1. Lesson 2
English 11

2. Today’s Agenda EA #1 Requirements
Pursuit of Happiness Written Response and Discussion
Activity 4.2 Searching for Meaning
Objectives:
-Develop a working definition of Transcendentalism and its key tenets. -Explain how the Transcendentalists envisioned the pursuit of happiness.

3. EA #1 Requirements
On the notecard provided, write down the four requirements for Embedded Assessment #1.
This is a timed activity.
You may use your book.

4. Unpacked Embedded Assessment 1
Describe a personal experience and convey its significance to the reader.
Choose an organization structure that includes an event, a response, and a reflection.
Effectively employ consistent tone, purposeful diction, and vivid details.
Present a final draft that demonstrates evidence of the writing process.

5. Unit Four: The Pursuit of Happiness
What makes you happy? Really think about this. When are you the happiest? What are you doing? What is going on around you? Be specific.
5-7 sentences minimum
Share with your table (or not, if it is too personal).
Are you happiest alone? With other people?
What does the pursuit of happiness mean to you? What would you pursue? A career? True love? Wilderness? Freedom?
What have you done to “pursue happiness”?
If a friend was constantly unhappy, what advice would you give to him or her?
Respond in complete sentences thoroughly. (5-7 sentences or more)
Pair share.

6. Activity 4.2 Searching for Meaning
Over the next two lessons, we will come up with a definition of Transcendentalism by looking at quote from Into the Wild, Self-Reliance, and Where I lived…”
Defining Transcendentalism

7. McCandless’s World View (p. 257)
Read the excerpt from Into the Wild on page 257.
Underline words or phrases that seem to be central to Chris McCandless’s world view.
WORLD VIEW – theory of the world; words to live by;

8. List at least five words/phrases that define McCandless’s pursuit of happiness.
List at least FIVE words or phrases that exemplify McCandless’s pursuit of happiness

9. Making Inferences – page 264
Fill in the left-hand column of the chart with INFERENCES you can make about “Alexander Supertramp” and his understanding of TRANSCENDENTALISM?
Want a hint?
1. Alex REJECTS
2. Alex SEEKS
Alex rejects society and material comforts.
TRANSITION TO TRANSCENDENTALISM
Alex seeks freedom from obligation and possessions.

10. “from Self-Reliance”
Page 258

11. Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
As you read the passage, highlight one sentence in each paragraph that seems to best express the main idea of the paragraph.
Paraphrase all of the highlighted phrases and add them to the chart on page 264.
Vocabulary: admonition, latent, manifest, benefactor, integrity