THE SECOND GENERATION OF ROMANTIC POETS: BYRON, SHELLEY AND KEATS
A DIDACTIC MODULE ON ENGLISH LITERATURE

ABSTRACT
A module on the poets of the Second English Romanticism and on some of the masterpieces of English poetry at large.

TARGET

LEVEL
Final classes of Senior High School

PRE-REQUISITES
Language competence should be approximately at an Upper­Intermediate / Advanced level  (C.E.F.: B2 – C1. Students should have acquired a good  knowledge of  specific vocabulary in the fields of literature (genres, techniques, figures of speech, etc.) 

STUDENTS' OBJECTIVES

• Cognitive:
  • To enlarge the knowledge of the British literary canon;
  • To recognize  thematic lines inside the literary corpus and to be able to work on their main features;
  • To reinforce the mastery of analytical tools in the fields of poetry and essay;
  • To be able to take notes, to organize data and contents and to display them in a coherent form.
• Social and relational:
  • To be able to work in group and to share responsibilities (personal accountability);
  • To develop a positive attitude towards sharing resources and competences;
  • To learn strategies of negotiation and conflict management.

AIMS OF THE TEACHER

• Cognitive:
  • To reinforce reading and listening skill in the framework of a wider development of analytical  competences;
  • To foster the use of the English language as means of interaction and communication among the  students, thus contributing to the reinforcement of speaking skills;
  • To develop students' awareness of the importance of writing skills as means of sharing contents and  information.
• Social and relational:
  • To create a creative and supportive learning environment;
  • To consolidate the students' sense of mutual responsibility and solidarity.

MATERIALS The following works (or excerpts of them) will be dealt with:

• Byron:
  • Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1818)
  • Vision of Judgement (1821)
  • Don Juan (1819-24)
• Shelley:
  • The Masque of Anarchy (1819)
  • A defense of Poetry (1821 - published 1840)
  • A Dirge (1822)
• Keats:
  • Letter to Richard Woodhouse (1818)
  • Ode to a Grecian Urn (1819)
  • To Autumn (1819)

TOOLS
Computer with Internet connection

SUGGESTED METHODOLOGY
The main part of the module is espected to be carried out in a Team-Mate Consult modality (groups of  4 or 5 students would fit).
Some frontal lessons are required (when specified).
Reading activities  are likely to be carried on by the class as a whole.

TOTAL REQUIRED TIME
Approximately 18 hours.