TITLE THE PAGE IN YOUR CLASS & GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK

The Spirit of Individualism & Celebrations of the Self

Using the image and text on pages 336 & 337, respond to the questions in your Class & Grammar Notebook:

  1. Read the quote on page 336. What was Henry David Thoreau promoting/advocating in this quotation? Essentially, what is the quote saying.
  2. Now, look at the picture on page 337. How do you think the central figure (the man) in the painting relates to the theme of individualism in this unit?
  3. How do you define individualism?
  4. Based on the unit title, the quotation, and the painting on this page, what kinds of stories and poems do you expect to read in this unit?

Respond to this question in your Writer’s Notebook:

  1. Do you consider yourself to be an individual? Why or why not? Do you think most people try to live their lives based on their own beliefs or based on what others might say about them? How do some respond to people who just "do their own thing?" Who are some people who you consider to be individuals? What does it mean to conform?

Then, read and take detailed notes on Celebrations of the Self and Voices from the Times, pages 340-342.

TITLE THE PAGE IN YOUR CLASS & GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK

The Spirit of Individualism & Celebrations of the Self

Using the image and text on pages 336 & 337, respond to the questions in your Class & Grammar Notebook:

  1. Read the quote on page 336. What was Henry David Thoreau promoting/advocating in this quotation? Essentially, what is the quote saying.
  2. Now, look at the picture on page 337. How do you think the central figure (the man) in the painting relates to the theme of individualism in this unit?
  3. How do you define individualism?
  4. Based on the unit title, the quotation, and the painting on this page, what kinds of stories and poems do you expect to read in this unit?

Respond to this question in your Writer’s Notebook:

  1. Do you consider yourself to be an individual? Why or why not? Do you think most people try to live their lives based on their own beliefs or based on what others might say about them? How do some respond to people who just "do their own thing?" Who are some people who you consider to be individuals? What does it mean to conform?

Then, read and take detailed notes on Celebrations of the Self and Voices from the Times, pages 340-342.