a high income with powerful jobs.
People would probably like to live in this society. It includes a voting system and is often described as d__________.

3. Vocabulary When might you look at something retrospectively?
What groups of people have been marginalised or oppressed in history?
When have you experienced a big transition in life?
Who in this class behaves tempestuously?
What type of person or being might you revere?
Can you think of a situation that is elitist?

4. I thought retrospectively about my past mistakes.
A transition between classes can be disruptive.
Sometimes the poor are marginalised and oppressed in society.
We live in a democratic country.
Religious people revere their God.

5. Reading Challenge
What ‘marginalised’ groups of society does Wordsworth want to give a voice to through his poetry?
What is meant by ‘the sublime’?
What three things did Shelley earn the nickname ‘mad Shelley’ for?
Fill in the missing words: ‘Generations have been inspired by [the Romantics] promotion of self-e_____, emotional i_______, personal f_____ and social c________.
What does the word ‘retrospective’ mean?
1. The poor, discharged soldiers, fallen women, the insane and children 2. Feelings experienced in reaction to awesome landscape or situations which elicit both fear and admiration 3. Advocating atheism, criticising the monarchy and an immoral lifestyle

6. Writing Challenge
Using the picture as a stimulus, write a character description.
Vocabulary
Nouns:
Transition
Reverence
Adjectives:
Tempestuous
Retrospective
Verb:
Oppress
Ingredients you need to include this week:
Elements of a Byronic hero (melancholy. brooding, rebellious, solitary wanderer)
A metaphor
Juxtaposition of pleasure and pain
References to nature
Reference to war or battle
A circular structure (starts and ends in the same place)
Technical Accuracy
Don’t forget to:
Punctuate your sentences accurately e.g. a capital letter at the beginning
Use paragraphs
Spell accurately

8. Weekly Writing Challenge
Self Assessment
Using the picture as a stimulus, write a character description.
Ingredients you need to include this week:
Elements of a Byronic hero (melancholy. brooding, rebellious, solitary wanderer)
A metaphor
Juxtaposition of pleasure and pain
References to nature
Reference to war or battle
A circular structure (starts and ends in the same place)
Check and correct any technical errors (work will not be read by me if it hasn’t been proofread by you).
Label where you have included this week’s vocabulary and techniques.
Highlight and annotate a proud and risk part of your work.