The American Scholar Guiding Questions 1. Who is Emerson’s audience?

2. According to Emerson, what is the relationship between the mind and nature? Cite textual evidence and explain.

3. What does Emerson argue is the “right use of books?” Cite textual evidence and explain.

4. How is the scholar educated by “action?” Cite textual evidence and explain.

5. What is the role of the scholar in society? Cite textual evidence and explain.

6. Why is the essay entitled “The American Scholar” and not just “the Scholar?”

7. What aspects of Emerson’s idea of education do you think were missing from your own schooling? Be specific.

8. If you were to write an essay with the same title today, what main points would you emphasize about being a scholar?

Read the excerpt from queen elizabeth's address to the troops at tilbury. let tyrants fear, i have always so behaved myself, that, under god, i have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore i am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my god, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust. which statement best describes queen elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt? she relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles. she relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler. she relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation. she relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. david sedaris's essay "our perfect summer" appeared in the june 16, 2003, issue of the new yorker. match each element of sedaris's essay to an element of a narrative essay. tiles time setting plot geographical setting conflict characters pairs the writer and his mother had always talked about the family buying a second home like the rich people they knew. the writer grew up in raleigh, north carolina, and his emerald isle in the summers.

2dogs and 2 humans how many people are there? animals are considered as people too?