November 10 - 14, 2014

This week we will finish our analysis of poems from Whitman's Song of Myself. Students will meet in the computer lab to create their individual slides. Students will then present their slides to their original group on Tuesday. We'll wrap up the analysis of the poems with some final questions on Wednesday. After Whitman, we'll continue our transcendental themes and analysis by turning to another American transcendentalist: Henry David Throeau, author of Walden. We'll complete the week by starting our reading of selections from his famous essay.

• Mon: Whitman analysis - meet in the library computer lab to create slides for your presentation.
• Tues: Whitman analysis - present slides to members of the group.
• Wed: Whitman analysis - complete and hand in the final questions in the packet.
• Thurs: Collection 3 vocabulary introduction. Introduction to Walden, pages 207-216. Begin reading and discussing the essay.
• Fri: Walden - continue reading and discussing the essay. Begin completing questions within the reading guide.