1. Romanticism An American Literary movement that elevated the individual, the passions, and the inner life. It stressed strong emotion, imagination, freedom from classical correctness in art forms, and rebellion against social conventions.

2. Washington Irving “The Devil and Tom Walker”;“The Devil and Tom Walker”; “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”; “Rip Van Winkle” First American writer to achieve an international reputationFirst American writer to achieve an international reputation Spent quite a bit of time abroad; people question his patriotism; however, Irving’s writings and personal feelings are clearly American

3. Faust Legend: A tale about a man who sells his soul to the devil for earthly benefits. Each retelling involves a person who trades his soul for experience, knowledge, or treasure. Endings vary with the protagonist either, –Doomed to failure –Redeemed by virtues

4. Significance? Washington Irving’s success marked the beginning of a distinctly American literary heritage. He retold the Faust legend (German) in a noticeably American way.

5. The Faust Legend Cultural Applicability

6. The Crossroads Crossroad Blues (Robert Johnson) The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost) What do the speakers in each of the pieces have in common? Summarize the main idea of each work in one line (cite key words from the text of each to support). If you were to interview both Robert Johnson and Robert Frost, what would you ask them about their respective dilemmas? What conclusions can you draw about the different “paths” that each ends up taking? What choice would you have made given the same experience with “crossroads” decisions? Describe a decision you’ve had to make that was like standing at a crossroads.

7. Faust Legend A tale about a man who sells his soul to the devil for earthly benefits. Each retelling involves a person who trades his soul for experience, knowledge, or treasure. Endings vary with the protagonist either, –Doomed to failure –Redeemed by virtues

8. Distinctly American German protagonist distinctly AmericanFaust was a German protagonist. Irving makes his protagonist and his story distinctly American. What are some ways he might do that? Create a chart and fill it in asking yourself—how did he make it American? Setting: Characters: Plot: Symbols: Devil: Deal:

9. The Devil Went Down to Georgia The Charlie Daniel’s Band Packet page 4

10. Compare/Contrast The Devil and Tom Walker Similarities“The Devil went Down to Georgia Characters Conflict Plot Resolution

11. How can it apply to all cultures and all humans? 1. Chinese/Eastern culture 2. African cultures 3. Indian cultures 4. South American cultures 5. “Southern” culture 6. Hip Hop culture 7. Upper class culture 8. Political culture 9. High School culture 10. Business culture Choose one of these cultures and BREIFLY describe how you COULD create a Faust Legend that reflected the cultural values. Ex. Hollywood: An actress (let’s say…Lindsay Lohan)…might sell her soul to acquire better acting skills thereby proving her worthy to be in Hollywood.

12. “Faust” LiteralFigurative

13. Michael Vick Sold out morality Paid the price Redeemed or Doomed?

14. Your Turn Step 1 Create your own example of the Faust legend. You may: –Complete art work Not just a stick figure on a piece of notebook paper ART work –Collect news articles Organize into a poster or PowerPoint –Create a poem or song lyrics Have a rough draft and a final copy –Write a contemporary short story

15. Create a presentation outline to present Monday Introduce yourself (be unique; grab attention; don’t bore us to death) Introduce your project –Project you chose –Why you chose that one (and because it took less time is not a good thing to say) –What your inspiration was Explain your project in detail (put details in logical order »Ask if anyone has questions (Wait and then answer) Thank your audience (be unique) Your Turn Step 2 Present