Unit Two:        Revolutionary Literature, American Romanticism, and The 

                American Renaissance

                The Civil War and Post-War Period

Literature:         Assorted poetry, essays, and short stories

                Completion of The Crucible

                A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas

Week One (September 26-30)

**If you plan to have your own copy of A Narrative of the Life of 

Frederick Douglas, so that you may write in it, underline, and so on, 

you should have it  no later than Tuesday, October 11**

Bring your red Elements of Literature every day, please.

Monday: Test over The Crucible

Tuesday:  Class Presentations; in-class essay on characters from The 

Crucible

Thursday/Friday:  Revolutionary Period – pp. 66-73, 87, 93, and 100 EoL

Thomas Jefferson and The Declaration of Independence pp. 100-108

Persuasive Speaking: Logic, Fallacy, and Emotion in Public Speaking.

        Weekend Homework:  Write original speeches

Week Two (October 3-7)

        Present original speeches Monday and part of Tuesday

        American Romanticism pp. 116-122

                Longfellow pp. 146, 148-155, The Sonnet

        Homework: write a sonnet

        Critical Thinking and Writing:  Phillis Wheatley’s letter p. 177

                In-class essay

Week Three (October 10-14)

**Parent-Teacher Conference Day on Monday – no classes**

        The American Renaissance pp. 180-187

                Emerson pp. 187, 198-202

                    Create original aphorisms

                Thoreau p. 204, 220-224

                Poe pp. 226, 247-253 (symbolism)

                    Create a poem using symbolism

                Hawthorne pp. 263-264, 275-293

                    Read or view “Rappacini’s Daughter”

**Progress Reports**

Week Four (October 17-21)

        The Civil War and Poet-War Period, pp. 376-384

        Begin A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (LoFD)

        Spirituals and Code Songs pp. 391-392

        Write an original spiritual

Week Five (October 31 November 4)

        Continue with LoFD

        Voices from the Civil War pp. 439-454

Week Six (November 7-11)

        Complete LoFD

        LoFD Test

**End of Six Weeks**

**Teacher Inservice on Friday – no classes**

Objectives:

                Students will meet all applicable Metro Standards in 

Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening. 

                Students will, through the lenses of literature about the   

Revolutionary Period, American Romanticism, The American Renaissance, and 

the Civil War, begin to develop the habit of seeking background information, 

historical context, and author influences and motivations to further the 

success of their own analyses and original writings.  They will also 

continue to develop a sense of themselves relative to the world around them, 

to analyze and think rather than simply react, and refine their English 

skills in reading, writing, viewing, presenting, listening, speaking, 

analyzing, and interpreting.