Lets go through Self Reliance again. Our excerpt is not long but it is dense in ideas and vocabulary. Remember our goal is to be able to explain what Emerson is saying.
Now copy and paste this section into your English journal. Explain Emerson's point in this section. Then give your opinion about his point. (Remember, explanation first and opinion second.)
"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude..."
Important! Tomorrow! Thursday 12/3 We (ok, I mean YOU) take our second in class essay assessment. It is a part of your grade. You will have to read, understand and explain what someone else wrote and then give your opinion. Take a look at the RUBRIC I have to use to score those.
Important! Tomorrow! Thursday 12/3 We (ok, I mean YOU) take our second in class essay assessment. It is a part of your grade. You will have to read, understand and explain what someone else wrote and then give your opinion. Take a look at the RUBRIC I have to use to score those.
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