1. We will be finishing up our questions and discussion from yesterday regarding "Self-Reliance".
2. Writing Workshop/AP practice (15 minutes):
Imagine that a passage from "Self-Reliance" was used for Question #3 on the AP exam. This is the Argumentation question.
Choosing ONE of the 6 key claims below, using your notes for quotes and ideas, write a strong introductory paragraph defending, challenging, or qualifying Emerson's arguments for Self-Reliance as relevant for our society. Refer to your readings, observations, and experience to support your position.
Some of Emerson's CLAIMS are:
- 1. The genuine self expresses the universal truth--GENIUS, THE OVERSOUL (man, nature, God)
- 2. One must develop the self and follow one's inner law--INDIVIDUALISM, SELF WORTH
- 3. There are dangers to conformity--NON-CONFORMITY, SOCIETAL DISAPPROVAL
- 4. Self help vs. prayer --
- 5. Travel is less important than growth at home--VISION OF AMERICA
- 6. Self reliance will lead one to be at peace--OPTIMISM
3. We will then share out our findings to the class, and finally, discuss and evaluate Emerson's argument. Are you convinced? If yes, WHY (DEFEND)? If no, WHY (CHALLENGE)? If a little of both, WHY (QUALIFY)? Consider how "revolutionary" this philosophy may have been for its time.
If time permits, we will begin a discussion of "Nature".
HMWK: "Nature" READING questions
Standing on the bare ground, -- my head bathed by the blithe air, and
uplifted into infinite spaces, - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God."
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