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The Age of Romanticism

Unit 6: The Age of Romanticism, 1800-1865

The Age of Romanticism is the sixth in a series of seven study units. An in-depth look at Romanticism in Europe, England and American, this unit focuses on historical and literary primary sources written from around 1800 to 1865.

What is Included with the Purchase of this Study Unit

A Word in Season Reference Handbook
Reading List and Annotated Bibliography for The Age of Romanticism
Student's Syllabus for Unit 6: The Age of Romanticism
Literature of The Age of Romanticism
Complete texts of The Age of Romanticism
Teacher's Guide to Unit 6: The Age of Romanticism (included in Teacher's Edition only)
Teacher's Syllabus for Unit 6: The Age of Romanticism (included in Teacher's Edition only)

History Studied in This Unit:

The publishing of Sturm and Drang in Germany marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement. Two of the well known events in this period of history are the Civil War and the French Revolution. The rise of individualism and the interest in common man are greatly expressed in the literature of this era. Also important was the rise of nationalism.

Literature Studied in This Unit:

The Age of Romanticism includes many famous poets, examples being William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Burns, Lord Byron, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The novels Uncle Tom's Cabin, Frankenstein, and The Scarlet Letter are analyzed in detail during this study unit.

Writing Studied in This Unit:

Essays on Literary Analysis
History Essays

Specific Goals for this Study Unit

To use the writing process: prewriting, outline, rough draft, editing, final draft
To write good content with proper structural forms
To document critical analysis
To cite references
To understand the mechanics of poetry
To learn poetic figures of speech
To interpret poetry
To mark rhyme scheme
To increase vocabulary
To edit for mechanical and grammatical accuracy
To research, write, and document history questions
To compare world views