Romanticism and Transcendentalism

ELAALRL2: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.

1) This standard is stating to me that i need to point out and break down the theme of the work that has been selected. Theme is a way of expressing the main idea through evidence from the text.

Romanticism: Intuition, Imagination, Feeling

2.) Work period: (Rip Van Winkle)

1. very good husband






2. a helpful person






3. very well like






4. good nature

3.) Thanatopsis

"She speaks various language ".This is an example of intution because it is telling us that she has geart knowledge.

" with a mild and healing sympathy, that steals away their sharpness, ere he is aware ". this is an example of feeling because the use of the words mild, sympathy.

"When thoughts of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images" This is an exapmle of Imagination because he is saying that the images are blight over spirit and sad.

4.)Georgia Performance Standards:

ELAALRL1: The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.

ELAALRL2: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.

ELAALRL3: The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.

Transcendentalists:

Self Reliance :

I disagree with Emerson because he says,"Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of everyone of its members," and I believe that community is important for progress. You can't make it in the world alone, and Emerson argues that being Self reliant is how you succeed.

In Self Reliance Emerson states that " nothing is at last sacred but the intergrity of our own mind", which embodies the Transcendentalist theory which devalues organized religion, government, and encourages people to be themselves, and do good things.

Nature:

Nature is always there and Emerson thinks that we take it for granted. Emerson was writing during the Industrial Revolution when machinery and urbanization was becoming more popular. During the time when people were concerned with their properties and possessions," Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape."Emerson encourages his comtemporaries to take a step back and look at the stars, mountains and reflect on life alone.

Emerson thinks that it is his responsibility as a poet to take ownership of the landscape. In order for him to do that he must transcend through god and become one with heaven and earth. Emerson concludes that man must understand that " that the power to produce this delight does not reside in nature, but in man , or in a harmony of both." Meaning that nature is always present and humans should respect it. when that relationship has been established between nature and humanity one has reached transcendence.

WRITING 1

**BAKING**
Baking is a very fun thing to do. I have been baking every since I was nine years old, and when I ‘m baking I feel at one with myself, because all the things I have on my mind are out in the open. When I bake it is so many different types of smells. Sometime when I bake, I would sit in the kitchen and smell whatever it is I’m cooking, because it smells so good. There are many other reasons why baking is fun. For example like baking is easier than people think, because it is cheaper than buying some of the baked goods in the store. Another reason is that you can bond with some one you love, and how many compliments and you can get when you bake for someone who’s eaten something you have baked.

People think baking is a very hard thing to do when it’s not. They just have to know how to follow directions, but when they are baking they can not be in such a hurry with it. Baking takes time and patience if you want to come out with the best results, but if you are in a hurry with baking, you will end up forgetting to put in an Ingredient, forget to turn the oven on so it can be getting hot, or you could put in too much of an ingredient. Then you will end up with a big mess and could become very upset with the outcome of the cake, brownies or cookies that you were baking. Also when you are baking for yourself or someone else it’s cheaper to do it yourself, than to go get whatever you want made. Sometimes when you get these things made for the cake they can charge you for getting some type of design for the cake. When you are making your own cake all you need it the cake mix, eggs, milk and oil. Then you can go home, make your cake, and not spend a lot of money.

Baking is also a very fun thing to do with a loved one. When you bake with a loved one, you are having a good time with that person, and you could also learn something new about them that you never knew before. For example you could learn something about yourself that you did when you were a baby. When you bake with a loved one, you are getting closer to that person because you will laugh with them or cry with them. When you bake with someone who bakes as much as you do, you can also learn new things about how to bake. Sometimes I bake with my grandmother because she taught me everything I know. I love when we bake together because we have so much fun, and we get to talk about a lot of things that we don’t talk about when we are in our rooms. When I bake with my grandmother, I learn new things about baking. I am a great cook and baker but, I can always use my grandmother’s help because she has been baking longer then I have.
Finally, when you bake something for someone, they will say, “ you did a very good job,” or “that was great -- it tasted wonderful,” or “you should think about going into the cooking field -- you would be great at it”. Then they will tell someone else to try it. Sometimes people pay you for baking the things they want you to bake. Getting compliments on your cooking makes you feel good about what you did, and makes you want to cook more. That’s how I figured out what I really wanted to go to school to do.

I have given you four great reason why baking is a very great thing to do because it is easier then you think, it is also cheaper, and you can bond with someone in the family and you can also get paid for doing it. These four great reason on baking, I really enjoy baking, I really encourage you try to bake; you never know maybe you will end up liking it and you could really make some money off of baking for some people you know.