1. Welcome to 2nd Semester 11th Grade English!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

2. Reading Learning Goal:
I will be able to analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story.
Objective:
What is Realism in Literature?
Assessment:
Cornell Notes
Learning Activities:
Review course syllabus
Intro to Realism unit/ Cornell Notes

3. REMI NDER S
School rules/policies

4. C U R R I C U L U M
Realism movement in literature
Great Gatsby
Informational text
2 literary analysis essays
AZMerit
ACT Prep – English Test

5. C O R N E L L N O T E S Watch 3 minute clip first. What is Realism?
Definition:
Characteristics:
Types of lit:
Naturalism:
Regionalism:
Summary:

6. REAL I SM
Definition:
literary movement that developed towards the end of the Civil War ( ) and stressed the actual reality as opposed to the imagined or fanciful (life as it really is)
reflected a different view of life – unsentimental, honest, and often harsh
“Nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material. “ William Dean Howells

7. REAL I SM Characteristics:
objective writing about ordinary characters in ordinary situations; “real life”
character is more important than action and plot; complex ethical choices are often the subject.
settings are usually those familiar to the author.
written in natural vernacular, or dialect.
REAL I SM

8. REAL I SM Types of Literature: Fiction Poetry Slave narratives
Diaries and letters
REAL I SM

9. Naturalism:
emphasizes how instinct and environment affect human behavior; the fate of humans is determined by forces beyond individual control
REAL I SM

10. Regionalism:
represents the speech, manners, habits, history, and beliefs of people in specific geographic areas
REAL I SM