Introduction to American Transcendentalism PowerPoint reviews basic concepts of the nature writers and philosophers. Includes: lecture slides, anticipatory writing set, 2 reading assignments for “Self-Reliance” excerpt by Emerson and excerpt of Walden by Thoreau, group assignment, pop quiz, 3 essay writing assignments, reading questions and link to “Death of an Innocent” Jon Krakauer’s Outside magazine article about Christopher McCandless. Unit is designed for 7 days and the readings correlates