The Renaissance 1485-1625Unit 3 4-6 weeks
Big Ideas: Shift in power from the Catholic Pope to
the Protestant Revolution Humanist philosophy has new
emphasis on learning, the arts, and leads to the fall of feudalism and an emergence of science
Modern English is established because of rediscovery of Greek and Latin
The printing press leads to more people having access to the printed word: The Bible, Politics, Art, and Literature
Literary Elements:ParallelismSonnet
Iambic pentameterPetrarchan (Italian)Shakespearean (English)
OctaveSestetQuatrainCoupletMeterIambsScansionPastoral poemEnjambmentEnd-stopped lineConceitParadox
Vocabulary:Treachery p.239 Righteousness p. 283Concord p. 240 Diligently p. 285Wan p. 250 Transgress p. 287Immortalize p. 256 Affectation p. 290Impediment p. 262 Virtuous p. 296Wanton p. 271 Obliquely p. 297Wither p. 275 Promontory p. 309
Reading Selections (may include, but are not limited to):
“Speech to the Troops at Tilbury” by Queen Elizabeth I p. 239“Whoso list to hunt” by Sir Thomas Wyatt and “With how sad steps” by Sir Philip Sidney p. 248“One day I wrote her name upon the strand” by Edmund Spenser p. 255Sonnets 116, 130, and 29 by William Shakespeare p. 261“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe and “The Nymph’s Reply to the
Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh p. 269“Song: To Celia” and “On My First Son” by Ben Johnson p. 274“Psalm 23” and “The Prodigal Son” from the King James Bible p. 282“Of Studies” Sir Francis Bacon p. 289“A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” and “Death, be not proud” by John Donne p. 295“Song” and “Meditation 17” by John Donne p. 305“Macbeth” by William Shakespeare p. 340
Assignments/Projects“Teenage Mutant Turtle” projectWrite a sonnetCharacter analysis
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