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=AP-12 Literature and Composition= =Overview of Literary Time Periods=

Four in a group


 * 1) The Renaissance (1485-1660)
 * 2) The Restoration and the 18th century (1660-1800)
 * 3) The Romantic Period (1798-1852)
 * 4) The Victorian Period (1832-1901)
 * 5) The Modern World (1900 to the present)

Product:


 * Interactive, Illustrative Timeline of the assigned historical period created in timetoast.com
 * Research Information on your time period (see textbook to help you get started)
 * Need at least 2 sources other than the textbook
 * MLA Citation of sources
 * Illustrative Timeline (Important events in history, famous literary works, famous musical works, famous works of art.
 * Define the unifying principles of the time period
 * Apply unifying principles to your historical focus
 * Upload to wikispaces.com

Jobs:
 * Historian
 * Art
 * Music
 * Literature
 * Historical events, people, movements

Assessment:
 * Correct Research
 * Creativity
 * Visually appealing
 * Presentation
 * Application of principles to selected poems—after each presentation, students will apply the knowledge presented to a poem that I give them in essay form. This will be done for homework and turned in the next day. All will write the essay. Needs to be 3-5 paragraphs, defining the principles and then showing how this poem reflects the time period.

Grading:
 * Time line
 * Presentation
 * Essay