Unit 1 TEST
Unit 1 Study Guide
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Essential Question:
How do our past experiences, especially traumatic experiences, affect how we behave and who we become?
Overview
Unit 1 introduces short stories of the early 20th century. In this unit students will study works of four of America's most influential writers during the time period following World War I and leading up to the Great Depression- otherwise known as "The Roaring Twenties". Students will be exposed to literary works of Thomas Wolfe- most famously known for Look Homeward, Angel, T.S. Eliot-most famously known for his poetry and The Waste Land, Ernest Hemingway- most famously known for The Old Man and the Sea, and F. Scott Fitzgerald- most famously known for The Great Gatsby. At the end of this unit, students will choose one of these authors and analyze how their use of literary devices depict the common sentiments of this era in history.
Unit 1 Study Guide
Please download this study guide and save it to your Unit 1 folder. Please make sure your answers are in complete sentences and a different color.
Essential Question:
How do our past experiences, especially traumatic experiences, affect how we behave and who we become?
Overview
Unit 1 introduces short stories of the early 20th century. In this unit students will study works of four of America's most influential writers during the time period following World War I and leading up to the Great Depression- otherwise known as "The Roaring Twenties". Students will be exposed to literary works of Thomas Wolfe- most famously known for Look Homeward, Angel, T.S. Eliot-most famously known for his poetry and The Waste Land, Ernest Hemingway- most famously known for The Old Man and the Sea, and F. Scott Fitzgerald- most famously known for The Great Gatsby. At the end of this unit, students will choose one of these authors and analyze how their use of literary devices depict the common sentiments of this era in history.
The Roaring Twenties & "The Lost Generation"
The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores), listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang! Many Americans were uncomfortable with this new, urban, sometimes racy “mass culture”; in fact, for many–even most–people in the United States, the 1920s brought more conflict than celebration. However, for a small handful of young people in the nation’s big cities, the 1920s were roaring indeed. (http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties)
During this time period, many people had extra money to spend. Automobiles (Ford Model T) were an affordable, but luxurious commodity. Many individuals also bought radios, home appliances, fancier clothes, and went to the movies often. This time period also popularized jazz music, flappers, gangsters, celebrity, and rebels.
"The Lost Generation" is a term used to describe the generation of writers active immediately after World War I. Gertrude Stein used the phrase in conversation with Ernest Hemingway, supposedly quoting a garage mechanic saying to her, "You are all a lost generation." The phrase signifies a disillusioned postwar generation characterized by lost values, lost belief in the idea of human progress, and a mood of futility and despair leading to hedonism. (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/lostgeneration.html)
The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores), listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang! Many Americans were uncomfortable with this new, urban, sometimes racy “mass culture”; in fact, for many–even most–people in the United States, the 1920s brought more conflict than celebration. However, for a small handful of young people in the nation’s big cities, the 1920s were roaring indeed. (http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties)
During this time period, many people had extra money to spend. Automobiles (Ford Model T) were an affordable, but luxurious commodity. Many individuals also bought radios, home appliances, fancier clothes, and went to the movies often. This time period also popularized jazz music, flappers, gangsters, celebrity, and rebels.
"The Lost Generation" is a term used to describe the generation of writers active immediately after World War I. Gertrude Stein used the phrase in conversation with Ernest Hemingway, supposedly quoting a garage mechanic saying to her, "You are all a lost generation." The phrase signifies a disillusioned postwar generation characterized by lost values, lost belief in the idea of human progress, and a mood of futility and despair leading to hedonism. (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/lostgeneration.html)
Readings:
The Far and the Near- Thomas Wolfe
Soldier's Home- Ernest Hemingway
Winter Dreams- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Flowers for Algernon-Daniel Keyes
The Far and the Near- Thomas Wolfe
Soldier's Home- Ernest Hemingway
Winter Dreams- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Flowers for Algernon-Daniel Keyes