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English 11May 24 (B) & 25 (A), 2017
Agenda - 5/23/2017Collect “Teenage Wasteland” worksheets andcompare/contrast chart Journal/IR Walt Whitman “Song of Myself” “O Captain, My Captain” Homework: Finish Walt Whitman Analysis. NOTE: The last day for late/missing work is 5/26. Also, 5/25after school is the last time for LATE BQ Presentations (BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY)!
Writing Prompt –The Worst Time of Life5/23/2017 What was your most humiliating experienceof high school (or middle school) ? Can youlaugh about it now, or is it still embarrassing?Write a ½ page, possibly funny, description ofit.
TranscendentalismUnit Objectives Students will be able to identify elements of transcendentalism such asthe connection between people and nature, an individual's ability to thinkfreely, and the importance of spiritual self-reliance to the individual foundin the poetry of Longfellow and Whitman, as well as other genresincluding short stories, music lyrics, and cinema. Students will thendevelop their own views on the subjects of individualism, nature, andpassive resistance. Essential Questions:– What is our relationship to Nature?– Is it possible to live simply in today‘s society?– What are the responsibilities of individuals within asociety and why do those responsibilities exist?– What obstacles exist between a self-reliant life andconformity? Does an individual have the ability to changesociety?– What lasting effects did Transcendentalism have onsociety and the world?
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman was an American poet whose versecollection Leaves of Grass is a landmark in the history ofAmerican literature. Synopsis– Poet and journalist Walt Whitman was born May 31, 1819 inWest Hills, New York. Considered one of America's mostinfluential poets, Whitman aimed to transcend traditional epics,eschew normal aesthetic form, and reflect the nature of theAmerican experience and its democracy. In 1855 he selfpublished the collection Leaves of Grass, now a landmark inAmerican literature.
Leaves of Grass In the spring of 1855, Whitman, finally finding the style and voice he'd beensearching for, self-published a slim collection of 12 unnamed poems titled Leaves ofGrass. Leaves of Grass marked a radical departure from established poetic norms.Traditional rhyme and meter were discarded in favor of a voice that came at thereader directly, in the first person. On its cover was an image of the bearded poethimself. The book received little attention at first, though it did catch the eye of fellow poetRalph Waldo Emerson, who wrote Whitman to praise the collection as "the mostextraordinary piece of wit and wisdom" to come from an American pen. Over the next two decades, Whitman continued to tinker with Leaves of Grass. An1882 edition of the collection earned the poet some fresh newspaper coverage.That in turn resulted in robust sales, enough so that Whitman was able to buy amodest house of his own in Camden. On March 26, 1892 Walt Whitman passed away. Right up until the end, he'dcontinued to work with Leaves of Grass, which during his lifetime had gone throughseven editions and expanded to some 300 poems.
The Library of Congress:Walt Whitman Collection https://www.loc.gov/resource/mss77909.00108/?sp 2
“Song of Myself” Read the poem (Page 400-403 in your yellowtextbook). Answer the questions about imagery and soundtechniques provided.
“O Captain, My Captain” Read “O Captain, My Captain” (a poem aboutAbraham Lincoln) and compare this poem to“Elegy for J.F.K.” (about John F. Kennedy) There are some weird similarities between the twopresidents
Walt Whitman “Song of Myself” “O Captain, My Captain” Homework: Finish Walt Whitman Analysis. NOTE: The last day for late/missing work is 5/26. Also, 5/25 after school is the last time for LATE BQ Presentations (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)! Writing Prompt – The Worst Time of Life 5/23/2017 What was your most humiliating experience of high school (or middle school) ? Can you laugh about it .
