UPCOMING DUE DATES
Friday 1/18: Transcendentalism Quote BannersFriday 1/25: Song Lyrics
RECENT HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Transcendentalism Unit Plan with Quote Banner and Song Lyric Assignments
- Transcendentalism Background and Definitions
- Emerson's "Self Reliance" excerpts from textbook
- "Self Reliance" group work to help you write reflection paragraph
- Thoreau's Walden excerpts from textbook
- Walden Discussion Question Assignment
Tuesday 1/8
- Welcome to American Lit B
- Syllabus and Class Policies -- in short, no cell phones, never, not at any time, we're serious.
- View Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"
- Discuss -- what does it mean to conform? How do schools foster conformity? Why does society need conformity?
- Journal 1: What is conformity? In what ways and for what reasons do schools promote conformity? How can one be an individual in a conformist society? How does conformity benefit society?
Wednesday 1/9
- Work on conformity banner for quote banner assignment
- Background on Emerson
- Read first two paragraphs of Emerson's "Self Reliance"
- Discuss metaphors and meaning; analyze his tone and voice
Thursday 1/10
- Finish reading Emerson's "Self Reliance"
- Work on reflective paragraph in groups using the model paragraph and work through the details -- looking at connotation, the meaning of metaphors and Emerson's tone to arrive at a deeper analysis
- Work on "Self Reliance" banner
Friday 1/11
- Define synecdoche -- discuss the meaning of "Trust thyself. Every heart vibrates to that iron string"
- Finish group work assignment and Emerson banner
- Homework -- read Thoreau's Walden; list three pieces of advice about how to live life according to Thoreau and annotate two metaphors
