Thursday, April 16, 2015

Thursday, April 16 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: In writer’s notebook: What does it mean to be self-reliant? What does it mean to conform? What is a nonconformist? What are the positive and negative connotations of the words conform and nonconformist?
*American Voices (new topic)
*Transcendentalist Notes Review
*Give me answers to self-reliant/conform/nonconformist questions, then read for BwF or work on outline
*Final Prep for the Essay (15 min)
*Individual and Society Essay/ACT Essay Prep
*45 minutes
*Make sure to prove all ‘I cans’ and analyze to prove your thesis
*Shared on Google Docs 

*Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Read Self-Reliance pg 278 (or print out), ?s sheet while you read
    *Self-Reliance Questions
*Homework: Emerson reading/questions, Nature Journal, BwF reading/journal
*Homework: Nature Journaling: Go outside or sit at a window without background noise (TV, music, etc) and write about what you see and think.  A nature journal primarily records your responses to and reflections about the world of nature around you.  This entry should be at least 3/4ths of a page (Writer’s Notebook)
*Remember, if you want a little bit of extra credit, you can post a nature selfie as a comment to this post (taken while you are doing your nature journal)


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