Society and Solitude

February 2, 2018

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.

EQ: Analyze major themes from the transcendental time period. 

Starter:

Free Write Friday 

Vocabulary:

Word: Society 

Part of Speech; Noun

Dictionary Definition: 

1:  companionship or association with one's fellows :  friendly or intimate intercourse :  company

2:  a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; especially :  an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession

3a :  an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one anotherb :  a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests

4a :  a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct :  a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity literary societyb :  a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners

5a :  a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an associationb :  the progeny of a pair of insects when constituting a social unit (such as a hive of bees); broadly :  an interdependent system of organisms or biological units

Your Definition: 

Activity: Use the word in a sentence.  

Activity 

1. Peer Edit 

Create a DWC for your peer to give you feedback on.

2.  Society and Solitude 

With a partner, read and annotate the essay.

Then, complete the main idea/theme tracker. 

Closure:

What is one question you have about the text?