This features a brief biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, an optimistic Transcendentalist author who's personal life was filled with tragedy. See "Ralph Waldo Emerson Activities" for related materials.

A lesson/activity for students in honor of the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. From ReadWriteThink's calendar from May 25, 2007. Provides web links, a bibliography, and lesson plans.

[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and the audio of the poem "The Snow-storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Ralph Waldo Emerson taught us about the presence of nature and something a little divine inside all of us; simultaneously helping usher in what was considered, "America's intellectual declaration of independence." [10:52]

At this website, read about the significant events in Emerson's life and learn about the major themes present in his writing.

Read the full text to the lecture, "The Young American," delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844 to the Mercantile Library Association in Boston.

Read a series of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson concerning transcendentalism in his "Essays, 2nd Series".

Information and activity ideas pertaining to the famous American thinker. The yellow, left side of the page contains teaching ideas, and the white, right side of the page contains background.

A brief biography on Emerson accompanied by links to the text to many of his poems.

Essay on Emerson, Thoreau and the Hudson River School and the legacy it left. Section for guiding student discussion and scholar's debate.

This lesson focuses on the Romantic Period's essayists and poets such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, the Brahmin Poets, and more.

Interactive instructional activity that allows students to view the works and ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau through the popular culture of their time. Students use multiple genres to grasp the concepts of...

A site from Washington State University detailing the emergence of transcendentalism, and quotes from major authors of the time.

A brief timeline which includes American literature and American historical events. Ranges from 1830 to 1839. Includes the first co-educational college, Oberlin College. Hyperlinks to various authors of the period.