Friday, October 3, 2014

Walt Says....
We also ascend dazzling and tremendous as the sun,
We found our own O my soul in the calm and cool of the
Day-break.

My voice goes after what my eyes cannot reach,
With the twirl of my tongue I encompass worlds and volumes

Of worlds.

Starter 10.3:  Instagram #transcendentalism.  
Upload your photo into your digital comp book (if you can) or email it to me if your comp book isn't digital.  If people don't have phones, pair up and help each other out!



Put yesterday's transcendental #'s into this Google doc.


Discuss:  Do we see elements of transcendentalism in current American ideology?


Mexican-American War Powerpoint (for your review)

Review Whitman and Douglass 
TURN IN PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS!


Four Corners:  Civil Disobedience

  • That government is best which governs least.
  • You should go along with the law as long as the majority of people support that law.
  • It is okay to break a law that you find morally unjust.
  • It is okay to not pay taxes if you disagree with how the government spends them.
  • Standing by and tolerating injustice is as bad as perpetuating injustice.
  • Non-violent action is an effective way to promote social change.

Exit Ticket:  On one side of the card, explain your understanding of transcendentalism.  On the other, write one question that you have about this week's content.


HOMEWORK
Read and Annotate "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau (due Monday)