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Please Pick up:
Lit book
paper for notes
writing utensilSlide2
(1865-1915)
RealismSlide3
Civil War demands realistic literature instead of an idealized, optimistic, fantasies.
Focus on social “classes” and materialism
Introduction of ideas from Charles Darwin and Karl MarxDarwin – survival of the fittest
Marx – money and social structure control the nation
TransitionSlide4
Realism
Reaction to romanticism
Focus on ordinary peopleAnti-materialismNature is a force beyond man’s controlNaturalism
Similar to realism, but a darker view of the world
Universe is unpredictable
Fate is determined by chance – free will is an illusion
Characters’ lives are shaped by forces they cannot control
Two Genres to the MovementSlide5
Rise in novels, short stories, and fiction
Goals are to change social issues/problems, or bring the problems to light
Dominant motifsSurvivalFateViolence
Two major sub-movements
Civil War Realism
Still a
focus on captivity narratives (non-fiction)Frontier Realism
Rise in novels, short stories, and
fiction
Characteristics of MovementSlide6
“Political and Social Milestones: The Civil War to 1914”
page
380-381
“The Rise of Realism: The Civil War to 1914
page 382-395
Read:
RIT. 11-12. 2: provide objective summary of the text
RIT. 11-12. 3: explain how events interact and develop over a text
RIT. 11-12. 4: determine words and phrases from a textSlide7
Read:
Frederick Douglass
Page 397“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
”
Pages 399-403
“Political Points of View”
Page 412“My Bondage and My Freedom
”
Page 413
Spirituals: “Go Down, Moses” (read then
listen
)
Page 415Spirituals: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (read then listen)Page 416“The Most Remarkable Woman of This Age”Pages 418-420“Freedom is a Hard-Bought Thing”
Handout or online
The Civil War Realism (1855-1865)Slide8
Summarize the narrative.
How does Bill help Douglass?
What inferences can you make about Bill?Based on this story, what words would you use to characterize young Frederick Douglass?What is the theme of Douglass’ story?
How does Douglass win over an audience that might be uneasy at the idea of a black man’s fighting a white man?
Why does he choose to write a narrative to explain the events?
What about his writing style is effective in the literature?
“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”
Civil War Realism
RIT. 11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw inferences.
RIT. 11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
RIT. 11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the novel.
RIT. 11-12. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.Slide9
Why is a “silent slave” not liked?
Go Down, Moses
What emotions do you think are inspired by the song?Swing Low, Sweet ChariotWhat are some possible meanings for “home?”
What emotions do you think are inspired by the song?
What is the difference between reading and hearing the spirituals?
Why do you think W.E.B. DuBois refers to them as “sorrow songs?”
Why is the excerpt from “My Bondage and My Freedom” paired with the slave songs?
“My Bondage and My Freedom” & Negro Spirituals
Civil War Realism
RIT. 11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw inferences.
RIT. 11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
RIT. 11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the novel.
RIT. 11-12. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.Slide10
In order to practice note-taking skills, write down 10 major points you are taking away from this article.
Turn in when finished.
Journal #3.7 – 2/19/14Do you think reading and discussing these historical narratives, texts, and spirituals an have an effect on the contemporary understanding of slavery? Why or why not?
“The Most Remarkable woman of this Age” (pg. 418-420)
RIT. 11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
W. 11-12. 7: Use literature as the basis for reflection and analysis.
W. 11-12. 10: Write over extended periods of time.Slide11
Historical fiction – fictional stories about historically accurate events
Read the story and answer the study guide questions.
Go over study guide.
“Freedom is a Hard-Bought
T
hing” by Stephen Vincent
BenetSlide12
Compare “Freedom’s a Hard-Bought Thing” to “Brother Future.” What does TJ learn that Cue already knew?
Writing: Journal #3.8
W. 11-12. 7: Use literature as the basis for reflection and analysis.
W. 11-12. 10: Write over extended periods of time.Slide13
Flashback to sophomore year.
Man hanged, but not really…
How and why is this story considered Civil War Realism?
“Occurrence at Owl creek bridge” Ambrose BierceSlide14
(1865-1915)
Frontier RealismSlide15
Try taking notes over what I say…
Abbreviate in your notes and write in short hand to try to keep up.
The key to note-taking is not to write down everything I say – only the major points!
frontier realismSlide16
Read “Mark Twain”
Page 457-458
Mark Twain is identified as a realistCommonly known for writing in dialectInstead of an ideal, standard, he focused on the average middle
class
Humorist
Define
hyperbole, understatement, comic comparisons, and comic characters and situations, vernacularPage 459
Read “The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County” (1865)
Online and page 460-465
Heads up: the story has two narrators.
The dialogue is written
in vernacular.
“The Celebrated frog of Calaveras County”
RL.
11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw inferences.
RL.
11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
RL.
11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the novel.
RL. 11-12
. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.Slide17
Setting?
Angel’s Camp – a mining camp in Calaveras County, California
How is the unnamed narrator different from Simon Wheeler?What is the basic plot for the frame story?How can you tell the first narrator has returned to the story?
Why does Twain write with vernacular
?
Why is it funny to celebrate that a frog can jump and catch flies?
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
calaveras
County”
RL. 11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw inferences.
RL. 11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
RL. 11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the novel.
RL. 11-12. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.Slide18
Comic devices:
Irony
Jim’s bet on Parson Walker’s wifeDramatic ironyThe audience knows the frog is full of quail shots, but Jim doesn’t.
Hyperbole
“follow that
straddlebug
all the way to Mexico” (pg. 462)“not chaw, you understand, but only jest grip and hang on till they throwed
up the sponge, if it was a year” (pg. 463)
Comic comparisons
“that frog whirling in the air like a doughnut” (pg. 463)
“come
down flat-footed and all right, like a cat.” (pg. 463
)Understatement“but it ain’t – it’s only just a frog.” (pg. 464)“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
RL. 11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw inferences.
RL. 11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
RL. 11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the novel.
RL. 11-12. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.Slide19
What does the ‘old-timer’ from Sulfur Creek advise the narrator to do?
What points do you think London is making about the fact that man thinks before reacting, while animals rely on instinct.
How does the nameless narrator reflect London’s naturalist approach?What characteristic impacts the narrator’s death?
What is a possible effect of the narrator’s lack of imagination?
What’s the purpose of London’s use of repetition?
Is the man’s treatment of the animal fair?
Where do you see Darwin’s concept of survival of the fittest?Why does London use simple words to trigger major events or turning points?
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London
RL. 11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw inferences.
RL. 11-12. 2: Provide objective summary.
RL. 11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the novel.
RL. 11-12. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.Slide20
What is the irony of the story?
What point does the story make about humanity?
Why does the author mention Mrs. Mallards “heart trouble” in the first paragraph?How
does this
limitation in terms of the setting
help to express the themes of the story?
What kind of relationships do the Mallards have? How can you tell?Is it possible to free and confined at the same time?
What
view of marriage does the story present? The story was published in 1894; does it only represent attitudes toward marriage in the nineteenth century, or could it equally apply to attitudes about marriage today?
o the characters of Josephine and Richards represent?
“Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
RL. 11-12. 1: Cite textual evidence and draw
inferences. RL. 11-12. 2: Provide objective
summary.
RL
. 11-12. 3. Determine a central theme of the
novel. RL
. 11-12. 5. Analyze author’s choices and purpose.