AMERICAN ROMANTICI

SMExamining a Cultural

Journey

FOCUSED NOTES… (1) Ideals (2) Culture (3) Central Question (4) A Response… (5) Basic Philosophy (6) Basic Goal (7) Blending Ideals & Reality (8) Drawing Conclusions

WHAT AMERICAN IDEALS ARE EVIDENT IN THIS QUOTE?

ARE THESE IDEALS STILL ALIVE AND WELL IN OUR CURRENT SOCIETY?

“We will walk on our own feet;We will work with our own

hands;We will speak our own minds.”

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

CULTURE The arts and other manifestations of

human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Philosophy; beliefs; principles; values. Usually reflected through a group’s art,

music, or literature. How do we display the culture of Fremd on a daily basis?

CENTRAL QUESTION Would American writers continue to imitate the English and European models of writing, or would they finally develop a distinctive literature of their own?

ROMANTICISM: A RESPONSE…

Rationalism Romanticism

Industrialization—squalid cities, wretched working conditions, disconnect between nature and the individual…

Limits of reason Imagination can

discover truths that the rational mind can’t reach

Powerful emotion connected to natural, unspoiled beauty

IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUAL FEELINGS, WILD NATURE

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REASON, LOGIC, CULTIVATION

ROMANTICISM’S BASIC

PHILOSOPHY…

…in the realm of ART – placed a new premium on the intuitive,

“felt” experience!

ROMANTICISM’S BASIC GOAL

To rise above the “dull

realities” to a realm of

higher truth…

(1) Searched for “exotic” settings in the more “natural” past or in a world far removed from the industrialized city.

(2) Tried to reflect on the natural world until dull reality fell away to reveal underlying truth and beauty

BLENDING IDEALS & REALITY

Romanticism is RISING America is EXPANDING

Westward ExpansionGrowth of Nationalist SpiritRapid Spread of Cities

America “The limitless frontier”Revolutionary Art Connections???

NATURE

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Begin by previewing the section for reading…Look for: bolded words, italics, tables, charts, images, pull quotes, section headings, paragraph organization, reading questions, vocab., footnotes…

Give yourself a purpose for reading…

MAIN IDEA – DETAIL NOTES

MAIN IDEA – DETAIL NOTES MAIN IDEA

These main points can take the form of questions or key words

Look to TOPIC SENTENCES to guide your note-taking in this section

DETAILSRecord information that elaborates on main points

Write the author’s ideas in your own words

Make the author’s message your own in order to ensure better comprehension and retention

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“Nature” by EmersonBackground/Vocab. page

205Essay pages 205-206

PARAGRAPH 1 Emerson catalogues the importance of solitude.

Stars: awe-inspiring; thrilling; deserving of reverence; are to be admired.

People take stars…and other elements in nature…for granted.

PARAGRAPH 2 Natural

objects are to be revered because they are always there but always “inaccessible” to humans

Nature reflects all the best qualities of man.

Nature always surprises and delights man.

PARAGRAPH 3 We are all poets when we speak of nature.

Even though all men can be in, experience, and write about nature…no man owns the whole landscape.

We can own parts of nature, but never all of nature.

PARAGRAPH 4 Most people can’t truly see nature

Most people only see nature superficially.

Children retain an innocence that allow them to truly see nature.

To love nature is to retain this childhood innocence and ability.

PARAGRAPH 4 Most people can’t truly see nature

Nature assuages our troubles by taking us outside ourselves and reconnecting us to the grandeur of its divine creation.

In nature we can be perpetually young.

PARAGRAPH 5 The most

special aspect of nature is the hidden relationship between man and the natural world (vegetable)

We (humans) are not alone in the world.

Nature has a spiritual effect on humans.

PARAGRAPH 6 This delight and power comes from the harmonious relationship between man and nature

Nature is not always beautiful to the eye.

The look of nature will mirror the spirit of the man.

NATURE RAFT Role – A specific element of nature Audience – A specific piece of

modern day technology Format – A persuasive letter Topic – Argue why the natural world

can afford more benefits to human beings than modern day technology. Be as specific as possible in your examples. Employ one example of either LOGOS, PATHOS, or ETHOS in your argument. Look to Emerson for support!!!