Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze 19th-century German literary characters, settings, and symbols to explain how authors represent identity and change.
Students will be able to compare two 19th-century German texts to determine how they treat similar themes of social tension, nationalism, or modernization.
Students will be able to investigate the historical context of 19th-century Germany to explain how literature reflects social and political change.
Students will be able to evaluate how a literary scene or symbol is represented across a 19th-century German text and another artistic medium such as painting, music, or film.
Students will be able to synthesize evidence from multiple sources, including close reading notes and historical research, to support an interpretive claim about a 19th-century German work.
Students will be able to communicate and revise an interpretive presentation with peer and cultural-center feedback to strengthen the clarity and accuracy of their analysis.
Products
Annotated Investigation Notebook on 19th-Century German Literature
A research notebook documenting a focused question, close-reading annotations, source notes, context research, and personal analysis. It shows how the student developed and revised an interpretation using evidence from literature and historical sources.
Gallery Walk Interpretation Board and Oral Briefing on Text, Context, and Symbolism
A team exhibition product that synthesizes each member’s evidence into a visual analysis board and a short oral briefing. The presentation must connect literature, history, and another artistic medium while explaining conflicting evidence, limitations, and new questions.
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