Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thursday, November 19 to Tuesday, December 1

Thursday, November 19 (U-Day)
Due: Read and annotate Wendel Berry, “An Entrance to the Woods.” Complete chart for Gary Snyder.
Class: “An Entrance to the Woods”—second attempt. A look at style—small group investigations.

Friday, November 20 (M-Day)
Due: Reflection on religious identity (on back).
Class: A closer look at religion. Style lesson: parallelism.

Monday, November 23 (T-Day)
Due: Parallelism exercises. Read pp. 206-227 in Elements of Literature (textbook). Write dialectic notes (handout) for three passages of your choosing from both “Nature” (219-221) and “Self-Reliance” (225).
Class: Introduction to Transcendentalism.

Wednesday, November 25 (H-Day)
Due: Read and annotate “The American Scholar.” As you read, pay particular attention to those passages which pertain to the topic you have been assigned. Identify at least two passages that address your topic and respond to those passages with dialectic notes.
Class: “The American Scholar”—jigsaw analysis. Emerson’s worldview.

Tuesday, December 1 (F-Day)
Due: Complete all vocabulary exercises, unit 6. Complete chart for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Class: Homework review. Parallelism--in Emerson, in exercise.

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