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Introduction to the American Renaissance. Vocabulary Terms. Renaissance- rebirth Utopia- plans for creating a more perfect society Transcend- to rise above or go beyond Intuition- a quick or dedicated insight / gut instinct
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Vocabulary Terms • Renaissance- rebirth • Utopia- plans for creating a more perfect society • Transcend- to rise above or go beyond • Intuition- a quick or dedicated insight / gut instinct • Idealist- person who believes that human perfectibility can be attained • Optimism- the tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome / being positive or looking at the bright side of things
Working in partners, brainstorm a sentence for each of these words that helps you understand what they mean. • Renaissance- • Utopia- • Transcend- • Intuition- • Idealist- • Optimism-
Read American Renaissance introduction (pages 206-214) and complete crossword puzzle with the corresponding answers.
Reflect on yourself (back of worksheet): • Do you see yourself more as a Transcendentalist with an optimistic view of human perfectibility? Or do you view yourself more as a Dark Romantic, believing that the world has a dark side that cannot be ignored? • Write down your opinions of these ideas and how you view yourself in relation to them. • (Prompt: Page 213)