Transcendentalism
Website/Wiki Project
What is this project all about?
* You are assigned to one of the following groups you are required to research your information, design and layout your page, and upload all information required for us to learn from your page as well as provide enough proof to me that you truly understand transcendentalism and its presence today. *I will guide you through editing your webpage, but you are responsible for supplying the information for your chosen genre, for your page. I will use the following criteria to create your rubric as well. and What’s Transcendentalism all about again?
Keep in mind, the themes:
SELF RELIANCE: "Trusting of one's own instincts," "Shunning what society makes
us do, doing our "own thing" and finding pride in our own accomplishments by doing,
rather than just talking about doing something!!.
LOVE and KINSHIP WITH NATURE: To see ourselves in an equal relationship
with the natural world. ("occult relationship") Since nature is "divine" and we are part of
it, so are we divine, body and soul. Nature is not to be dominated, but admired and
respected as it brings us peace of mind and soul, away from a materialistic and cruel
world.
What do we have to put on our page??
THE GROUPS GO AS FOLLOWS:
For Art:
Four Pieces of art- visu al
1. CAPTION: Title, Artist name, Year of print / work.
3. SUMMARY: What exactly are we looking at in this picture- what were the artist’s intentions?
5. ANALYSIS: Below each piece of art: A brief analysis as to what transcendentalist themes you find
illustrated and where, specifically you find them. USE THE HANDOUT TO GUIDE YOU
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS:
See “Tenets of Transcendentalism” Hand out.
* Consider: Comics, sculptures, drawings, sketches, paintings, photography, digitally imaged art and so
on…. You may even submit a piece of your own that illustrates ANY of the themes.
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For Fiction:
Four selections
1. CAPTION Title of selection- Writer’s name
2. Year of print/ work
3. SUMMARY: A Brief summary of the book’s content: YOU MUST WRITE THIS!!
4. QUOTE: provide a quote that illustrates the theme of…
5. ANALYSIS: For each entry, provide a brief analysis as to what transcendentalist themes you find
illustrated and where, specifically you find them. USE THE HANDOUT TO GUIDE YOU
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS:
See “Tenets of Transcendentalism” Hand out.
* Consider: novels, short stories, plays, a book series, (keep in mind too, that most great films were
once a novel) graphic novels, epic poems, or even a non-fiction novel.
For Music:
You must have FOUR samples of at least 3 different styles/ genres of music from any
time period!!
1. CAPTION Title of piece- Title of album
2. lyricist (if possible) and artist/ singer’s name
3. Year of release
4. SUMMARY: A Brief summary of the song’s content: YOU MUST WRITE THIS!!
5. QUOTE: provide a quote that illustrates the theme of…
6. ANALYSIS: For each entry, provide a brief analysis as to what transcendentalist themes you find
illustrated and where, specifically you find them. USE THE HANDOUT TO GUIDE YOU
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS:
See “Tenets of Transcendentalism” Hand out.
* Consider, country, rock, broadway, Disney musicals, pop, polka, opera, emo, punk, gospel, and so on.
For Film and Television:
Four Films:
1. CAPTION Title of piece- Title of album
2. lyricist (if possible) and artist/ singer’s name
3. Year of release
4. SUMMARY: A Brief summary of the movie's content: YOU MUST WRITE THIS!!
5. QUOTE: provide a quote that illustrates the theme of…
6. ANALYSIS: For each entry, provide a brief analysis as to what transcendentalist themes you find
illustrated and where, specifically you find them. USE THE HANDOUT TO GUIDE YOU
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS:
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See “Tenets of Transcendentalism” Hand out.
* Consider looking for: many different genres ranging from Pixar, Disney, to modern day Paramount/
Universal films. Or even sitcoms, cartoons, or other programs found on Tv.
For Poetry:
Four poems1. Title (in quotation marks) and author's name
2. year it was written
3. SUMMARY: A Brief summary of the poem's message: YOU MUST WRITE THIS!!
4. QUOTE: provide a quote that illustrates the theme of…
5. ANALYSIS: For each entry, provide a brief analysis as to what transcendentalist themes you find
illustrated and where, specifically you find them. USE THE HANDOUT TO GUIDE YOU
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS:
See “Tenets of Transcendentalism” Hand out.
* Consider different types of poetry, free verse, or.. Authors may be from any time period: You may even
write one for the page.
* Consider Emily Dickenson, Robert Frost, ee cummings, Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, .....
Random Transc endentalism: (Misc ellan eous)
Four Random examples of Transcenden talism:
1. Choose from above outlines:
Just follow the criteria for that specific genre.
* You need to post four different types of examples of pop culture transcendentalism. Consider Films,
songs, books, stories, sitcoms, comics, cartoons, poems, newscasts, editorials, images, artwork….WHERE
DO WE SEE OR HEAR of this philosophy today?
Check out Spring 2011’s Past wikis:
http://2011transcendentalists.wikispaces.com/home
http://springtranscendentalists.wikispaces.com/
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