Patsy Hamby

After students have been provided teacher-generated background information on Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, and Transcendentalism, in collaborative groups they will read excerpts of text from Thoreau's Walden, create Bloom balls based on their chosen passages, and present information about their assignments to the entire class. The Common Core Standards addressed in this activity are provided, along with directions for creating the Bloom ball, an assessment rubric, and a Bloom ball template.