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Romanticism Background

Romanticism Background. Warm-up. For each of the following quotes 1) explain its meaning 2) reflect on what you think about it. These should be in full sentences .

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Romanticism Background

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  1. Romanticism Background

  2. Warm-up For each of the following quotes 1) explain its meaning 2) reflect on what you think about it. These should be in full sentences. • “It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” • “Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.” • “This whole earth in which we inhabit is but a point in space.” • “It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.”

  3. Questions • Right There – answer is directly stated in text. • Think and Search – answer is stated in more than one place; not explicit; have to piece together several parts of the text to answer the question. • Author and You – The answer is not in the text. You use the author’s information and personal knowledge to answer these questions. • On My Own – The answer is not in the text. Reader must use personal experiences and background knowledge to answer the question.

  4. Right There: “According to the passage…” “How many…” “Who is…” “Where is…” • Answer is directly stated in the text. • Think and Search: “The main idea of the passage…” “What caused…” “Compare/contrast…” • answer is stated in more than one place; not explicit; have to piece together several parts of the text to answer the question. • Author and You: “What does the author imply…” “What does the passage suggest…” “Based on the speaker’s attitude…” • answer is not in the text. You use the author’s information and personal knowledge to answer these questions. • On My Own: “In your opinion…” “Based on your experience…” “Think about someone/something you know…” • Reader must use personal experiences and background knowledge to answer the question.

  5. QAR: American Romanticism • Get out one sheet of paper for your group. • Label it with the title of your section and page number. • Make sure all of your names are on it. • Read your assigned section: • Group 1 - Pages 138-141 (start at “Think About…”) • Group 2 – Pages 140-141 (“The City, Grim and Gray”) • Group 3 – Pages 142-144 (stop at “A New Kind of Hero”) • Group 4 – Pages 144-147 (stop at top of 147 before “Emerson and Transcendentalism”) • Group 5 – Pages 147-148 (stop at “The Dark Romantics”) • Group 6 – Pages 148-149 (“The Dark Romantics”) • Create four questions (1 from each category) for your assigned reading.

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