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Romantic Literature
Emphasis on emotions and sensibility. Interest in the imagination, the bizarre, the supernatural, the exotic and the gothic. Interest in the past. Love of Nature. Belief in the individual and common man Isolated and heoric protagonists in unpleasant or difficult situations.
Mary Shelly: Frankenstein Charlotte Smith: The Wanderings of Warwick Ann Radcliffe : The Romance of the Forest Mary Charlton: The Wife & the Mistress
Eliza Acton (1799-1859) Poems (1826) Mrs. R. Addison Poetry on Different Subjects (1812) Barrell, Miss P. The Test of Virtue and Other Poems (1811)
Pride and Prejudice- A story of love, reputation, and class Mrs. Bennet is desperate to see all of her middle-class daughters married to rich husbands. The story follows the sisters Elizabeth and Jane.
Make a small biography Describe their time Select one literary piece Summarise the story and tell about the main characters
The main group meets and organises tasks per expert groups. Each expert group gathers and completes its specific tasks. Consensus needed before splitting up the expert group and return to the main one. The main group meets again and, after group consensus, fills the answer sheet that will be assessed and marked by the teacher. Each group has to tell the class about their findings and complete a matching exercise (pair > group > class consensus) In the school hall, our exercises and posters will be exhibited.
Select one literary work, summarise the story and tell about the main characters. (Expert Groups 1,2,3, 4)
Do a bilingual list of Romanticism main characteristics. (Expert Group 5) Complete the answer sheet and participate in the class debate.