Walden Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Walden Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Chapter 1

• Thoreau outlines his purpose and project.

• He describes the benefits of simplifying one's life.

• He discusses the necessities of life.

• He records exactly how much money he spent setting up his new life.

Chapter 2

• Thoreau describes his cabin's location.

• He explains the philosophy of 'deliberate living.'

• He discusses the disadvantages of a materialistic existence.

Chapter 3

• Thoreau discusses the benefits of reading classical literature.

• He advocates reading the classics in their original language.

• He despairs of the lack of culture and intellect in Concord.

• He hopes that one day Concord will have a university, or support the arts.

Chapter 4

• Thoreau discusses the sounds he hears in his relatively isolated location.

• He list the man-made sounds that he cannot escape, such as the railway, church bells, and bells and whistles.

• He states his dissatisfaction with the railroad's destruction of nature.

• He discusses the animal noises that constantly surround...

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