After reading several selections of poetry by Whitman, Emerson, and Dickinson, select one line from ANY of the poems discussed that displays one of the key transcendentalist traits.
On the blog, post:
-The line copied verbatim
-The author & poem title (Titles should appear "in quotes")
-Which of the 7 traits it shows (use handout)
-An explanation of the line and your reasoning
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Grapes of Wrath Theme Review
(No need to comment here. Homework should be HANDWRITTEN and brought to class. Do not type this homework please).
Based on your row, you are assigned the following themes:
Row 1- (front of class) Hope
Row 2- Class conflict
Row 3- Fanaticism
Row 4- Individual versus society
Row 5- (back of class) Social commitment
For your homework, you should select TWO quotes which clearly connect your theme. Write down the entire quote and the appropriate citation (Steinbeck 25). Provide a minimum of 3 sentences of analysis for each quote.
Based on your row, you are assigned the following themes:
Row 1- (front of class) Hope
Row 2- Class conflict
Row 3- Fanaticism
Row 4- Individual versus society
Row 5- (back of class) Social commitment
For your homework, you should select TWO quotes which clearly connect your theme. Write down the entire quote and the appropriate citation (Steinbeck 25). Provide a minimum of 3 sentences of analysis for each quote.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Interpreting TONE in Civil Disobedience
Okay- let's try this again :)
Select a 1-2 sentence quote from Civil Disobedience and discuss/describe/label Thoreau's tone. Do NOT just explicate or interpret the quote. I am asking you to go one step further to identify how the writer feels about his subject. That is to say, how do his words/sentence structure reveal his attitude about the topic at hand?
Again- be sure to include proper citation. Example: (Thoreau 258).
Select a 1-2 sentence quote from Civil Disobedience and discuss/describe/label Thoreau's tone. Do NOT just explicate or interpret the quote. I am asking you to go one step further to identify how the writer feels about his subject. That is to say, how do his words/sentence structure reveal his attitude about the topic at hand?
Again- be sure to include proper citation. Example: (Thoreau 258).
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Interpreting TONE in Walden
Thoreau's essay Walden discusses a variety of topics: from newspapers, to the mail service, and man's tendency to conform.
It is important that as we read, we attempt to identify and interpret a writer's TONE. (Remember: tone is the attitude/feeling a writer has towards a topic/person).
In your response, select a 1-2 sentence quote and discuss Thoreau's tone.
To get full credit you must properly cite the quote as shown below.
"Time is but a stream I go a-fishin' in" (Thoreau 258).
It is important that as we read, we attempt to identify and interpret a writer's TONE. (Remember: tone is the attitude/feeling a writer has towards a topic/person).
In your response, select a 1-2 sentence quote and discuss Thoreau's tone.
To get full credit you must properly cite the quote as shown below.
"Time is but a stream I go a-fishin' in" (Thoreau 258).
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Emerson's Essays
In a 4 to 6 sentences, discuss Emerson's two essays: Self-Reliance and Nature. Discuss specifically which one is more compelling. Be sure to include in your response how YOU define compelling.
*Feel free to use textual support.
*Feel free to use textual support.
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