Transcendentalism+and+Romanticism

Please read the following poems after printing them out, so you can annotate them for the following: repetition, symbolism, themes and the idea of Democracy:

http://www.poetry-archive.com/w/o_captain_my_captain.html http://www.blackcatpoems.com/w/for_you_o_democracy.html

A River Run Through It

Write down characters names as you hear them.

At the beginning of the film, what were they looking for in the running water of the river? What was the point in his telling his family's story? What are the different roles that nature plays in the story and in their lives? What are the different roles that art played in the their lives? How did Paul break free from his father's control? Why was it significant that he did? Where did the Norman end up going to college? How are Paul and the narrator, Norman different? What was shadow casting? How did this allow Paul to become an artist? How did Paul establish himself as an outsider? What are some different ways that he did this? What were some of the indications that moral changes were taking place in Montana? Why was it so important for Norman to watch over Jesse's brother? For what does the river become a metaphor? What does Carl's interest in gambling suggest about his character?

What does the boys' father represent in the movie? What ideas does he represent? What ideas lead each of the boys' lives? How did These ideas impact their lives individually? Why was it so important that Carl catch the big fish at the end of the film? what did he mean when the narrator said that his brother was suspended above the earth like a work of art? What did the end to Paul's life represent in that town? In the family's story? What do you think the story was trying to tell about love and understanding? What does the title mean? Why Norman haunted by waters at the end of the film?

Here is the works cited information for the Emerson essay: http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Writings-Emerson-Modern-Library/dp/0679600183/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1292513664&sr=8-2-fkmr0

Here is the rubric for this assignment:

Mini-Deadlines for Your Essay: Introduction Due Monday 12/13/2010 Wednesday 12/15/2010: The rest of your essay body Thursday 12/16/2010: A complete rough draft Friday 12/17/2010: Final Draft of your Essay Due

Youtube Video that Breaks down the differences and summarizes some of the big ideas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR34vnUTjIw&feature=related

Essay prompt: Has Transcendentalism or Materialism impacted your life greater? Why?

Use the same rubric as before

Expectations: A minimum of six paragraphs Provide an antithesis paragraph A clear introduction with a frame (parallel examples, an anecdote, or an extended metaphor, etc) that sets up your thesis

Use repetition to emphasize points in your argument Control your tone with selective word choice (diction) Developed ethos to support your argument (written in the first person)

Body paragraphs that have a clear claim, evidence and commentary

A conclusion that pushes the envelop, but does not merely summarize or restate the thesis