English 8th Grade Assignments

In today's class, we discussed the impact of romanticism in the arts. Our visit to The Morgan Library was a great initiative to look into romanticism: Here is the definition that we came up with: 

 

The term romanticism is applied to literary, intellectual, and artistic movements of the late 18th to mid-19th centuries that share a number of common characteristics, including strong emotion, imagination, freedom from classical correctness in art forms, and rebellion against social conventions. Many romantics advocated a return to nature and a belief that humanity, specifically the individual, was innately good or worthy, rather than inherently sinful, as the church had held for centuries. Romanticism was also, in part, a revolt against the age of reason and the ideals of rationalism.

You also need to read the story of creation that was handed to you right after class.