Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Agenda for 9/30

1. Ch. 5 Reading Quiz

2. Pass back essays

3. Writing Guides and Checklists

4.  Olive Branch Petition
o   Addressed to Whom?
o   Tone of document?

5. Common Sense
o   Translate to a “facebook break-up post”


7. DOI
o   Who was the audience? Why?
o   Major arguments for Independence –
o   (Enlightenment: John Lock)
§  Gov. power derived from consent of the governed (social contract)
§  Pop. Sovereignty – people have the right to determine their own government and the government should follow the will of the people
§  “All men” have natural rights the must be protected
§  Americans must exercise right to overthrow unjust gov.

8. Loyalists v. Patriots

http://www.deptford.k12.nj.us/cms/lib07/NJ01000234/Centricity/Domain/274/loyalists-vs-patriots-1229695065012897-2%5B1%5D.jpg 

HW:

o   3 Paragraphs: One describing why the Patriots won the war, one describing new state governments (post Revolution), one describing the strengths and weaknesses of the AoC. FOCUS ON TOPIC SENTENCES AND SPECIFIC FACTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT CLAIMS!

Unit I Test - 10/8 (next Wed.)


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