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 * Instructional Context:**

Grade Level: 11th Grade Content Area: English Language Arts Unit Title: Romanticism Length of Unit: 3 weeks Time of Year: October


 * Instructional Activities**:


 * Read "Introduction to Romanticism" in textbook, pages 21-39.
 * Listen to the teacher's lecture on Romanticism.
 * Create a **concept map** detailing the six elements of Romanticism, using a specific example of literature for each element.
 * Choose an author and text from the concept map you have created. You will be assigned to be a part of a group of 4 or 5 students who have chosen the same element. You may be asked to join another group depending upon group numbers.
 * Go to [|Romanticism Links] to research the particular author and text you have chosen.
 * Choose a thesis based on the following questions: How does this author contribute to the element of Romanticism you have chosen? How do the characters he or she has created demonstrate the particular element? How is the importance of this movement demonstrated in the text(s) you have chosen to highlight. Get your thesis approved as soon as possible. Write a 3 page paper expounding on these ideas.
 * Create a **slide show** highlighting your findings. Use graphics and cite your sources.
 * As part of your presentation, use Audacity or AudioBoo to record a **podcast** where a member of your group reads a portion of your particular text. Make sure the voice is loud, clear, and reflective of the literature. (Edgar Alan Poe, for example, would be read slowly, with a suspenseful tone).
 * Create a **survey** using google forms as an assessment tool for the class after your presentation. Include at least 5 well-thought out questions that will assess your classmate's understanding of the element of Romanticism you have presented on.


 * Samples:**

Concept Map: ==


 * Common Core National Standards**:

RL.11-12.9. Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.

In creating the concept map, students will be required to sort through texts from 18th century Romanticism, find texts that support each of the elements of the movement, and understand how the texts interrelate and contribute to the movement of Romanticism.


 * ISTE Standards**:

The concept map required students to use information to create a model of Romanticism's elements, thereby organizing information in a visual format to create their own understanding of this literary movement.
 * **1.** || **Creativity and Innovation** ||
 * || Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: ||
 * a. || apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. ||  ||   ||
 * b. || create original works as a means of personal or group expression. ||
 * c. || use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. ||
 * d. || identify trends and forecast possibilities. ||  ||

Slide Show:




 * Common Core National Standards:**

W.11-12.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
 * Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
 * Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.


 * ISTE Standards**:


 * **Communication and Collaboration** ||
 * || media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: ||
 * a. || interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. ||  ||   ||
 * b. || communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. ||
 * c. || develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. ||
 * d. || contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. ||  ||

AudioBoo Recording of //Walden// Excerpt:



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 * Common Core National Standards**:


 * SL.11-12.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.


 * ISTE Standards**:

b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * **Communication and Collaboration** ||
 * || Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: ||

Google Survey:

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 * Common Core National Standards:**
 * RI.11-12.10. By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
 * RI.11-12.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
 * ISTE Standards:**


 * **3.** || **Research and Information Fluency** ||
 * || Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: ||
 * ||  || a. || plan strategies to guide inquiry. ||   ||

Rubrics: For paper assigned in 6th bullet point:

Rubric for Power Point Slide Show: