Transcendentalism

Self-Driven Remote Learning Unit

View the slides for each project/assignment step in the unit. Choose the activities you will
complete to earn credit.
Links will be added again in separate, assigned modules
Note : We will still be meeting during live class time to complete whole class
activities
Further directions will be posted with
each assignment
After choosing your project you will
be placed in that project’s module
Project Option One: Shorter
Works
Option 1: Shorter Works
Reinforcing the Introduction
Choices (Pick 1)
- Walden the Video Game News Article and Response Sheet:
- Civil Disobedience Overview and Background
Required Reading
- Civil Disobedience Textbook Excerpt and Companion Worksheet
Main Projects: Pick 1
- Profile Environmental Pioneer John Muir by using the sites provided below. Edit the Fakebook template to properly address
these topics. You may use sites other than those provided, but you must credit other sites in comments on your document.
- Using floorplanner.com (use google login) design a home that fits Thoreau's needs. Create a size and furnishing appropriate for
the author of Walden. Each of the 5 main tenets of Transcendentalism must be present in your design. Create a separate
document explaining your design/elements connections. Use at least two Thoreau quotes FROM OUR READING in your
supporting arguments.
Reflection: Pick 2
- Environmental Leader Essay- Using the article as inspiration, choose an environmental leader (you may not use Thoreau, John
Muir, or Emerson) to argue why a transcendental connection with nature is important to society and people's conservation of the
natural world. You should use outside sources to make your claim. Sources must be cited.
- Letter from a Birmingham Jail Tasks
- Aphorisms Bumper Sticker
Project Option Two: Into the
Wild
Project Option Two: Into the Wild
Read the Text: Into the Wild
Required Reading
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Main Projects: Pick 1
- Paced Study Guide (Adapted from other instructors)
- Guide 1
- Guide 2
Reflection: Pick 2
- Create a professional book review
- Review and critique three important reviews of the text
- Read and comment on new information about McCandless discovered after the book/movie/fame
Project Activity Due Date:
OCTOBER 22nd
No Late Project Work Will
Be Taken