Transcript Transcendentalism Bellringer #1 12/11/12

Transcendentalism Bellringer #1
12/11/12
1.
Think back to your Romanticism notes. These are the
ones with the umbrella on the front. What are the three
subcategories of Romanticism?
Today’s Target: I can identify the context and
characteristics of the Transcendentalism era.
Transcendentalism Bellringer #2
12/12/12
Directions: Use your Transcendentalism Notes to help you
answer the following questions.
1.
True or False: Transcendentalists believed one needed to be
unwilling to conform to the wishes of society.
2.
What are the five key aspects of Transcendentalism?
Today’s Target: I can identify the context and characteristics
of the Transcendentalism era.
Transcendentalism Bellringer #3
12/13/12
1.
Try to write from memory the five key aspects of
Transcendentalism
Today’s Target: I can identify the theme and other main
points of an essay.
Transcendentalism Bellringer #4
12/14/12
1. Henry David Thoreau says that he “went to the woods
because [he] wished to live deliberately…[he]wanted to live
deep and suck out all the marrow of life.” What does he
mean by these statements?
2. Why does Thoreau advise people to simplify their lives?
Today’s Target: I can identify the theme and other main
points of an essay.
Transcendentalism Bellringer #5
12/17/12
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2.
Why did Thoreau say he left the woods?
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps
it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to
the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”
What does this quote mean?
Today’s Target: I can identify the theme and other main
points of an essay.