Transcendentalism Essay

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Transcendentalism Essay
The Prewriting Outline Quiz
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Directions Please respond to each question of
the quiz as it relates
to your upcoming transcendentalism essay. While
you may use any
materials with you, you may not share them with
anyone else in class.
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Questions 1 through 3 (of 6)

• Looking over your Types of Leads notes, what
  type of reflective lead do you want to use to
  begin your essay and hook your audiences
  attention?
• After reading your topic, write a reflection of
  three to four sentences that ties into it and
  relates to your lead.
• In four or five sentences, summarize
  transcendentalism, its major writers, and its
  common themes.

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Questions 4 through 6 (of 6)

• In three to four sentences write a summary for
  Dead Poets Society or write a summary about the
  lives and achievements of Dr. King, Mandela, and
  Gandhi as it relates to your thesis statement
• Write a simile or metaphor that compares
  something relating to transcendentalism to
  something else that helps the reader understand
  what you proved in your thesis.
• Write an original title for your upcoming essay,
  one that would hook a readers attention, relates
  to transcendentalism and what you proved
  regarding it.

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The Prewriting Outline Quiz