Romanticism: A History of Ideas: Context

Key Stage 3 Romanticism Context for Year 9 English literature study of six Romantic Poets.

Designed as part of a workbook for Year 9 students, that in addition features six poems, one each from Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats, short biographies of each poet, and context pieces on the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution.

All context pieces are original texts, as are the poet biographies. From these pieces, class presentations are created, focusing on key elements of Romantic Poetry and the Romantic Movement.

Together, they contribute to a seven-week SOW aimed to:

Introduce students to the concepts and ideas of the Romantic Movement, demonstrate how historical events influenced this creative expression, and explore how this is shown in English literature through the work of six key Romantic poets.