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Essential Question 1- What is
the relationship between place
and literature?
A. DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions about the first Essential
Question in the Introduction about the relationship between place
and literature. All the information you need is in the Unit 2
Introduction in your textbook.
1. Discoveries Through
Exploration
a. As they moved westward,
Americans were impressed
with….
b. What were some examples of
natural wonders found by
American settlers?
2. Attitudes Toward the Land
a. What opportunities did
American settlers find as they
moved to new parts of the
country?
b. What nonmaterial feelings did
the American landscape inspire?
3. Attitudes Toward Nature
Expressed in the Literature
a. Describe the settings for the
“new American mythology.”
b. American masters of literature
during this period included
c. Give examples of other artists
who reflected Americans’
appreciation of nature.
B. DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions that include the Essential
Question Vocabulary words.
1. Name a person who inspires
you with awe.
2. What kind of language would
you expect to hear from someone
with a sense of grandeur?
3. Would a company’s board be
pleased to learn that there had
been an expansion in the market
for their product? Explain.
Essential Question 2: How does A. DIRECTIONS: On the lines provided, answer the questions
about the second Essential Question in the Introduction about the
literature shape or reflect
relationship between the writer and society. All the information you
society?
need is in the Unit 2 Introduction in your textbook.
1. Social and Political Forces of
the Period
a. Give examples of new
technology in 19th-century
America.
b. The effects of the new
technology were…
c. What is an example of the
growth of democracy during this
time?
d. The spread of democracy did
not include these groups:
e. Slavery divided the country
because…
2. What Americans Read
a. Popular writings in this period
included…
b. What two British writers were
extremely popular during this
time?
3. What American Writers
Wanted to Achieve
a. Describe the “social vision”
expressed by American writers
of this period.
b. Which American writers
expressed a “romantic vision”?
c. The “transcendental vision”
argued that….
B. DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentence stems based on the
Essential Question Vocabulary words.
1. A personal narrative is one
that reveals…
2. The vacation was fantastic
because….
3. When someone is self-reliant,
he or she handles problems…
Essential Question 3: What
makes American literature
American?
1. American Styles of Speaking
and Writing
a. American English was
characterized by…
b. Give examples of colloquial
expressions.
c. In what way did Walt
Whitman represent the American
voice?
2. American Literary Character
Types
a. Examples of the
“frontiersman” character can be
found in…
b. Examples of the “romantic
hero” in American Renaissance
writing include…
A. DIRECTIONS: On the lines provided, answer the questions
about the third Essential Question in the Introduction about what
makes American literature American. All the information you need
is in the Unit 2 Introduction in your textbook.
c. Describe the “Transcendental
seeker.”
3. American Literary Themes
a. What does “Westering” mean?
b. What feelings did “bright
Romanticism” express?
c. Writing that exemplifies “dark
Romanticism” had a different
viewpoint, which was that…
d. Why was self-reliance an
important value during the
American Renaissance?
B. DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions based on the
Essential Question Vocabulary words.
1. How does technology bring
people together?
2. Name one of the basic rights
protected by the Constitution.
3. What attitude are most people
likely to have during periods of
prosperity?