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Finishing Walden…sort of…

by | Dec 1, 2015 | The Crafted Word Blog | 9 comments

We are not finishing Walden, but we are finishing a good chunk of some of Thoreau’s influential passages and philosophical statements. 

Before class on Thursday, upload the full abbrieviated Walden 1-4 and read the “rest” of the book slowly and deliberately. Highlight what you feel is the most important sentence or section from each paragraph. Restate (riff) it in your own words.  You must be able to show me your work. If you reach an hour’s time working on this, you may stop and finish it for Friday.

We will discuss these paragraphs in class and try to discover the most basic “things” that Thoreau is trying to get at. 

We will use these “things” to begin an essay that explicates several themes from the parts of Walden we have read–“or” you can focus on a single theme developed in one of the four chapters. 

9 Comments

  1. Liam Tasker
    Liam Tasker on December 2, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    Sounds good

  2. Colin Cunningham
    Colin Cunningham on December 3, 2015 at 12:23 am

    Thanks Fitz. Walden is a very thoughtful book.

  3. Lucas
    Lucas on December 3, 2015 at 10:56 am

    Thanks for the update

  4. Pat romeri
    Pat romeri on December 3, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Yay

  5. Callan Fries
    Callan Fries on December 3, 2015 at 11:00 am

    Thanks Fitz

  6. Owen johnson
    Owen johnson on December 3, 2015 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for the update fitz

  7. Sam Farley
    Sam Farley on December 3, 2015 at 11:05 am

    Sounds good, thanks!

  8. Jake
    Jake on December 3, 2015 at 11:05 am

    Sounds good

  9. Daniel
    Daniel on December 3, 2015 at 11:06 am

    Sounds great