Welcome to Henry's Journal.  Each of the following five chapters parallels the units of your stewardship project.  Learn about Henry David Thoreau and his experiment at Walden Pond as you read the journal, view the images, learn interesting trivia, dispel common misconceptions, go in-depth with further reading, and respond to journal prompts. Chapter 1: Meet Henry David Thoreau          Who is Henry David Thoreau?                 What is Henry's environmental ethic?          What was Henry's experiment?                Where and what is Walden Pond? Chapter 2: Henry finds his walden          What made Concord a special place?          How did Henry choose Walden?          How did Henry select the site for his house?          Why does Henry write about "wildness" instead of "wilderness"? Chapter 3: Henry Builds His House          How did Henry build his house?          How did Henry spend his time at the house?          How did Henry spend his time away from the house? Chapter 4: Henry writes his story          How did Henry become a writer?          What was Henry's usual method of writing?          How did Henry create the story of his experiment at Walden? Chapter 5: Henry's Global Impact          What were Henry's next steps after Walden?          What is the legacy of Walden Pond?          How has Henry influenced people all over the world? "I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself." Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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