Romanticism Unit Itinerary

T 1/31 – Rebels and Dreamers: The Romantic Period (pp 614-621)
HW: Robert Burns (p. 624), To A Mouse (626-628 and answer #2-4 on p. 628), To A Louse, (629-631 and answer #1-4 on p. 631)

W 2/1 – Discuss Burns poems, William Blake (638-639)
HW: The Lamb and The Tyger (pp 640-642 and answer #1, 3, 4, & 5 on p. 642)

Th 2/2 – Discuss Blake poems, A Poison Tree TPMDST
HW: The Book of Thel

F 2/3 - Discuss Thel
HW: Wordsworth (pp 662-665) Tintern Abbey (pp 667-671 and answer #1-3 on p. 671)

M 2/6- Discuss Tintern Abbey
Read excerpt from The Prelude
HW: TPCASTT for The World is Too Much With Us

T 2/7 - Rime of the Ancient Mariner Reading Day
HW: complete Rime reading and discussion questions

W 2/8 - Paideia Discussion in TLC Conference Room
Reading and discussion questions due
No HW

Th 2/9 - In-class essay (9 pts.)
HW: Byron She Walks in Beauty

F 2/10 - Excerpts from Childe Harold and Don Juan
HW: Shelley; TPCASTT for Ozymandias

M 2/13 - Ode to the West Wind; To a Skylark
HW: Keats; On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer

T 2/14 - Ode to a Nightingale; Ode on a Grecian Urn
HW: Begin Romantic Poet Research Paper

W 2/15 - Paper work day.
HW: finish paper

Th 2/16 - Research paper due (50 pts.)
Begin watching Dead Poets Society
No HW
F 2/17 – finish Dead poets Society
HW: answer questions for Paideia discsussion Tuesday

T 2/21 – Paideia discussion: Dead Poets Society
HW: Read Mary Shelley’s Intro. and Letters I-V.

W 2/22 - Discuss reading
HW: Read chapters 1-8 (pp 14-61). Come to class prepared
with a narrative summary of the reading (does NOT have to
be in complete sentences) and a list of any unfamiliar words
defined in context.

Th 2/23 - HW: Read chapters 9-12 (pp 61-81) Come to class prepared
Discuss reading with a narrative summary of the reading
(does NOT have to be in complete sentences) and a list of any
unfamiliar words defined in context.

F 2/24 - Discuss reading
HW: Read Ch. 13-15 and answer questions.

M 2/27 - Frankenstein reading day
HW: Read Ch. 16-21 and answer questions.

T 2/28 - Frankenstein reading day
HW: finish novel (Ch. 22-24) and answer questions

W 2/29 - Frankenstein reading questions due (50 pts.)
Work on Frankenstein DQs
HW: finish DQs for Paideia discussion

Th 3/1 - Paideia discussion TLC Conference Room
No HW

F 3/2 - 40-minute prompt essay over Frankenstein (9 pts.)
HW: Romanticism Unit Review Guide

M 3/5 - Review day
HW: Study

T 3/6 - Romanticism Test (100 pts.)
No HW