Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism

The Original Hippies

This activity is fill-in-the-blank and correlates with the Google Slide lesson of the same name in Canvas.

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Both Transcendentalism and Dark Romanticism grew out of and took place during the same period as

and were inspired by many of the same things.

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The Romantics’ optimism as well as the Rationalists’ love of learning motivated groups of people to work toward _________ ___________.

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Utopian projects -- plans for creating the “perfect society”-- were one type of social reform.

One of these groups, led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was called The ______________ _______________.

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Some Transcendental beliefs also came from the Puritan tradition of seeing spiritual truth in

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Other beliefs were inspired by eastern religions like Hinduism and Buddhism.

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“Transcendental” is a word created by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, referring to the idea that: True reality involves ideas and

, rather than your physical senses.

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According to Transcendentalists, true reality is beneath the

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Transcendentalism shares some of its beliefs with romanticism:

is more important than following authority or blind conformity.

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It is better to follow your feelings and intuition than to use

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People are good and can achieve

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can teach us spiritual lessons. In fact, the Transcendentalist church was the outside world, rather than one building.

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God is called the “Divine Soul” or "

"and everything is a part of it. God is good and works through the cycles of nature.

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Humans only do evil things because we are

from God.

If humans only trusted in our power to know God, we would understand that we’re all part of it, and our lives could be perfected.

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Transcendentalist Writings

Form

Essays (non-fiction)

Lectures

and

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Transcendentalists Writers:

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henry David Thoreau

Margaret Fuller

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How it Affected Us

Many social reform movements were founded during this time to: improve ______________, end __________, raise the status of ________________, and help society’s ____________ ________________.

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How it Affected Us

Many people, including ______________ used__________ from Thoreau’s essay on ______________ _______________ to inspire _______________ protests.

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How it Affected Us

Transcendentalism was the

literary/philosophical movement truly born in America.

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The way a crow

Shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

PART A: Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem?

• A. Spending time in nature can have positive effects on a person’s mind.

• B. Animals can provide people with comfort during difficult times.

• C. It is common for people to feel fearful about their future.

• D. Spending time in nature can make people feel more alone than they are.

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The way a crow

Shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• A. “The way a crow / Shook down on me” (Lines 1-2)

• B. “The dust of snow / From a hemlock tree” (Lines 3-4)

• C. “Has given my heart / A change of mood” (Lines 5-6)

• D. “And saved some part / Of a day I had rued” (Lines 7-8)

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Which of the following most closely identifies what the crow symbolizes?

• A. an ominous warning

• B. an unlikely source of happiness

• C. the power of nature

• D. the speaker's fears