PPT-Civil Disobedience By Henry David Thoreau

What is this from What does it mean But when a long train of abuses and usurpations seizing something without right pursuing invariably the same Object evinces shows a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism . th. Century to 21. st. Century. Elizabeth Thompson. Framingham High School. 2011. Definition. The concept of civil disobedience originates from Thoreau’s 1849 essay . Civil disobedience – a refusal to obey governmental laws as a form of nonviolent protest. Vanessa Arnold &. Annie newberry. Passive Resistance, The Insanity Plea, Civil Disobedience, and Mob Rule. Literary and Legal Terms. Transcendentalism: A literary and philosophical movement “based on the premise that truth is innate in all of creation and that knowledge of it is intuitive rather than rational.”. Secondary English Language Arts. Day 2. July 31. st. to Aug 3. rd. , 2012. Facilitated by . Heidi Beeman. Objectives. By the end of . this . institute, participants . will: . R. eview . the . CCSS, its appendices, skills and understandings. Bell Work. Create a list of famous nonconformists. How did the individuals you listed depart from the norms of their time? Were they punished for their actions? Were they able to win others to their point of view?. Self-Reliance . to . Civil Disobedience: . Guerilla Transcendentalist Projects. Aerie Treska. English Department. Roland Park Country School. Baltimore, MD . First, some context….. AP English 11. American Literature focus. Celebration of primeval American landscape. America as a garden-set aside by God. Unspoiled nature and expressions of the Divine. Lack of narrative detail. Limitless potential of unspoiled landscape. Salt March or . Dandi. March from . 12. th. March 1930 to 6. th. April 1930 . starting from . Sabarmati Ashram . to . Dandi. . on the Gujarat coast. In . Dandi. salt was made by the Indians from the sea by boiling the sea water.. An exploration of the pond in Concord, MA where the Transcendentalist author lived and recorded his thoughts.. The . Hollowell. Farm. The . Hollowell. Farm. Thoreau uses the . Hollowell. Farm to showcase his belief that purchasing property actually “burns” the new owner. He suggests that one should liberate oneself from the desire to own something because it is better to leave .  .  . Write your thesis (either the original you included in your timed write, or a revision). Write your reasons for your stance.. Because….  . Because….  . Because….  . Because…. Review the example of Civil Disobedience you brought for this assignment. Decide which side of the T-chart you think this example exemplifies. Henry David Thoreau. DO NOW:. List . 3 things. in your life that you do ‘. deliberately. ’.. Henry David Thoreau. 1817-1862. Schoolteacher, essayist, poet. Most famous for . Walden . (pg 204). . Civil Disobedience. Quote: . By Henry Thoreau. . Meaning . - Choice is freedom, even if the choice is to disobey. Obeying all orders, even when unjust, is being a slave.. Henry Thoreau coined the term “. English II. Context Clues. The team was . elated. when they won the trophy. . make (someone) ecstatically happy.. During the demonstration, a . skirmish. broke out and the police were called to restore order. . Best Walking by Henry David Thoreau A life of principle. A. n American author, essayist, poet, Transcendentalist and naturalist. He is best known for his book . Walden. , a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, .