American Nature Writing: Environment, Culture and Values<\/b><\/p>\n
Essay #1<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Choose one (1) of the following chapters from Walden<\/i>:<\/p>\n
\u201cEconomy\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cReading\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cHigher Laws\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cBrute Neighbors\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>\u201cConclusion\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
Reread your chapter carefully, and then write an essay that explains how your chapter helps you to understand the entire book from which it is taken. What is it about this chapter that connects to Thoreau\u2019s wider points, and how could a reader use your chapter to help to make sense of the whole work. Your essay should have a thesis (a central controlling idea) that suggests clearly how your chapter helps a reader to understand the entire book.<\/p>\n
Write with care and attention to the details of the chapter you have chosen and to the entire text. Use concrete specific details from the chapter and the book to support your claims. You may refer to other chapters besides the one you are analyzing to help with your analysis. Organize your essay in a way that presents your ideas clearly and coherently. Proofread your work carefully.<\/p>\n