1. “Tide Rises, Tide Falls” “Psalm of Life”
Henry WADSWORTH Longfellow--Fireside Poet

2. Warm Up:
How does this video exemplify the romanticism movement ideals?
How does this relate to “Thanatopsis,” the poem from yesterday?

3. Longfellow Bio– Find the following info:
Read the Author Biography on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on page 342 of your textbook, and list 5 interesting facts you learned about him below (at least 2 of your facts should be about his writing). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” p. 346
What is the literary movement of Longfellow? What else do we need to know about him?
What happens in the first stanza? What time is it?
What happens in the second stanza? What time is it?
What happens in the third stanza? What time is it?
What images does Longfellow use to show natural acts (besides the tide rising and falling)?
What images does Longfellow use to discuss human acts?

5. Compare/ Contrast to “Psalm of Life”
With a partner read both poems and fill in the figurative language and themes charts for both poems
Work to compare the two poems in a Venn diagram
“Psalm of Life”
“Tide Rises, Tide Falls”
Similarities
Differences

6. Recap Poems
How does this video exemplify Longfellow’s theme in both poems?

7. Create a Romantic Hero On your own, turn to P. 317
After reading about the Romantics, develop your own Romantic Hero!
Draw what this hero would look like and write a paragraph to describe how they exemplify key aspects of the romantic time period!

8. Closure Present your romantic heroes! Discussion Response- Q & A
Think about the price of progress, not the dollar amount, but what you actually have to give up for the progress of a society.
Think of a couple examples of progress in your lifetime and the cost of this progress. Elaborate with detail.