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Walden Woods Project

19th Century Lessons for 21st Century Lives

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
The words of Henry David Thoreau on Civil Disobedience seem particularly relevant today, as are his writings and those of other transcendental thinkers who ask what it mean to live deliberately and what are the responsibilities of...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Transcendentalism: Walden

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on American Transcendentalism focuses on Henry David Thoreau's Walden, a book about his living a frugal life in a secluded life in a cabin on Walden Pond. Links are provided to a Discovery Education video about...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Walden

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Walden" by Henry David Thoreau, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Walden: Where I Lived and What I Lived For

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Walden: Where I Lived and What I Lived For" by Henry David Thoreau, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...