From Walden, or Life in the Woods By Henry David Thoreau.

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from Walden, or Life in the Woods By Henry David Thoreau

Transcript of From Walden, or Life in the Woods By Henry David Thoreau.

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from Walden, or

Life in the Woods

By Henry David Thoreau

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What are these words?

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Consider…

• “How do you really want to live?”

• “What do you need to feel fulfilled?”

• “What are you doing right now that isn’t really necessary?”

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Reading Strategies

• Making inferences- What is this again??

• Generalization- Making assumptions and connections based on your own experience and prior reading

• Essentially, a reasonable guess

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First-person point of view

• Thoreau uses “I” to describe his experience

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Begin reading Walden (pg. 233)

• Fill out the reading questions

as you read!

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Begin reading Walden (pg. 233)

• As you are reading, we will stop and periodically answer the questions together. Please follow along and pay attention so you know what is happening!

• Fill out the reading packet as we go; we will do this together.

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PowerPoint Reminders!

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PowerPoint Reminders!• Make sure your font is easy to read against

your backgrounds.

• Go into DETAIL I want more than the “basic” information.

• When you present, you should be referring to notes, not reading off the slides. Make sure you aren’t simply reading your notes.

• Come to class prepared!!

• Make sure you have cited all outside pictures.

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Vocabulary (pages 233-244)

• Pertinent• Encumbrance• Impervious• Temporal• Derision• Tumultuous• Ethereal• Review: Superfluous / Incessantly