Transcendentalism Lecture Series: Dr. Baloo "Papa Bear", PhD, EDD

Journal #43

Run some research on Abercrombie and Fitch's controversy over sizes.

Find at least one credible source, but use as many as you wish.

Marry the themes of the pieces you find to your annotation on the NY Times piece about body image.

Journal must contain at least one APA formatted citation.

Will be checked tomorrow.

Reading for Monday's class

Read the introduction to Romanticism/Transcendentalism found in the text (p. 206 - 214). Annotate in

your notes.

In class on Monday, you will read and annotate the excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Nature" in the text. Please also read the biographical information.  

On Tuesday, I will be checking Journal #42, the annotations for both of these reading assignments and the NY Times article.

Also, plan for a vocab quiz Tuesday.  

THURSDAY's ASSIGNMENTS

The following assignments are to be completed both for homework and in class during my absence.

1. Journal #42: George Mason University asks its students of early American literature the following question. It is your job for this :

Fun Viral Videos or

The rise of viral videos and the social criticism they incur.

 Modern "Minstral Shows?"





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnzdFKz_X4Q

Please Read and Annotate for Thursday

Opinion piece from the NY Times. Annotations will be checked.

Influential American Rubric

Influential American Paper Rubric

Here’s how the research paper points add up: