Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Classwork/Homework

Classwork
1. Academic Vocabulary- Clarify and Area
2. Worked in groups on a chosen aspect of Romanticism
a. Concepts
What are the guiding beliefs? The important philosophies?
b. Definition
How does the textbook define Romanticism?
Definition
How does the online source define Romanticism?
c. Characteristics
What elements can be used to identify a work or author as a Romantic? What traits are characteristic of Romantic?
d. Time Period
What does the historical and cultural landscape look like? What was going on in England at the time? What impacted the development of Romanticism?
e. Literature
Who are the writers? What are their works?
3. Began to read introduction to Romanticism in textbook pgs. 518-533
4. Took Notes on the introduction
Homework
1. Finish reading introduction pgs 518-533.
2. Narrow down your notes by selecting information that is relevant to your section. You can do this by highlighting, circling or checking off information that you are considering putting on your poster.
3. collect or draw an icon/visual that you may want to use for the poster.

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