Transcendentalism 3.1 PURPLE MONDAY

Do Now: Have you ever read comics?  Comic books? Graphic novels?  If so, which ones?  If not, what is your opinion of them?

Objectives:

• examine examples of transcendental thought in popular culture. In particular, comic strips and songs.
• analyze Emerson and Thoreau’s influence on popular culture

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Divide into 6 groups.  Each group will get a Calvin and Hobbes book.
3. Read the strips.  Examine the text and the drawings with the goal of identifying the literary elements of transcendentalism
4. If needed, review your text annotations and/or thought charts
5. Identify two comics that that have strong literary connections to the ideas of Emerson and Thoreau. (Bring them to me and I will xerox the strips)
6. Glue/tape the strips to a blank piece of paper.  Write one “golden quote” from Emerson or Thoreau that mirrors the strip.  Write one sentence explaining the connection.
7. Summarizer
   
   

HW: Try to find examples of Transcendentalism in any media (e.g., sitcoms, television dramas, commercials).