1. Warm up
Pick up your binders, warm up paper, and take a seat. Respond to the following prompt with 5 complete sentences!
Remember this MUST BE APPROPRIATE
“What do you think of when you heard the word “Romantic”? What type of people do you think of? If a painting or piece of music is romantic, what does it depict? Why do these thoughts come to your mind?”

2. Agenda
We are going to study this idea of “Romanticism” to prepare to read Edgar Allan Poe.
Focus on Romanticism in:
Music
Art
Poetry

3. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Sketch what comes to your mind when you hear this song on the back of your warm up paper.

5. Tone and Mood
Tone is the way the author is writing about a subject. It is the attitude the writer has towards a subject.
Does he like or support the topic? Is he trying to undermine it? Etc.
Mood is the way the work makes us feel. It is the emotions that the text makes us feel.
Are we scared or nervous for the main character? Is it happy or joyful? Etc.

7. The Bells Stanza 1 What do you notice about this stanza?
How did the bells sound in this stanza?
What does it remind you of?
What emotions did you feel as you read this stanza? (Mood)
How do you think the author feels about these bells? (Tone)

8. The Bells Stanza 2 What do you notice about this stanza?
How did the bells sound in this stanza?
What does it remind you of?
What emotions did you feel as you read this stanza? (Mood)
How do you think the author feels about these bells? (Tone)

9. The Bells Stanza 3 What do you notice about this stanza?
How did the bells sound in this stanza?
What does it remind you of?
What emotions did you feel as you read this stanza? (Mood)
How do you think the author feels about these bells? (Tone)

10. The Bells Stanza 4 What do you notice about this stanza?
How did the bells sound in this stanza?
What does it remind you of?
What emotions did you feel as you read this stanza? (Mood)
How do you think the author feels about these bells? (Tone)