The Influence of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden on Living Simply Today

Consider what it means to turn inward and live a simple and deliberate life through Henry David Thoreau’s experiment at Walden Pond. Students discover more about the time Thoreau spent in nature and understand how it helped him discover what it meant to live a meaningful life. Students watch media and engage in a close reading of an excerpt from Walden to examine Thoreau’s famous words “Simplify, simplify!” and consider how those words might apply to their lives.