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Q3,J3 "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had.

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1 Q3,J3 "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” (Thoreau) - What does he mean by living "deliberately" and why did he go to the woods to do that? What can the woods teach him? Do you agree with his philosophy? Why/Why not? Explain.

2 Thoreau Record 5 take-aways from this video

3 ants, railroads, Spartans, simplicity, German Confederation
Group Activity- Reading/Writing (pg from Walden in textbook) Read the selection in the textbook. Find your word in Thoreau's writing (pg ) and tell us what he says about it both literally and figuratively speaking. Record your answer in paragraph form on a paper that includes the names of all group members.

4 Review- Claims and Counterclaims
In your groups, come up with two claims and two counterclaims for the article "Americans: Overworked, Overstressed". Record your answer and the same paper you wrote your paragraph for the Walden reading.

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