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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