English 11 · Week 4 · Foundations of the American Voice
Transcendentalism and Self Reliance
Self-reliance and the balance between independence and community.
- Students will
- Students determine central ideas in Transcendentalist writing and analyze their development.
- SEL skill
- Identify when you work best alone and when you need others
- What it looks like
- Students balance independence with connection to community.
- Content focus
- Transcendentalism and central ideas
- Format
- Structured discussion
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means noticing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and seeing how they shape what you do. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RI.11-12.2: Reading: Informational Text, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 2
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any nonfiction
- Popular books named: Into the Wild
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 11, Unit 1: We the People
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 11, Unit 2: The Individual and Society
- HMH Collections Grade 11, Collection 3: The Individual and Society
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More self-awareness activities for English 11
- The American Story and My Story Self-awarenessPersonal narrative about where students fit in the American story.
- Dialect and Identity Self-awarenessHow dialect expresses identity and challenges language bias.
- The Harlem Renaissance Self-awarenessPoetry of pride, pain, and joy in the Harlem Renaissance.
- Semester Reflection Self-awarenessReflective letter on growth and goals.
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