Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Nov 19

Re-read Emerson "Self-Reliance" beginning on p. 370
read Emerson "Nature" on p.  373

* see Mr. Schappert for the day's handout when you return to school

* Until returning to school, work on the following activity, which is part of the handout.


1.      Craft a Thesis Statement about Emerson.  Be sure to include a Theme that you believe is present in his work, the concept of Transcendentalism, and the reason you feel the two are related. 

Also, be sure your sentence is complete.

(Note:  consider first creating your thesis statement in your notebook, as it may need to be worked and re-worked.  Then, provide the final draft written clearly below.

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