Making History: Introduction
A Word to the Wise
You are hanging out with friends and the group musician starts strumming a new one on her guitar. Your mom and older brother stop in the doorway to listen. When she finishes, everyone claps in appreciation.
"Groovy, girl. Right on!" your mom says, throwing you a peace sign and heading down the hall.
Your brother rolls his eyes, turns to your friend, and says, "That was phat! Really righteous, if you know what I mean."
You all laugh at him. When he's gone, you turn to your friend and say...
Every generation and age has a way of speaking that is unique and says something about their time. Listening to the language of a period through song or literature can give you insights into the literature and into its time period. In this unit, you will look at how literature reveals history and how history influences literature through a study of historical criticism. You will also look at a timeline that will fill you in on the period we are studying in this unit: early America. Finally, you will identify language in poetry that is particular to a time period and analyze what it reveals about the period.
Let's bust a move and get started then!
Each generation has its style and its own language
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