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The document provides a worksheet on the Transcendentalist movement and Henry David Thoreau. It includes fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions about key Transcendentalist beliefs and tenets, Thoreau's life and works, his views on nature expressed in "Walking", and the psychological importance of nature. Students are asked to consider whether they agree with Transcendentalist and Thoreau's ideas, and to reflect on how nature impacts their own identity.

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The document provides a worksheet on the Transcendentalist movement and Henry David Thoreau. It includes fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions about key Transcendentalist beliefs and tenets, Thoreau's life and works, his views on nature expressed in "Walking", and the psychological importance of nature. Students are asked to consider whether they agree with Transcendentalist and Thoreau's ideas, and to reflect on how nature impacts their own identity.

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Thoreau Slides Ms.

Blanchard

NAME:________________________
PERIOD:_____________

Agree/Disagree
__________ Logic and facts are more important than feelings

__________ Nature should be controlled by humans

__________ People should follow standards and traditions set forth by society

__________ We should never be satisfied with existing ideas (politically, socially, etc.)

__________ Individual needs are more important than the needs of society as a whole

__________ People should act with moderation and self-restraint to avoid showing extreme of
one’s personality in public

__________ I tend to follow my gut instinct

__________ I tend to see the glass half full

Link to Questionnaire Resource

Transcendentalism Transcendentalism was a __________ and _____________ movement that


believed a higher reality was found through _________________ that
“To Transcend” ________ provided to become one with ___________ (God); aka the
“____________”

List 5 Transcendentalist Tenets you agree with or follow and briefly explain
why.

1) 

2) 

3) 

4) 

5)
Thoreau Slides Ms. Blanchard

NAME:________________________
PERIOD:_____________
Thoreau Date of Birth/Death:​

( — )

Thoreau was one of the _____________________ of the Transcendentalist


movement.

Thoreau was a ________________, __________________, ___________,


and _______________.

List 3 works:

1) 
Did you enjoy “Walking”?
2) 
Yes No 3)

Walking Thoreau believes walking is a _______________ exercise, it frees the


______ and ______ from the restraints of ____________ because, “all good
things are wild and free.”

Thoreau says:
“____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________”

Do you think humans are tame or wild? Explain.

What distinction does Thoreau make about just being outside versus walking
in the wilderness? Use textual evidence from Thoreau’s “Walking” to
Find a quote:
support your answer.
“________________________________

_________________________________

________________________________”
Thoreau Slides Ms. Blanchard

NAME:________________________
PERIOD:_____________

Why is Nature Important? Psychologically, we are always internally responding to our external
environments. Nature helps us to __________ back to our __________
when we lose sight of who we are.
Us and Nature “Exploring the Relationship”:

“...___________ __________ is one part of the way in which people form

their ______-______; a sense of connection to parts of the nonhuman

natural environment … that affects the way we __________ and _______

towards the world; a belief that the ______________ is _____________ to

us and an important part of _________ _____ ________” (Clayton 45-46).

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244019841925

Do you think nature impacts who you are? Explain why or why not.

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