"transcend" means "to go beyond, in particular, to find a deeper meaning"
Brief summary of Transcendentalism:
- Emphasis on the individual and individuality. Your unique perspective is important
- Nature is seen as the Great Teacher which teaches you deeper truths about life
- Intuition is more important than logic (heart over mind)
- Question Authority (find your own truth)
- Find your own path in life--"imitation is suicide" You will find it if you seek
As you watch Dead Poets Society, take 1/4 page notes of examples from the film showing Transcendentalist ideas.
Paragraph
Topic sentence (tell us the idea you will be talking about) "This quote means that . . ."
Give an example
Explain how the example backs up your idea
Conclude by restating your idea
Dead Poets Society
The real life Mr. Keating Real to Reel, by Gerald Pitts (the guy with the "unfortunate name")
Today we will start our unit on the Transcendentalists. Most of you will like this unit quite a bit, I believe, because the Transcendentalists believed that each person should be a unique individual and that "imitation is suicide," that to conform to what other people say you should do and be is a huge mistake.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: vocabulary from his essay "Self-Reliance," Quizlet, Emerson
Take out a sheet of paper.
Number 1-5, double-spacing
Today, as we read "Self-Reliance," I would like you to write down a list of 5 quotes that resonate with you. Then you are to write 1 paragraph telling me what the quote is saying to you.
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