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=English III - Transcendentalism=

In Touch with Nature
Ralph Waldo Emerson stated in his essay "Nature" that "The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood." You will have the opportuniey to allow you inward and outward senses to connect as you closely observe aspects of nature while participating in a nature walk. As you walk and observe, allow nature to communicate with you by listening to sounds, focusing on the color, shapes, objects, or animals that surround you. In addition to communicating with nature, you are to capture a photograph of an aspect of nature that brings about awe or represents the extraordinary. You will upload your picture(s) to this wiki and write two paragraphs explaining how the aspect of nature speaks to you or society. You will also comment on two other classmates' wiki pages.

Rubric:

25% = Participating in the nature walk

25% = Capturing an aspect of nature that is thought provoking and post it on this wiki

25% = Use this wiki to submit two well written paragraphs explaining how nature speaks to you or society through your photo. Refer to aspects such as color, light, shadow, animals to explain your thoughts

25% = Responding to two other classmates' wiki pages with one paragraph