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Transcendentalism

Instructions: Complete the fields for the following information. Name your file using this format: 09lasttrans (For me it would look like this: 09kingtrans). Five minutes before the end of the period, copy and paste the file with any work you have completed to the Dropbox on the shared drive--simply saving the file to the Dropbox does not work:

S:DropboxKINGHE 1109HE 11transcendentalism

Upon completion of the research, print a copy for yourself.

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I. Transcendentalism

**Please do not confuse this term with Transcendental Meditation (TM). These are two different subjects.

A. Explain the history of the Transcendentalist movement. Who founded it? What are the dates the movement was active? To what was it a response? What is its connection to Romanticism? Etc.

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B. List seven to ten characteristics of Transcendentalist thought.

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C. Find three images (no clip art) that reflect the Transcendentalist philosophy. Write a caption for each.

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D. Find a video that provides information about Transcendentalism as a movement. Copy and paste the link for the video. Write a summary of the information.

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II. Emerson and Thoreau

A. Ralph Waldo Emerson: Theory

1. List seven to ten biographical details about Emerson. Include details that span from his childhood, through his adulthood, to his death.

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2. Explain Emerson’sphilosophy. What motivated him? What influenced him? What did he believe? To what was he responding? Etc.

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3. Find three images (not clip art) related to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Label each image.

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4. Find one video about Ralph Waldo Emerson. Copy and paste the link and summarize the information.

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B. Henry David Thoreau: Practice

1. List seven to ten biographical details about Thoreau. Include details that span from his childhood, through his adulthood, to his death.

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2. Explain Thoreau’s experiment at Walden. What motivated him? What influenced him? What did he believe? To what was he responding? What was he looking for? What ideals did he espouse in his pursuits? Etc.

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3. Find three images (not clip art) related to Henry David Thoreau. Label each image.

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4. Find one video about Henry David Thoreau. Copy and paste the link and summarize the information.

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III. Legacy

How do the tenets of Transcendentalism relate to the twenty-first century?

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