Thoreau Biography

Why did Henry David Thoreau resign from his job at the Concord Center School?

• It did not pay well.

• They used corporal punishment on students.

• It was too far of a commute.

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Finish the following sentence as written in the article: Through Emerson, Thoreau became involved in the transcendentalist movement,

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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What types of reforms did transcendentalists "pursue aggressive stances" on? Check all that apply.

• Social

• Political

• Intellectual

Thoreau said, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Reflect on this quote and explain it in your own words. At least 3 sentences.

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After a night in jail, Thoreau wrote this now classic piece encouraging people to act on their conscience rather than follow the law if necessary.

• Walden

• Nature

• Civil Disobedience

• Self-Reliance

At what age did Thoreau die of bronchitis?

• 41

• 42

• 43

• 44

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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