FINAL LIT CIRCLE: This Thursday, on the rest of the book
Starter 2.4: Write a haiku that attempts to capture one thought snapshot of your personal relationship with nature or another philosophical perspective.
(5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables)
Maybe next lifetime
I could be a butterfly
Who glides through this fog
Discuss: What are our takeaways from the forest bathing article and the lit circle questions? What are humans getting out of their time in nature? How might our culture impact our personal relationships with nature? How does this play out with Chris?
Lesson: Transcendentalism
Reading Assignment: Excerpts from Walden
JOURNAL 2.4 Thoughts on Transcendentalism: How does transcendentalism speak to you personally? Which pieces resonate and which do you reject? Why? Choose at least one quote from the Thoreau reading OR the Powerpoint lesson and react to it in the context of your response.