Transcendentalism Review:
 The Main characteristics of the movement
 Basic argument for each of the 4 essays
 Paraphrasing accurately
o Strong, rhetorically accurate verb
o Begin with author’s name
o How to handle a difficult passage
 Look for concrete ideas
 Purpose of examples,
metaphors, anecdotes
o Capture the main, overall
argument
 Do not focus on one idea,
but the main idea
 Style
o Metaphors
o Strong topic sentences
 Belief
o Which author is more political
o Which author is more
introspective
o Spiritual, philosophical belief
(found in essays and intro article)
Transcendentalism Review:
 The Main characteristics of the movement
 Basic argument for each of the 4 essays
 Paraphrasing accurately
o Strong, rhetorically accurate verb
o Begin with author’s name
o How to handle a difficult passage
 Look for concrete ideas
 Purpose of examples,
metaphors, anecdotes
o Capture the main, overall
argument
 Do not focus on one idea,
but the main idea
 Style
o Metaphors
o Strong topic sentences
 Belief
o Which author is more political
o Which author is more
introspective
o Spiritual, philosophical belief
(found in essays and intro article)
Transcendentalism Review:
 The Main characteristics of the movement
 Basic argument for each of the 4 essays
 Paraphrasing accurately
o Strong, rhetorically accurate verb
o Begin with author’s name
o How to handle a difficult passage
 Look for concrete ideas
 Purpose of examples,
metaphors, anecdotes
o Capture the main, overall
argument
 Do not focus on one idea,
but the main idea
 Style
o Metaphors
o Strong topic sentences
 Belief
o Which author is more political
o Which author is more
introspective
o Spiritual, philosophical belief
(found in essays and intro article)
Transcendentalism Review:
 The Main characteristics of the movement
 Basic argument for each of the 4 essays
 Paraphrasing accurately
o Strong, rhetorically accurate verb
o Begin with author’s name
o How to handle a difficult passage
 Look for concrete ideas
 Purpose of examples,
metaphors, anecdotes
o Capture the main, overall
argument
 Do not focus on one idea,
but the main idea
 Style
o Metaphors
o Strong topic sentences
 Belief
o Which author is more political
o Which author is more
introspective
o Spiritual, philosophical belief
(found in essays and intro article)