Grade: 11

Content Area: Language Arts

Course Name: English 11

Unit: Age of Romanticism In American Literature (1800-1865)

Description of Course: During this unit students will study the Age of Romanticism in American history through literature. Students will learn that this period challenged the rational thinking from the Age of Reason. The growth and expansion in the United States fueled intuition, imagination, individualism and the role of nature as a source of spirituality in literature This period produced fewer instructional texts and more stories, novels, and poetry.

Approximate Time Needed: 3 Weeks (Fifteen 50 minute class periods)

Learning Targets

Assessments

Instructional Considerations

Instructional Approach

Resources

1.1 I can…

Assess the value of the author’s message(s) based on his/her writing choices 4.3

1.2 I can…

Determine the impact of words and phrases 4.4

1.3 I can…

Evaluate the value of multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem 4.7

1.4 I can…

Defend the value and importance of reading complex texts (4.10)

1.5 I can…

Explain how an author uses and refines terms over the course of a text (5.4)

1.6 I can…

write as a writer using real or imagined experiences or events (7.3)

1.7 I can...

Discuss the value of collaborative student use of digital media

1.8 I can…

Measure student use of digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

Pre-Assessments:

Survey of the Age of Reason- Romanticism

Formative Assessments:

Reading Quiz

Observation

Discussion/

Discussion Board

Benchmark Assessment:

Analysis of Word Choice in different mediums

Write a Character study analysis in response to author message

Respond/reflect to/on literary criticisms of author

Mark text to demonstrate understanding of technical words

Creative writing based on real or imagined experiences

Student Background Knowledge:

Rationale /Age of Reason in American Literature

Essential Questions:

What is the impact of the author’s choices in the development of the story/drama? 4.3

What is the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone? 4.4

What is the value of multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem? 4.7

How does studying complex texts benefit the reader versus someone who reads simple texts? 4.10

How does an author use and refine terms over the course of a text? 5.4

How does someone write creatively to develop real or imagined experiences or events? 7.3

How do students use digital media collaboratively to support their own and other’s learning?

How do students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information?

Academic Language:

Assess, Evaluate, Examine, Defend, Determine, Explain, Discuss, Measure

Content Specific Language:

Found in each lesson

Lesson Plan (Link to lesson plans for unit) Template

Cross-Content Integration:

Web Resources:

Found in each lesson

Research:

Found in each lesson

Technology Resources:

Google docs, webtools, Internet access, online fiction, device for accessing internet and word processing

Community Resources: