Monday, January 12
Mr. Potratz read "The Ratrace Explained," and we discussed its relevance to Thoreau's Walden.
After this we read and briefly discussed the Thoreau's account of his encounter with the loon (pp. 241-3).
HW due Wednesday:
Read pp. 224-5 (from Emerson's "Self-Reliance" and pp. 249-54 from Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government" (aka "Civil Disobedience") in Elements of Lit.
Write (type) one solid two-chunk paragraph (minimum eight sentences) in answer to Question 3 on p. 257
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