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Poetry From the Romantic Period (Not What You Think!) and Some Rock & Roll Too

Ages 14-18
Live Group Course
In this 6-week course, students will study poetry by 3 great writers of the Romantic period: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Burns. It will include a look at the poems being used today in rock music and other genres

Live video meetings
1x per week, 6 weeks
2-12 learners per class
55 min

What's included

6 live meetings
5 hrs 30 mins in-class hours
Assignments
1 hour per week. Students will get the opportunity to write and read their own Romantic-Period poems using some of the same themes and structures used by Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Burns.
Certificate of Completion
included

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
•	This course will include an overview of the Romantic Period and a study of the poems of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Burns.
•	We will cover each poet for two class sessions
•	Poetry should be fun, and I will encourage the students to read the poems aloud. It will include discussions of the themes and structures of the poems. (Just what is Iambic Pentameter?)
•	When teaching poetry, I encourage discussion and comments. Poems are meant to be heard, and we will focus on reading aloud, emphasizing the rhymes and rhythms and musical qualities of the poems.
•	We will also listen to some rock music. Some bands have adapted these poems into their songs.
•	The class will also cover the Scots dialect Robert Burns used. Students will have fun reading lines like, “Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi’ bickerin brattle!”

Learning Goals

Learn about some of the well-known poets from the Romantic period and their works.
Learn about the key elements of the Romantic Period as it focused on nature and mankind's influence on the natural world.

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
6 Lessons
over 6 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Introduction to the Romantic Period and William Wordsworth
 Dates, themes, settings, and key figures from the Romantic Period. Also an introduction to William Wordsworth and reading several of his poems. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
William Wordsworth and the Lake District
 Reading more poems by Wordsworth and a look at the Lake District in England and how it inspired many of his works. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 Poems by Coleridge, focusing on his, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 Continuing with "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." and listening to a modern rock adaptation of the poem. 
55 mins online live lesson

Other Details

External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
I will provide all the poems we will study during the course.

Meet the teacher

Joined September, 2024
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Florida Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Education from University of Central Florida
Hello! I have been an English teacher at the university, high school, and middle school levels since 2006. My experience includes teaching college composition, rhetoric, and business communication as an adjunct professor; Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Advanced Placement Literature, British Literature, and ninth grade English honors at a high school; and the past nine years focusing on improving reading and writing skills as a sixth-grade English teacher at a high performing private school.

Prior to teaching, I earned an MA in English Language Arts Education, and before that, I served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty years as a public affairs specialist (journalist).

I became a teacher because I love working with students and helping them learn. I've always enjoyed reading and writing, so teaching these subjects was a good fit for me. I believe being able to read well and write effectively are important in life, and I always do my best to help my students develop.

In my spare time, I enjoy getting together with my grandchildren,, going sailing, and playing the bagpipes.

I have also written four novels.

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