This unit explores five themes or threads of change in nineteenth century American history through literature of the times: Romanticism, transcendentalism, abolitionism, industrialism, and feminism. Each of the five “isms” has its own “Literature Box” that contains appropriate documents to serve as a resource for small investigative teams of students. The “isms” are investigated as change agents in American life through the study of key writings of the period, including the works of Whitman, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, and Emerson. Students produce both written and oral presentations of their findings and ideas.
The Student Literature Workbook eBook includes fillable student activity pdfs that support lessons and each unit’s readings and novels. The workbook engages students in exploring carefully selected, challenging works of literature from various times, cultures, and genres. They include:
- Letter to Student
- Model Overview
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Vocabulary List
- Readings
- Activity Pages
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- Letter to Students
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Models
- Readings and Activity Pages
- Lesson 1: Introduction and Preassessment
- Lesson 2: The Concept of Change
- Lesson 3: Introduction to the Threads of Change
- Lesson 4: Romanticism
- Lesson 5: Romantic Themes in the Poetry of U.S. 19th Century
- Lesson 6: The Hamburger Model for Persuasive Writing
- Lesson 7: Two Essays on Nonconformity
- Lesson 8: Reasoning
- Lesson 9: Introduction to the Unit Research Project
- Lesson 10: Innocence, Law, and Justice in Billy Budd, Sailor
- Lesson 11: Concept Webs
- Lesson 12: Symbolism and Allegory in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
- Lesson 13: Symbolism in Excerpt from “The Turn of the Screw”
- Lesson 14: Author Connections
- Lesson 15: The Power of Words
- Lesson 16: Industrialism and “Life in the Iron Mills”
- Lesson 17: Stories of the U.S. 19th Century
- Lesson 18: Research Presentations
- Lesson 19: Threads of Change and Uncle Tom
- Lesson 20: The Issue of Huckleberry Finn in the Classroom
- Lesson 21: Preparation for Presentations on Threads of Change
- Lesson 22: Presentations on Threads of Change
- Lesson 23: Closing Discussion on the Threads of Change
- Lesson 24: Postassessments of Literary Interpretation and Persuasive Writing
- Acknowledgments
RETURN TO SEARCH RESULTS
