1. MONDAY FEB. 1, 2016 AP/ GT FINISH READING “FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER” (30 MINUTES) COMPLETE PARAGRAPH ON UNIT OF EFFECT HW: 1. SUBMIT MEMOIR TO TURNITIN.COM 2. BRING HARD COPY AND REVISED RD TOMORROW 3. READ “NATURE” LOC PG. 807-814 BY TOMORROW---BRING LOC BOOKS

2. TUESDAY 2.2.16 DUE: MEMOIR FINAL COPY AND REVISED RD—TURN IN TO THE TRAY ROMANTICISM AND NATURE CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING JOURNAL #4—THE REAL YOU MEET THE TRANSCENDENTALISTS READ PG. 311 MEET THE FATHER OF TRANSCENDENTALISM, RALPH WALDO EMERSON—PG. 368 “SELF-RELIANCE”—PG. 370 HW: READ THOREAU’S “WHERE I LIVED, AND WHAT I LIVED FOR” LOC PG. 276-281 BY FRIDAY MEET IN THE AUDITORIUM FOR AN AUTHOR VISIT ON MEMOIR; BRING PAPER AND PEN BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A WRITING ACTIVITY.

3. JOURNAL #4 THE REAL YOU—PICK ANY 5 TO ANSWER 1. IF MONEY WERE NO ISSUE, WHAT WOULD YOU PICK AS A CAREER AND WHY? 2. WHO/WHAT DETERMINES WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG FOR AN INDIVIDUAL? 3. WHAT IS AN INDIVIDUAL’S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE WORLD/ SOCIETY? 4. IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO LIVE ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN OPINION OR SOCIETY’S? AT SOME POINT IS CONFORMITY NECESSARY? 5. IS IT EVER OK TO BREAK THE LAW? 6. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE TOO MANY, JUST ENOUGH, OR TOO FEW CONVENIENCES AND LUXURIES IN LIFE? 7. DO/SHOULD YOU EXPRESS YOUR OPINION EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW IT IS NOT POPULAR OR ORTHODOX?

4. WEDNESDAY 2.3.16 LIBRARY FOR MEMOIR PRESENTATION

5. THURSDAY 2.4.16 AP/GT CONTENT OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL READ AND IDENTIFY ELEMENTS OF TRANSCENDENTALISM IN EMERSON’S WORKS. JOURNAL #5—CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSCENDENTALISM (15 MINUTES) READ “SELF-RELIANCE”—PG. 370-372 PROVIDE A TEXTUAL EXAMPLE FROM “SELF-RELIANCE” FOR ANY THREE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSCENDENTALISM 1. NONCONFORMITY 2. SELF-RELIANCE 3.FREE THOUGHT 4. ALL LIVING THINGS (HUMAN, NATURE, AND GOD) ARE CONNECTED 5. IMPORTANCE OF NATURE 6. PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY GOOD 7. LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE 8. INDIVIDUALISM LET’S DIG DEEP INTO EMERSON’S TRANSCENDENTAL IDEOLOGY (30) NATURE PG. 807-814 10 MINUTES--ON A SHEET OF PAPER ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION AND THE QUESTION ON RHETORIC AND STYLE THAT CORRESPONDS TO YOUR SEAT #1 20MINUTES--AS YOU SHARE YOUR ANSWERS, JOT DOWN NOTES ON THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS FROM YOUR GROUP (NOTE SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT FROM EACH QUESTION) HW: BRING YOUR LOC BOOK TOMORROW AND I WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO READ THOREAU’S “WHERE I LIVED…” BRING YOUR LOC TO CLASS TOMORROW!

6. FRIDAY THOREAU GROUP QUESTIONS