1. The Spirit of Individualism Notespp

2. Timeline information (Important dates)
Events in American literature
1824
1826
1828
1845
1850
1851, ’54, ‘55

3. Timeline, cont.
Events in the U.S.
1803
1804
1820
1823
1830
1850
1848
                          

4. Timeline, cont.
Events in the world
1804
1815
1848

5. Celebrations of the Self
See previous power point on this

6. “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving pp. 349-60
Summary
Literary Analysis—imagery, plot, theme
Folk Tale about greed

7. From Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson pp. 363-68
Summary
Aphorism
Non-conformist
                          

8. From “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau pp. 369-78
Summary
Essay
Non-violent resistance
Gandhi
MLK, Jr.
Eyes on the Prize video

9. Walden by Henry David Thoreau pp. 381-92
Summary
Nature Writing
Figurative Language
Unlimited potential of human beings

10. Walden group assignment
Each group of 3 or 4 will be assigned a number 1-8 on 392.
Each group should assign a person to one of the following roles:
1. Presenter (presents in front of class)
2. Recorder (writes on paper & board)
3. Facilitator (keeps an eye on time and focus)
If there are more then three in a group, double up on a role where appropriate

11. Walden group assignment, cont.
Make sure that you copy down the other answers from other groups (this is why they are writing it on the board)
Turn in your recorder’s sheet with everyone’s name on it. For this, where appropriate you should have quotes.
This is worth 20 pts. Per person in the group.

12. Form in Poetry pp. 394-95 Shapes and Sounds Poetic form in action
Free verse

13. Poetry of Walt Whitman pp. 396-405
“I Hear America Singing”
“I Sit and Look Out”
“Song of Myself”
Summary
Free Verse

14. anyone lived in a pretty how town by e.e. cummings p. 412
Summary
Experimental poetry
Making inferences

15. “Gary Keillor” by Garrison Keillor pp. 424-35
Summary
Humor
Personal Narrative