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American Rationalst Authors
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Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virgina Convention
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense and The Crisis
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Rationalism
1700-1800
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 by John Trumbull. Oil on canvas.
Writing Characteristics of the Revolutionary Era
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People arrive at the truth by using logic and reason rather than by relying upon the past or on religion
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People are basically good and perfectable
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Man has a limitless ability to learn
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Each man is responsible to society
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Government by man, not God
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Human history is marked by progress toward a more perfect existance
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Scientist, Socialite, Jack of All Trades
Franklin began his Autobiography when he was sixty-five and never lived to finish it. Clink the link and read to discover how this American author went from "rags to riches."
I wished to live without committing any fault at any time, - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Author, Architect, Paleontologist and our Third President!
Click the link to read how the most celebrated historical document was put together.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. - Jefferson (1743-1826)
Popular Forms of Rational Literature
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Speeches
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Autobiographies
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Political Documents
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Political Pamphlets
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ENGLISH III AMERICAN LITERATURE
Quarter 2, 2015
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MONDAY
November 23, 2015
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FOCUS:
The students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts.
The students will identify
*rhetorical questions
*persuasive language
(logos, pathos, eros, kairos) in The Speech to the Virginia Convention, by Patrick Henry.
ACTIVITIES:
1) Students will take bio-notes on Patrick Henry and define persuasive language techniques:
*rhetorical questions
*persuasive language
(logos, pathos, eros, kairos)
2) Biography.com video clip on Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention
3) Audio version of Speech to the Virginia Convention
4) Assignment:
On the same sheet of paper below your bio-notes, write one example of kairos and one example of a rhetorical question.
HOMEWORK:
1) Bring play books tomorrow, The Crucible.
2) Extra-Credit for Ben Franklin's Virtue Chart is due 11:59 p.m. tonight. You must upload the chart and your paragraph to receive full-credit.
3) Extra-Credit Opportunities: Take the SAT on Dec. 5th and attend the Winter Fantasy Showcase. I sent you information through a Jupiter Grades message.
4) Print the document below for a grade and bring it to class on 11/30.
It is a short story called,
"The Birthmark."
TUESDAY
November 24, 2015
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FOCUS:
The students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts.
*parallelism
*persuasive language
(logos, pathos, eros, kairos)
ACTIVITIES:
1) Students will take bio-notes pn Thomas Jefferson and define parallelism.
2) Biography.com video clip on the biography of Thomas Jefferson.
3) Collect The Crucible play books.
4) Collect h.w: printed copy of "The Birthmark" for a grade.
HOMEWORK:
1) Organize your English folder as shown in class over the break.
2) Print the document below for a grade and bring it to class on 11/30. It is a short story called,"The Birthmark."
3) Extra-Credit Opportunities: Take the SAT on Dec. 5th and attend the Winter Fantasy Showcase. I sent you information through a Jupiter Grades message.
WEDNESDAY
November 25, 2015
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NO SCHOOL HOLIDAY BREAK
FOCUS: The student will
ACTIVITIES:
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HOMEWORK:
1) Organize your English folder as shown in class over the break.
2) Print the document below for a grade and bring it to class on 11/30. It is a short story called,"The Birthmark."
3) Extra-Credit Opportunities: Take the SAT on Dec. 5th and attend the Winter Fantasy Showcase. I sent you information through a Jupiter Grades message.
THURSDAY
November 26, 2015
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NO SCHOOL HOLIDAY BREAK
FOCUS: The student will
ACTIVITIES:
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3)
HOMEWORK:
1) Organize your English folder as shown in class over the break.
2) Print the document below for a grade and bring it to class on 11/30. It is a short story called,"The Birthmark."
3) Extra-Credit Opportunities: Take the SAT on Dec. 5th and attend the Winter Fantasy Showcase. I sent you information through a Jupiter Grades message.
FRIDAY
November 27, 2015
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NO SCHOOL HOLIDAY BREAK
FOCUS: The student will
ACTIVITIES:
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HOMEWORK:
1) Organize your English folder as shown in class over the break.
2) Print the document below for a grade and bring it to class on 11/30. It is a short story called,"The Birthmark."
3) Extra-Credit Opportunities: Take the SAT on Dec. 5th and attend the Winter Fantasy Showcase. I sent you information through a Jupiter Grades message.
Extra-Credit
Moral Perfection Log
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
- Patrick Henry (1775)