Thursday, October 11, 2007

US - Thursday, 10/11

Today...

1. Opener: What was left out of the Declaration of Independence? Why, and with what effects?

2. The Omitted Paragraph - examining the infamous "slavery" section of the DoI that was omitted

3. Film Clip of "1776" showing the debate/discussion over alterations and omissions to the DoI

HOMEWORK
due Tonight, midnight
Dec. of Ind. Analysis questions, typed, turned in to turnitin.com

Links to help you:
Dec. of Ind. and Natural Rights (connection to Locke)

Annotated text of the Declaration

John Locke: Two Treatises on Gov't explanation

Declaration for Dummies (translated out of that fancy language)

for Friday
RG #9, p. 127-137
answer #7 on 132, #1,2,7 on 137

There may or may not be a reading quiz on Friday.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

this is Karen in your 6th per u.s. history, i was wondering if i can read the "a boy at war" by mazer