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They Don’t Talk Like They Used To: A Content Investigation in
Grammar, Rhetoric, and Victorian Era Poetry and
Literature
Course Goals
• Grammar and rhetoric: learn them better
• Get re-acquainted with the Victorian Era– Learn the major players in literature and
poetry (be able to name drop effectively)– Discover themes that were important to the
big figures and society in general– Learn to recognize specific poetry
Essential Questions!• What attitudes and values
characterized life in Victorian England? America?
• How can explicit instruction in grammar and rhetorical strategies improve student’s writing?
• Are high collars making a comeback?
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Enduring Understandings
• Christian and nature themes dominate “serious” poetry (Romanticism)
• Literature is very concerned with social class, universal themes
• Poetry and literature become more personally oriented
• Grammar and rhetoric should GUIDE writing not dictate it
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Products
• Poetry Portfolio
• Commentary (on Portfolio)
• “Bill of Writes”
• Movie Review
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Poetry Portfolio!A Poem (that could have been written) by Emily Dickinson
The wind—it bites on certain eves—An ungentle caress—Unpolite nature’s chill refrainFor hurt beyond redress
The weeds and wheat—alike in death—Suspended, frosty bend—Unharvested in cold, dry soilBeginning wishing end
I despair to mend wounds divineWhile ling’ring here on EarthAnd cringe from ice— cold Winter’s hold—Fearing for Spring’s rebirth
Favorite Resource: Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience”
• William Blake: 1757-1827• Themes: Religion, orthodoxy,
skepticism, pastoral• Relevance:Church’s shifting role in
culture, reaction to Enlightenment (Voltaire, Rousseau, etc.), relation to Milton
• Favorite Parts: Tiger, tiger burning bright…
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Further questions to pursue…
• Wordsworth!
• The transcendentalists: Emerson, Thoreau, etc.
• Past current events
• Literature from other countries and continents
Reflections
• There’s always more to read
• Merging creative tasks with learning objectives is enriching and a heck of a lot more enjoyable
Questions?