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Students read and analyze selections by Emerson, Thoreau, Tyler, Frost, and Oates relating to conformity and nonconformity. They write and present a paper showing how a creative person has responded to the issue of conformity vs. nonconformity. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students relate what is read to their own experiences and feelings and use active listening to respond to other students' comments. After a lecture/demo, students utilize an Active Listening Chart imbedded in this plan to gain practice. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to Keys' Desert Queen Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park, east of Los Angeles. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study American transcendentalism through readings of Emerson and Thoreau. They make cognitive connections to the similarities to Buddhism in these writings. The connection of the literary movement is explained in the art of the time also. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students practice making connections between individual experiences and general conclusions. They present interpretations of an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, discussing the conclusions he makes. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students compare and contrast the beliefs of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau about the role of indviduals in society. They are divided into groups of three and they visit various Web sites about Transcendentalism, Emerson, and Thoreau. Groups write a short summary of their findings to share with the class. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students are introduced to the theme "The individual and his/her role in society" which is prevalent throught all of American Literature by reading excerpts from two of America's greatest philosphers, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students brainstorm where they think wild things exist. Then using the same strategy they discuss natural surroundings from using prior life experience. This part of the lesson can also be done with using a nature hike. Students write a journal about the theme of nature. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concepts of the Transcendentalism movement of 1830-1860, as championed by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. They study and connect various texts written by Transcendentalists to both the context of the of the times in which these writers lived, as well as with our society today. Students comprehend the vast significance of history upon literature and life itself in America. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students develop a strong, meaningful understanding of the American Transcendentalists. They read a variety of important works by Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson and write about and discuss these works thoroughly. They read a number of short pieces on the nature of improvised jazz and write about and discuss these short pieces, and they will consider the common ground the pieces share with the writing of Whitman and Emerson. Full Review »