Ralph Waldo Emerson Poems Lesson Plans & Worksheets

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In Pursuit of Happiness

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards

What ideas and philosophies guided the Transcendentalist movement in America? Scholars explore the topic, reading texts by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Additionally, they write essays comparing the authors' structural...

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Academy of American Poets

Teach This Poem: "When Giving Is All We Have" by Alberto Ríos

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards

What makes giving meaningful? Class members discuss this question, then listen to Alberto Rios reading his poem, "When Giving Is All We Have." Finally, the class considers what the poet says about the question.

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Smithsonian Institution

Water/Ways: The Poetry of Science

For Teachers 1st - 12th Standards

Water is the source of life. It appears in poetry in both peaceful and torrential descriptions; it appears in earth science in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states. Combine these interpretations of our planet's most precious and...

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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.10

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards

Assess whether your class members can comprehend complex informational text with a series of drills based on selections from Emerson, Thoreau, and G.K. Chesterton. The exercises could also be used for group work or a full-class discussion.

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Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism

For Students 9th - Higher Ed

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on the Transcendentalist literary movement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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Poetry, Take Me Away!

For Teachers 5th

Students explore a variety of poetry and poetry concepts. They examine figurative language, mood, and literary devices. The students write and recite their own poetry.

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A Literature of Democracy

For Teachers 11th

Eleventh graders analyze how American literature shows a lot of different genres. In groups, 11th graders create a short report about the passage they have chosen.

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Anonymous Patriots: Songs of the Revolution

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed

Give your class a deeper understanding of the context and meaning behind early American song lyrics. By reading the lyrics to "Yankee Doodle" and "Revolutionary Tea," high schoolers will practice analysis by examining the...

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Experiencing Nature

For Teachers 3rd - 12th

Students create their own landscapes based on the topography of their region after studying the artwork of Cincinnati-based artist William Sonntag and other "Hudson River School" artists.

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The Evolution of Transcendentalism

For Teachers 11th - 12th

Key concepts, major writers, and historical events related to Transcendentalism are explored in a student-produced PowerPoint about this movement. The presentation could be used as an introduction to a unit or as a model that class...

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Six Trait Writing with Jonathan Swift and Washington Irving

For Teachers 4th

Fourth graders demonstrate and evaluate the six traits of writing. They read and identify good writing and bad writing, utilize a rubric to self-evaluate their own writing, participate in a Reader's Theater, and publish a class book.

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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

For Students 9th - 12th

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about Sparks's The Notebook. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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Louisa May Alcott

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Students explore life of author Louisa May Alcott, define Transcendentalism, discuss the children's books Alcott wrote, read two selections she wrote, and compare the writing style of one of her children's stories with a story she wrote...

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Biography: Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This website from a professor at Brandeis University provides a biography on Ralph Waldo Emerson in which his childhood, writing career, and his transcendentalist views are discussed. Included are links to related essays and a list of...

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University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th

Part of the Humanities Initiative American Verse Collection, this resource offers links to more than fifty poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rwe.org: Timeline of Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th

A chronology of events in the life of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his associates. Also includes information about Emerson's philosophy, speaking engagements, and publications.

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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Spirit of Nationalism: Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th

This features a brief biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, an optimistic Transcendentalist author who's personal life was filled with tragedy. See "Ralph Waldo Emerson Activities" for related materials.

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