Worksheet excerpts Walden

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Section 1: "Where I lived and What I Lived For"
First: we will read and annotate: I will model section 1 on the board
Second: We will work to finish reading section 1 INDEPENDENTLY
Third: We will work in a group to summarize 1 section of the text---write it on the board--we can all use your notes to add onto our text
Fourth: We will work either by ourselves or in groups to answer the questions below

Questions section 1: Walden
1. Why does Thoreau find it necessary to tell his audience "he wished to live deliberately" in the woods? (par 3)
2. Explain Thoreau's use of the word "simplicity" in par. 4. What is he referring to and how does he believe it benefits a person.
3. In par. 5 Thoreau talks about the idea of "work". What is Thoreau's opinion on it? How do you know?
4. Explain the quote from par. 8 "Time is but the stream I go a-fishin in." What literary device is this and what is he trying to say?