English I - Module 4, Lesson 04.01

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

• understand the purpose of an essay

• analyze naturalism in “The Calypso Borealis”

• summarize the essay.

​Writing Prompt

How have these two authors expressed their relationships with nature? After reading and analyzing "Calypso Borealis," an essay by John Muir, and William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," write an essay in which you describe how each author views nature and answer the question. Support your discussion with evidence from the text.

​To understand the Writing Prompt:

1. You have to do the interactive at the bottom of page 2 in Lesson 04.01. Make sure that you do everything because this will help you in understanding what is required of you to do.

2. Once you have gone through the interactive, please paraphrase the prompt to see if you truly understand what is required of you.

3. Once you have paraphrased the prompt, please put your paraphrase on the next page, if you did not attend class on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

​How to read John Muir's essay "The Calypso Borealis" for the assignment.

1. The first read - Read the essay before doing anything else in the lesson and write down your first thoughts. These thoughts should not be dismissed because they can help you in writing the process. These words are your initial thoughts and feelings about the essay. You are to share these thoughts in the next slide.

​How to read John Muir's essay "The Calypso Borealis" for the assignment.

2. The second reading - When you read a second time, there are things that you look for and pay attention to. You are presented with the words of the author, the author's purpose, the different appeals, and sometimes the images the author wants the reader to have.

​How to read John Muir's essay "The Calypso Borealis" for the assignment.

3. The third reading - When you read a third time, you try to connect to what you already know and understand from your experiences pertaining to the topic the author is writing about. We are going to use the Prophet Muhammad's, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, Final Sermon to help us understand the three-step reading process.