1. Objectives:
To recognize characteristics of Romanticism in Emerson’s writing
To identify tone and list tone words in Emerson’s writing

2. Essential Questions:
What is Emerson’s message to his audience in “Self-Reliance”?
How does tone affect what you read?

3. Today’s Agenda: Journal What is tone?
Read intro to Ralph Waldo Emerson and his essay, “Self-Reliance” pp and pp
Tone activity/questions 1-9 on page 202

4. Tone:
A writer’s attitude towards his or her subject

5. Non-conformist:
A person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action; someone who likes to rebel and be different and live by his or her own rules

6. Journal:
Who do you consider to be a non-conformist? This can be someone living or dead, someone you know or someone in the public eye. Explain.