LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of class today you should be able to

1. Explain similarities in theme between Emerson’s “NATURE” and Whitman’s “WHEN I HEARD THE LEARN’D ASTRONOMER”
2. Explain , in your own words, the main ideas of Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”
3. Identify key quotes in “Self-Reliance”

IN CLASS:

1. Compared Nature and Learn’d Astronomer (Discussion)
2. Watched 10-minute video (EMERSON)Watched 10-minute video (EMERSON)
3. Read and analyzed “Self-Reliance” (HANDOUT)