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With its focus on nature, individualism, imagination, and rejection of traditional authority, Romanticism has great appeal to young high schoolers. After examining classic paintings and poems as well as current works, class members create a multimedia project that demonstrates their knowledge of the Romantic Movement.
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Instructional Ideas
- Post projects on a class Website
- Caution class members to ensure the music they include in their projects is appropriate for the classroom
Classroom Considerations
- Recommends the Pecha Kucha format for the presentations
- Requires considerable prep time to collect and prepare all the required poems, images of the paintings, and recordings of the music
- Radiohead's "Creep" includes language that may be inappropriate for the classroom; either provide edited lyrics or substitute another song
Pros
- Includes a project menu as well as a project and self-assessment rubric
Cons
- None of the required poems, paintings, or music are included nor are links to these items provided