Transcendentalism Wrap-up—Lyric Project
Part I: Choose a song that has at least two transcendental concepts. Print and provide the lyrics to the song. (2)
Part II: Complete the following:
1. Title of the song (in quotation marks) _____________________________________________________________ (1)
2. Artist _______________________________________________________________________________________ (1)
3. Message/theme of the song ____________________________________________________________________ (1)
4. Circle two of the following transcendental concepts/beliefs that are evident in the song. (2)
 Everything is a reflection of the Divine Soul (source of all good)
 Nature is doorway to spiritual understanding
 Trust your intuition
 Self-reliance
 Individualism
 Nonconformity
 Feelings and intuition OVER reason
 If a law is harmful or unfair, BREAK IT
Claim: Transcendental
concept/belief (2)
Evidence: quotation from song that supports
Transcendental concept/belief (4)
Analysis: explain how the quoted lines support the
Transcendental concept/belief (4)
Total Points _____/17
Transcendentalism Wrap-up—Lyric Project
Part I: Choose a song that has at least two transcendental concepts. Print and provide the lyrics to the song. (2)
Part II: Complete the following:
1. Title of the song (in quotation marks) _____________________________________________________________ (1)
2. Artist _______________________________________________________________________________________ (1)
3. Message/theme of the song ____________________________________________________________________ (1)
4. Circle two of the following transcendental concepts/beliefs that are evident in the song. (2)
 Everything is a reflection of the Divine Soul (source of all good)
 Nature is doorway to spiritual understanding
 Trust your intuition
 Self-reliance
 Individualism
 Nonconformity
 Feelings and intuition OVER reason
 If a law is harmful or unfair, BREAK IT
Claim: Transcendental
concept/belief (2)
Total Points _____/17
Evidence: quotation from song that supports
Transcendental concept/belief (4)
Analysis: explain how the quoted lines support the
Transcendental concept/belief (4)