Student Objectives: Identify elements of transcendentalism such as the connection between people and nature, an individual’s ability to think freely, and the importance of spiritual self-reliance to the individual found in the works of Emerson and Thoreau. Identify the elements of transcendentalism as represented in present-day genres (comic strips, lyrics, and music). Investigate the representation of transcendentalist thought in social commentaries. Develop their own views on the subjects of individualism, nature, and passive resistance.
Student Objectives: Identify elements of transcendentalism such as the connection between people and nature, an individual’s ability to think freely, and the importance of spiritual self-reliance to the individual found in the works of Emerson and Thoreau. Identify the elements of transcendentalism as represented in present-day genres (comic strips, lyrics, and music). Investigate the representation of transcendentalist thought in social commentaries. Develop their own views on the subjects of individualism, nature, and passive resistance.
