Transcendentalism Essay The Prewriting Outline Quiz

Directions: Please respond to each question of the quiz as it relates to your upcoming transcendentalism essay. While you may use any materials with you, you may not share them with anyone else in class.

Questions 1 through 3 (of 6) Looking over your “Types of Leads” notes, what type of reflective lead do you want to use to begin your essay and hook your audience’s attention? After reading your topic, write a reflection of three to four sentences that ties into it and relates to your lead. In four or five sentences, summarize transcendentalism, its major writers, and its common themes.

Questions 4 through 6 (of 6) In three to four sentences write a summary for Dead Poets Society or write a summary about the lives and achievements of Dr. King, Mandela, and Gandhi as it relates to your thesis statement Write a simile or metaphor that compares something relating to transcendentalism to something else that helps the reader understand what you proved in your thesis. Write an original title for your upcoming essay, one that would hook a reader’s attention, relates to transcendentalism and what you proved regarding it.

The Prewriting Outline Quiz