Transcendentalism 3.1 GREEN WEDNESDAY

Transcendentalism 3.1 GREEN WEDNESDAY

Do now: Download and read over the DPS discussion prompts

Objectives:

• effectively participate in a socratic seminar
• respect differing opinions

Agenda:

1. do now
2. DPS socratic seminar
3. summarizer

HW: Transcendentalism assignment (download from handouts-transcendentalism- transcendentalism and pop culture- copy of transcendentalism and pop culture assignment)

Dead Poets Society- GREEN

Prepare talking points for the Socratic seminar found HERE

Transcendentalism 3.1 TUESDAY

Transcendentalism 3.1 TUESDAY

Do now: Turn to a partner and share your media findings.

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. Activity: In the same groups as the comic strip exercise, read the lyrics while we listen to the selected songs
3. Complete one transcendentalist chart for the songs
4. In your groups, discuss the following questions:

• Which category has the most songs?
• What did you expect to see on the charts? Do they match your expectations?
• What surprises do you see about the lists?
• Are there kinds of songs that aren't well-represented?
• What would happen if songs were divided further, into sub-genres (e.g., heavy metal, alternative rock)?
• Are there artists whom you think of as following transcendental ideas? Do their songs represent those ideas?
• How do the songs that are listed represent your individualism?

5. Share findings as class
6. DPS
7. Summarizer

HW: Transcendentalism assignment (download from handouts-transcendentalism- transcendentalism and pop culture- copy of transcendentalism and pop culture assignment)

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).

GREEN FRIDAY/ PURPLE MONDAY/Transcendentalism 3.4

GREEN FRIDAY/ PURPLE MONDAY/Transcendentalism 3.4

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 5 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).

GREEN THURSDAY/ PURPLE FRIDAY/Transcendentalism 3.3

GREEN THURSDAY/ PURPLE FRIDAY/Transcendentalism 3.1

Do now: What is your favorite kind of music?

Objectives:

• to experience the transcendental beliefs in nature

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Song!
3. Omelas reading quiz (15 minutes)
4. Omelas voting
5. Discuss: voting results
6. DPS

HW: finish filling in the thought chart

Copy of Walden excerpts rotated

Access the rotated view of the Walden excerpts HERE