Weekly Lesson Plan
Date: November 7‐11, 2016 American Literature 11 Weekly Objective: The students will ● be able to distinguish various characteristics of Dark Romanticism Literature through reading choices and writing Gothic Short Stories. Monday ­ Read T
he Raven by Edgar Allan Poe on page 254 o Open the “Dark Romanticism/Gothic Literature” notes on teacher website o In notebooks from iling cabinet, write 3 examples that show Dark Romanticism from the text and explain why ­ HW: o Read the Gothic Short Story Assignment (On Teacher’s website) and begin brainstorming o Begin Gothic Short Story Pre‐writing (due Thursday) Tuesday NO SCHOOL Wednesday ­ Review/Check T
he Raven notes ­ Watch Edgar Allan Poe Simpsons episode – What elements of Gothic Literature are present? ‐ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLiXjaPqSyY ­ Play music video “Jeremy” by Pearl Jam (students write down images of nature and human nature) ­ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ob=av2e ­ Discussion of change into Dark Romanticism ­ HW: o Begin Gothic Short Story Pre‐writing (due Thursday) Thursday ­ Finish discussion of The Raven o Theme ‐ The Power of Darkness o Literary Element ‐ Narrative Poem o Sound Devices ‐ Alliteration and repetition ‐ Pair Share of Gothic Ideas in groups of 3 ­ HW: o Gothic Short Story Rough Draft (due Monday) Friday ‐ Notes on Byronic Hero ‐ Primordial Symbols presentation (ie. What makes this Gothic Lit?) ‐ Work on Rough Drafts ­ HW: o Gothic Short Story Rough Draft (due Monday)