What Trees Mean to Humanity
Your written address must take the form of a 5-paragraph narrative essay. Here is the grading rubric:
______1. Essay must include and make meaningful use of:
One direct quote taken from Emersons poetry or Self-Reliance or Nature. (10 points)
One direct quote taken from Thoreaus Walden excerpts: Economy, Where I Lived, and Conclusion. (10 points)
______2. The Essay TOPIC has been incorporated into a thesis statement (NOT a question!) which appears in the beginning of the essay. (10 points)
______3. Essay refers to and shows understanding of the basic ideas of Transcendentalism. (10 points)
______4. Final essay is typed in 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, 5 paragraphs minimum, no spelling or sentence errors. (10 points)
______ TOTAL/50 points
**Since the quoted material is from your textbook or material I uploaded to BB, you do not need a Works Cited for them. HOWEVER, other researched material must be put into a Works Cited.*
