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Warm Up- Write a Paragraph:

Warm Up- Write a Paragraph:. What is your motto, and why? Ex: Horace (ancient Roman poet): “Never Despair” Ex: Woody Allen (comedian): “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Ex: Mrs. Buchanan : “Always do your best, and you will never be a failure.”

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Warm Up- Write a Paragraph:

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  1. Warm Up- Write a Paragraph: • What is your motto, and why? • Ex: Horace (ancient Roman poet): “Never Despair” • Ex: Woody Allen (comedian): “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” • Ex: Mrs. Buchanan: “Always do your best, and you will never be a failure.” • Ex: Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Trust Thyself”

  2. Text Analysis: Transcendentalism • Workbook pg. 136 • Transcendentalism- an intellectual movement of the mid 1800s that emphasized the individual and living a simple life. • Led by Ralph Waldo Emerson • They wanted to transcend- or go beyond- the limitations of the senses and everyday experiences.

  3. Stress on individualism and self-reliance Belief that people, nature, and God are interconnected Belief that intuition can lead to knowledge Transcendentalism Celebration of emotions and the imagination Faith in the inherent goodness of people

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  7. Reading Skill: Identifying Theme • A theme is the underlying message or the central idea of a work, which can be stated in one sentence. • Writers usually do not state the theme directly. • To identify the theme of a work, readers must make inferences based on clues in the text.

  8. New Vocabulary: Words you will encounter on the quiz and in the reading.

  9. 1. Nonconformist (n.) one who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices.

  10. 2. Importune (v.)- to ask urgently or repeatedly; to annoy or trouble.

  11. 3. Aversion (n.) a strong dislike

  12. 4. Exhilaration (n.) a feeling of high spirits or lively joy.

  13. 5. Decorum (n.)- a good taste in conduct or appearance

  14. 5. Occult (adj.)- secret or hidden from view

  15. New Vocabulary: Academic vocabulary you should use in your writing about literature.

  16. 1. Construct- to build or form by putting together in parts

  17. 2. Expand- to spread or stretch out; unfold

  18. 3. Indicate- to point out or point to

  19. 4. Reinforce- to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material

  20. 5. Role- a part; proper or customary function

  21. Today’s Class • Read together Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson HM Workbook pgs. 138-140 and answer questions in the margins. • In partners (the person you are sitting beside), read Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson HM Workbook pgs. 141-142 and answer questions in the margins. • Complete Text Analysis: Transcendentalism pg. 143, Reading Skill: Identifying Theme, Vocabulary Practice on page 144 and Assessment Practice on page. 145. • See me when you are finished for another partner assignment

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