Emerson's "Nature"

What's the major theme in the essay, "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson? 

• Spirituality 
• Simplicity
• Civilism
• Materialism 

Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?

• Thoreau
• Whitman
• Emerson
• Waldo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Transcendentalism was

• A movement that emphasized the importance of conformity and nature.

• A movement that believed all humans are evil and need to be controlled by society.

• A movement that celebrated the divine nature of the individual and the natural world.

• A movement that celebrated transcendental yoga, and the idea that meditation can send you to a great spiritual plane.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

How does Emerson feel about the ownership of nature?

• he thinks that it is wrong for men to attempt to own nature by owning land

• He thinks that people can enjoy nature but never truly posses it

• He is envious of the men who can afford to own a portion of nature by owning land

• He thinks that the only true owners of nature are poets as they understand nature

How does nature affect humans?

• it can make them want to better themselves

• it can make them feel small and insignificant

• it can help them better appreciate what they have

• it can improve their mood and bring them joy

True or False: Emerson wrote that "Few children can see nature." but nature is so naturally seen and felt by adults.

• True

• False

Emerson says nature wears the colors of ... 

• autumn 
• man's spirit 
• childhood 
• vegetables 

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does man get from nature according to Emerson? (check all that apply)

• commodity

• beauty

• language

• discipline

• economy

Which historical reference is made in the chapter regarding beauty?

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of the 300

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

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What is one aspect of language do we get from Nature?

• simile

• contractions

• compound words

• hyperbole