JOURNAL TOPIC:
Emerson's transcendentalist contemporary (there's a mouthful!) Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Men have become the tools of their tools." What do you think he meant? Do you agree? Why/why not?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Résumé check-in
3. Emerson presentations: victims & volunteers
HW:
Post notes on presentations to your blog (title: EMERSON PRESENTATIONS DAY 1)
Monday, November 7, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
november 4
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Put two hands on your heart. Think about a moment that made you grateful. Click "Pause" on everything else. Wait a couple moments after you think you're done. Then pick up your pen and write. (Did you notice any change in yourself? Does this exercise feel the same as the first time you did it, or do you notice change over time? What is on your mind now?)
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Your Emerson project: get to work (plan, schedule, list tasks, execute)
HW:
1. Describe your project in a post to your blog (title: MY EMERSON)
2. Finish your project and be ready to present it in class on Monday, November 7
3. Please bring your résumés to class on Monday, November 7
Put two hands on your heart. Think about a moment that made you grateful. Click "Pause" on everything else. Wait a couple moments after you think you're done. Then pick up your pen and write. (Did you notice any change in yourself? Does this exercise feel the same as the first time you did it, or do you notice change over time? What is on your mind now?)
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Your Emerson project: get to work (plan, schedule, list tasks, execute)
HW:
1. Describe your project in a post to your blog (title: MY EMERSON)
2. Finish your project and be ready to present it in class on Monday, November 7
3. Please bring your résumés to class on Monday, November 7
Thursday, November 3, 2016
november 3
JOURNAL TOPIC:
How should we wrap up our study of Emerson? I'm thinking essay but I'm open. Include what's most important to you in terms of his ideas and your learning.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Notes
3. Emerson wrap-up
How should we wrap up our study of Emerson? I'm thinking essay but I'm open. Include what's most important to you in terms of his ideas and your learning.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Notes
3. Emerson wrap-up
take note
Many thanks to Samary for sharing how she takes notes-- this is a great resource for studying Emerson, and it's a great example of how to memorialize and organize our thoughts as we read. Check it out:
Samary Notes by dpreston1441 on Scribd
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
november 2
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac; "In One Ear" by Cage the Elephant]
When is it best to speak up and be honest even though you know it's going to piss someone off? When is it best to "go along to get along"? Do you think Emerson would ever recommend following the herd to fit in, even when it goes against your best self or your truest instincts? Why/why not? Explain your answer.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Socratic Seminar continued
HW:
In a post to your blog, describe what you've learned from "On Self-Reliance" in one paragraph that any ten year-old could understand (title: EMERSON FOR THE YOUNG BUCK)
When is it best to speak up and be honest even though you know it's going to piss someone off? When is it best to "go along to get along"? Do you think Emerson would ever recommend following the herd to fit in, even when it goes against your best self or your truest instincts? Why/why not? Explain your answer.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Socratic Seminar continued
HW:
In a post to your blog, describe what you've learned from "On Self-Reliance" in one paragraph that any ten year-old could understand (title: EMERSON FOR THE YOUNG BUCK)
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