Journal November 1, 2011 Have you ever made a decision that you later regretted? Have you ever made a commitment to do something that you later wished you had not made?

 To read and analyze a short story about the consequences of a man’s pact with the devil  To identify the elements of a tall tale OBJECTIVE

Remember the Revolutionary Era?  It stated that from the time we are old enough to do things for ourselves we crave independence.  We want to have the freedom to try new things and to do them our own way.  The selections we read dealt with the efforts of individuals and groups to break free. WHERE WE WERE

 Rationalism—belief that we can understand the world by using reason rather than relying on authorities of the past (believe what your are told), faith (believe because God says so), or experience (believe because it’s happened before)  Stood in stark contrast to Puritan; believed that human beings play the vital role in the experiences of their lives— FREE WILL REVOLUTIONARY/RATIONALISM

 Revolutionary Writing—majority in the form of arguments, speeches, pamphlets, and other forms of propaganda (no true literature as we think of it)  Poetry and “novels” were imitations of English styles with American themes superimposed onto them (no real literature of our own)  American ideals were prominent: self-made man (Franklin)  HUGE cultural growth occurred—huge cities like Boston and Charleston began to develop into centers of culture (theaters, museums, etc). WHAT WE READ

American Romanticism & Transcendentalism  Think of a time when you had a flash of understanding and saw the deeper, hidden meaning of something.  Maybe you suddenly saw the logic behind a geometry proof, or discovered the perfect new ingredient to add to a recipe.  In either case you would have gained an insight, an understanding that goes deeper than the surface of things.  You will now get to read selections that reflect the writer’s insights- about themselves, about nature, and about humankind. WHERE WE ARE GOING…

 The theme of journey as a declaration of independence INTRODUCTION

 Longfellow is a Romantic poet  Irving is the Father of American Literature  Poe is the inventor of the American Short Story  Emerson is the Father of American Transcendentalism  Thoreau is a famous practical transcendentalist  Whitman is a bridge poet between American Romanticism and the 20 th century WHO YOU’LL MEET

 The rationalistic view of urban life was replaced by the Romantic view  Rationalists saw cities as a place to find success and self-realization  Romantics saw the city as a place of moral corruption, poverty, and death BEFORE AND AFTER

 The Romantic journey is to the countryside  The Romantics associated the country with independence, moral clarity, and purity  Irving saw the country as idyllic and as an escape  The Gothic Romantic, Poe, saw the country as a place of phantasm INTRODUCTION

 Romanticism: valuing feeling and intuition over reason  Romanticism: viewing life as we would like it to be, rather than how it really is  Romanticism began in Germany and influenced literature, music, and art  Romanticism is a reaction against Rationalism THE ROMANTIC SENSIBILITY

WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE “Marriage license” Tall and proud Making photographs

NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE… Capturing a mood, feeling, or a moment. Note that the painter is no longer trying to make a photograph, but rather suggest the image.

 The development of slums and poverty due to the Industrial Revolution turned people from Rationalism  Romantics believed that imagination, emotion, spontaneity, feelings, and nature were more important than rational thought THE ROMANTIC SENSIBILITY

 values feelings over intuition  values the power of the imagination  seeks the beauty of unspoiled nature  values youthful innocence  values individual freedom  values the lessons of the past  finds beauty in exotic locales, the supernatural, and in the imagination  values poetry as the highest expression of the imagination  values myth, legend, and folk culture CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANTICISM

 Romantic writing looked for comforting or exotic settings from the past  This was found in the supernatural, in nature, and/or in folk legends  Romantics believed in contemplating, or becoming one with the natural world  The Gothic novel emerged from Romanticism ROMANTIC ESCAPISM

 The Gothic novel had wild, haunted landscapes  It had supernatural events in the plot  It was often mysterious  The Gothic concept had roots in France, Germany, and England  Edgar Allan Poe was Romanticism’s great American writer ROMANTIC ESCAPISM

 Romanticism also used lyrical poetry as a means to contemplate the beauty of nature  It focused on simple natural beauties  Its intent was to seek truth through a calm contemplation of a simple natural beauty ROMANTIC ESCAPISM

 Most American Romantic writers imitated the European writing style  American Romantic novelists broke away from the European tradition and discovered uniquely American topics and settings  American novelists explored the vast unknown lands – something the Europeans could not do THE AMERICAN NOVEL

 Most Romantic poets worked within conventional European literary structures  They proved that American poetry could reflect American subject matter, yet still hold to conventional poetic style  Most American Romantic poets wrote about the past AMERICAN ROMANTIC POETRY

 The Fireside Poets, a Boston group of Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, and Lowell, were widely read and loved in America  They were the TV of the American Romantic period and families gathered around the fireside to be entertained by their poetry  Their subject matter was comfortable and instructional AMERICAN ROMANTIC POETRY

The Devil and Tom Walker  Author on pg 202  Building background WASHINGTON IRVING

Historical Note: in 1695 the king of England commissioned Captain William Kidd to arrest all pirates in the eastern seas. When Kidd arrived at the Comoto Islands, however, he joined the pirates instead of hunting them. Faust Legend/Tale Story where character sells their soul to the devil. The end result may be damnation or redemption, but both are Faust legends. LITERARY INFLUENCES NOTES

 Today you will finish The Devil and Tom Walker independently  Complete your questions; at 10:05 get with neighbor to discuss your responses  At 10:10 we will discuss! NOVEMBER 2,2011

Please distribute the packets on the front of the desks. If you have a copy, give to someone who does not. What is out is all the copies I have. PACKETS 11/8/11

Recall: Have you ever enjoyed a song, movie, or story that dealt with extremes of emotion? Perhaps it was a sad song about lost love, a suspenseful film of high adventure, or an eerie, terrifying tale with unexplained events. Write some down and then brainstorm for a minute reasons that stories involving extremes of emotion are popular. JOURNAL

 Groups of 2; one of three  First, with your partner, do the raven picture and the first five stanzas on the first handout.  Then, do your assigned stanza and be prepared to present it by reading it aloud and analyzing it for all to write. Do not worry about the drawing part. You have 36 minutes!! Meet back at 10:11.  All groups do stanza 18 together after the presentations  View the Simpsons version WHAT TO DO

~Get yourselves in groups of 4~ A group you know you will be successful in Small Group Discussion 11/11/11 Imagine you are having a hectic day. Suddenly you have the chance to sit by the sea, by a mountain, or in a forest for an hour. How do you think that would make you feel? Why?

WHAT TO DO  Within your groups, you will be working with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poems The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls and The Psalm of Life.  First, work with The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls. Work together in your groups but each person needs to fill in their own sheet.  Next, work with The Psalm of Life. Again, work together in your groups but each person needs to fill in their own sheet.  The point in groups is to have discussion making sure everyone understands. This is not copy time.