Father Ralph
What was the job of RWE's father and grandfather?
Minister
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the ______________ of the child.
heart
fitting in, trying to be like others
conformity
text
What kind of pets does Mr. Green own?
Guinea pigs
What was one thing RWE learned from his Aunt?
Respect for nature, love for reading and learning (outside of school), skepticism for "traditional" religion.
I am glad to the brink of fear. In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the ________________ his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.
snake
happy, but oblivious
blithe
When you identify key themes, you have questions, or an interesting idea pops up in your head, what should you write?
annotations and/or margin notes
What is one way you can be Mr. Green's favorite student?
Have good manners; realize he's on your team; care more about learning than grades; tell him how cool he looks on his bike; laugh at his amazing dad jokes
What two things did RWE do after his wife died of tuberculosis?
He left the church and traveled to Europe.
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that __________. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.
iron string
otherworldly, spacy, spiritually bright
ethereal
When you "make an educated guess based on the available evidence" or "read between the lines" you are working to _____ meaning?
infer
Where did Mr. Green serve in the Peace Corps?
Kyrgyzstan (or Kyrgyz Republic)
What was RWE's "epiphany" after he spent time with the Romantic English Poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
If great men can be ordinary, then ordinary men can be great?
Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own __________________.
mind
redundant, unnecessary
superfluous
What is the term for "thinking about thinking" or being aware of your own thoughts as you are reading?
metacognition
Where did Mr. Green hike to the top of a volcano?
Guatemala
What was the name and location of the place where RWE had his epiphany that he was "one" with nature?
The Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
A foolish consistency is the _________________ of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.
hobgoblin
to scold, reprimand
admonish
Talk about it with others, summarize it, make connections.
What two foreign languages has Mr. Green studied as an adult?
Russian and Spanish