Intro to Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism is a _______________.

• literary movement
• social reform movement
• philosophical movement
• all of the above

The values of Transcendentalism starts with ______________________ and Intuition.

• Instinct
• Liberty
• Work
• Nature

Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?

• Thoreau
• Whitman
• Emerson
• Waldo

What does this image represent?

• Social Reform
• Simpicity
• Non-conformity
• Enlightenment

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What values did Emerson and Thoreau share? 

• living simply and being true to one's self
• material things
• being kind
• being social 

What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?

• nature is "just there"

• nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality

• nature is unstable and changes too much

• nature is the origin of evil

Transcendentalists believe that ___________ , humanity, and nature share a universal soul.

• God

• Animals

• Literature

• Government

Transcendentalism encourages:

• following the rules

• being like everyone else

• joining the majority opinion

• not conforming to what others do and say

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

According to the Transcendentalists, the way to discover spirituality is:

• by looking inwards & connecting to nature to discover self

• by listening to what your parents & following the rules

• by going to church every Wednesday & Sunday

• by listening to music & reading poetry