seriously, why am I not teaching right now?
I've been reading old lesson plans and mourning my students from last semester. I miss teaching so very much.
Self-Reliance
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Due 2/25/08
Writing Assignment
Does Hawthorne agree with Emerson? Is Hawthorne a Romantic Transcendentalist? Give evidence from both texts to make your argument and support your claim. 4 pg min, double spaced, no cover.
Pre-Reading
Consider the meaning of the title “Self-Reliance”. What does it mean to be self-reliant? What does “reliance” mean? On this cover-sheet, write your definition of self-reliance.
Key Terms:
Transcendentalism - an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.
Romanticism - movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.
The Romantic Transcendentalist believes in nature’s divinity and wisdom as well as the importance of the individual over the community.
The Romantic Cycle:
To complete the romantic cycle, an individual will leave the community and enter nature, then return to the community. While in communion with nature, the individual will acquire wisdom, then take it back to the community and sharing the wisdom, thus helping better the community in some way.
Examples of the Romantic Cycle:
• Native American Vision Quests
• Henry David Thoreau’s Walden
Example of Skeptical Romantic writer:
• Herman Melville’s Moby Dick
Self-Reliance
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Due 2/25/08
Writing Assignment
Does Hawthorne agree with Emerson? Is Hawthorne a Romantic Transcendentalist? Give evidence from both texts to make your argument and support your claim. 4 pg min, double spaced, no cover.
Pre-Reading
Consider the meaning of the title “Self-Reliance”. What does it mean to be self-reliant? What does “reliance” mean? On this cover-sheet, write your definition of self-reliance.
Key Terms:
Transcendentalism - an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.
Romanticism - movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.
The Romantic Transcendentalist believes in nature’s divinity and wisdom as well as the importance of the individual over the community.
The Romantic Cycle:
To complete the romantic cycle, an individual will leave the community and enter nature, then return to the community. While in communion with nature, the individual will acquire wisdom, then take it back to the community and sharing the wisdom, thus helping better the community in some way.
Examples of the Romantic Cycle:
• Native American Vision Quests
• Henry David Thoreau’s Walden
Example of Skeptical Romantic writer:
• Herman Melville’s Moby Dick